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Wildlife Advocacy

Wildlife habitats are in danger all over the world. Students will explore the need to protect and conserve these natural areas and create an advocacy poster to promote awareness.

Lesson Plan

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Steps

  • Step 1

    Habitat loss is one of the greatest threats facing animals and plants all over the world. Have students investigate this growing problem, which is primarily human-caused. How does clearing the land for development, mining, lumber, and other reasons impact flora and fauna? How many billions of trees are cut down each year? How does this loss of trees affect animal habitats and climate change? What factors contribute to the degradation of bodies of water? What steps can individuals and communities take to halt, minimize, or reverse these threats?

  • Step 2

    Have students create an advocacy poster stating and illustrating the dangers of habitat loss. They might list facts and figures, highlight some of the major threats, or present the problem from an animal's point of view. 

  • Step 3

    Have a discussion about the steps each of us can take to minimize this threat. Then display the posters throughout the school or community to build awareness of this major problem.

Standards

SCI: Understand that events have causes, sometimes simple and sometimes multifaceted. 

SS: Global Connections: Become aware of how things that happen in one part of the world impact other parts of the world and the global connections within basic issues and concerns. 

Adaptations

Have students write a journal entry from the point of view of an animal whose habitat is threatened. Have them research the animal and some of the specific threats, and then incorporate their findings into their writing.

Have students learn about the 30 x 30 movement, whose goal is to address the devastating loss of nature across the globe and designate 30% of Earth's land an oceans as protected areas by 2030. How many countries have committed to this goal? How are communities and businesses taking part in this movement? What is the Global Biodiversity Framework?