Endangered & Extinct Species
Understand why some animal species become endangered or go extinct — habitat destruction, hunting/poaching, pollution, climate change, and invasive species — and know examples like the giant panda, mountain gorilla, Amur leopard, and the now-extinct dodo and thylacine, using the IUCN Red List as the system scientists use to track threatened species
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If your child sees a news story about an endangered animal, can they explain what 'endangered' means and describe at least three reasons why some animals are at risk of disappearing forever?
Understand why some animal species become endangered or go extinct — habitat destruction, hunting/poaching, pollution, climate change, and invasive species — and know examples like the giant panda, mountain gorilla, Amur leopard, and the now-extinct dodo and thylacine, using the IUCN Red List as the system scientists use to track threatened species
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- Defines endangered as a species at risk of extinction
- Names at least 3 causes of species becoming endangered
- Gives at least 3 examples of endangered or extinct animals
- Knows the IUCN Red List exists as a tracking system
“If your child sees a news story about an endangered animal, can they explain what 'endangered' means and describe at least three reasons why some animals are at risk of disappearing forever?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Animals of the World
- Age range
- Ages 9–11