Extension

Extension:

For Students: Now that you better understand the reasons for the dangers of extinction of Native Hawaiian species, using the library resources and the internet, individually investigate what plants or animals are endangered where you live. Select an animal which really interests you. Discover why this plant or animal is near extinction and what is being done to stop its extinction. Are there any laws protecting this plant or animal or any groups trying to help ensure the survival of this species? When you are done conducting your research we will share what we found with our groups. After sharing you will create a report on your chosen species. Make sure your report is free of spelling and grammar errors and isof high quality, since we will be publishing these reports on the World Wide Web for others to see.

For Teachers: The SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project has been designed as a collaborative addition to current school curriculum. The website below describes the SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project. If your class is studying endangered species, then the results of that study can be forwarded to SchoolWorld where they will be processed and displayed on the Endangered Species Web pages at that site. Teachers should decide how they would like to best present the work of their students, whether as a complete unit or in indexed form. The page design will mirror the students presentation onto the backgrounds currently being used. Where possible it is recommended that you supply graphics for the reports, but SchoolWorld can assist in this area.

SchoolWorld's Endangered Species Project

SchoolWorld also offers many other Curricular Internet Projects in which your class can participate. Check out the many student and class-to-class project exchanges, service and social action projects, and worldwide adventures at SchoolWorld's Internet Projects. Information on how to submit your students' or class' projects to SchoolWorld can be found here.

The table below is from the SchoolWorld Internet Education Project Page (URL listed above). It outlines the guidelines for submitting Endangered/Threatened Species Reports to the SchoolWorld Website.

The following guide suggests areas that could be covered in an endangered species report and how to process that information for display on the SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project.

Name When sending in your report please include the following information:
Student or Class Name:
Grade:
Member School:
This information will be published together with the report.

Subject When researching your plant or animal attempt to identify the species by:
Common Name - the name the species is most commonly known by.
Scientific Name - many research areas will supply this name along with the common name.
Nickname - some species are also known by nickname e.g. the lion is also known as the King Of The Jungle.

Description Provide a description of the species you have researched. Supply as much information as possible on:
What category is the species: animal, plant, tree, fish, marsupial, egg laying, tropical etc.
What does the species look like: provide a physical description, size, colour, appearance.
What does the species eat: provide a description of eating habits and favourite foods.
Describe their breeding: do they lay eggs, how many young do they have, do they grow from seeds in the ground.

Environment Describe the environment that the species lives best in:
Country: In which country was your research based.
Plants: What type of ground does the plant or tree prefer.
Birds: Where do they live, where do they nest, are they migratory.
Animals: do they live above ground or underground, do they hibernate.
Insects: do they live in nests, fly, live underground.
Fish: Do the fish like warm water or cold water climates, do they live in shoals, on reefs.

Problems Describe why the species has become endangered. Has there been a loss or change in the environment, has there been a loss of food supply, is the species hunted or cultivated for food or for it's value or has it declined because of disease. There can be many reasons for a species to become endangered, some created and some because of a break-down in their life cycle.

Solutions What steps have been taken to protect the species. Have plans been made to improve the environment of the species or have they been moved to another environment. Are there breeding programs in place to increase population. Do you know of any organisations that have assisted in improving the environment of the species.

Summary Describe why you decided to study this particular Endangered Species. Add any items that you may have learned that haven't been included in other areas.

References Where did you find the information you have collected:
Books, Video, Tapes, Computer, Research Facilities.

Teachers The SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project has been designed as a collaborative addition to current school curriculum. If your class is studying endangered species then the results of that study can be forwarded to SchoolWorld where it will be processed and displayed on the Endangered Species pages on this site. Teachers should decide how they would like to best present the work of their students, whether as a complete unit or in indexed form. The page design will mirror the students presentation onto the backgrounds currently being used. Where possible it is recommended to supply graphics for the reports but SchoolWorld can assist in this area.

Presentation The Endangered Species Reports can be submitted in two forms:
E-Mail: Reports typed onto E-Mail letters are accepted and they will be processed by SchoolWorld.
HTML: Reports can be written in HTML and submitted on E-Mail or as attachments. They will be checked and then processed for display.
GRAPHICS: All graphics should be sent as E-Mail attachments only in either GIF or JPEG format.

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The following guide suggests areas that could be covered in an endangered species report and how to process that information for display on the SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project.
Name	When sending in your report please include the following information: Student or Class Name: Grade: Member School: This information will be published together with the report.
Subject	When researching your plant or animal attempt to identify the species by: Common Name - the name the species is most commonly known by. Scientific Name - many research areas will supply this name along with the common name. Nickname - some species are also known by nickname e.g. the lion is also known as the King Of The Jungle.
Description	Provide a description of the species you have researched. Supply as much information as possible on: What category is the species: animal, plant, tree, fish, marsupial, egg laying, tropical etc. What does the species look like: provide a physical description, size, colour, appearance. What does the species eat: provide a description of eating habits and favourite foods. Describe their breeding: do they lay eggs, how many young do they have, do they grow from seeds in the ground.
Environment	Describe the environment that the species lives best in: Country: In which country was your research based. Plants: What type of ground does the plant or tree prefer. Birds: Where do they live, where do they nest, are they migratory. Animals: do they live above ground or underground, do they hibernate. Insects: do they live in nests, fly, live underground. Fish: Do the fish like warm water or cold water climates, do they live in shoals, on reefs.
Problems	Describe why the species has become endangered. Has there been a loss or change in the environment, has there been a loss of food supply, is the species hunted or cultivated for food or for it's value or has it declined because of disease. There can be many reasons for a species to become endangered, some created and some because of a break-down in their life cycle.
Solutions	What steps have been taken to protect the species. Have plans been made to improve the environment of the species or have they been moved to another environment. Are there breeding programs in place to increase population. Do you know of any organisations that have assisted in improving the environment of the species.
Summary	Describe why you decided to study this particular Endangered Species. Add any items that you may have learned that haven't been included in other areas.
References	Where did you find the information you have collected: Books, Video, Tapes, Computer, Research Facilities.
Teachers	The SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project has been designed as a collaborative addition to current school curriculum. If your class is studying endangered species then the results of that study can be forwarded to SchoolWorld where it will be processed and displayed on the Endangered Species pages on this site. Teachers should decide how they would like to best present the work of their students, whether as a complete unit or in indexed form. The page design will mirror the students presentation onto the backgrounds currently being used. Where possible it is recommended to supply graphics for the reports but SchoolWorld can assist in this area.
Presentation	The Endangered Species Reports can be submitted in two forms: E-Mail: Reports typed onto E-Mail letters are accepted and they will be processed by SchoolWorld. HTML: Reports can be written in HTML and submitted on E-Mail or as attachments. They will be checked and then processed for display. GRAPHICS: All graphics should be sent as E-Mail attachments only in either GIF or JPEG format.