Unit 6D, Continuity of Life Unit Project: Debating Endangered Species Look at factors relating to the endangerment of species. Debate whether all endangered species can and should be saved.   Project Link 1 (Chapter 1, page D24) To prepare for a class debate, you will examine whether there is a relationship between an organism's method of reproduction and its risk of becoming endangered. Find out whether any species that reproduce asexually are endangered. Is asexual reproduction an advantage or disadvantage to an organism regarding its risk of endangerment? Internet Links Causes of Endangerment American Museum of Natural History Endangered! Exploring a World at Risk http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/endangered/index.html Internet Links Sexual and Asexual Reproduction American Society for Microbiology Case #2: Why Are Microbes Such an Evolutionary Success Story? http://www.microbe.org/microbes/success.asp Imperial Cancer Research Fund: Cells are Us http://www.icnet.uk/kids/cellsrus/cellsrus.html Student Resources Endangered Organisms and Selected Endangered Species Endangered Organisms and Selected Endangered Species (continued) Project Link 2 (Chapter 2, page D37) The traits of some animals have evolved to make them “specialists” or “generalists.” A specialist is an animal that specializes in using one kind of resource to survive. (For example, black-footed ferrets eat prairie dogs almost exclusively.) Find out about some endangered plants or animals that are “specialists.” Decide whether specialists are more likely to be endangered than “generalists,” or organisms that use many kinds of resources. Internet Links Endangered Species ThinkQuest ES2000 Endangered Species of the Next Millennium http://library.thinkquest.org/25014/english.index.shtml American Museum of Natural History Endangered! Exploring a World at Risk http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/endangered/index.html EndangeredSpecie.com: The Rarest Info Around http://www.endangeredspecie.com/ The National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition Where are the Endangered Species? http://www.nesarc.org/species.htm U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Endangered Species Picture Book http://www.epa.gov/espp/coloring/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Endangered Species: Species Lists http://www.fws.gov/endangered/wildlife.html Sierra Club Habitat Home Page: Wildlife Need Wild Places http://www.sierraclub.org/habitat/ Internet Links Extinction American Museum of Natural History Treasures: Dodo http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/expeditions/treasure_fossil/Treasures/Dodo/dodo.html ThinkQuest: Extinct Species http://library.thinkquest.org/11922/extinct/extinct.htm Internet Links Conservation Wildlife Conservation Society: Virtual Zoo http://www.wcs.org/kids/map/index.html National Audubon Society Endangered Species Campaign http://www.audubon.org/campaign/esa/ Student Resources Endangered Organisms and Selected Endangered Species Endangered Organisms and Selected Endangered Species (continued) Project Link 3 (Chapter 3, page D53) Create imprint “fossils” of footprints. With a group of classmates, choose an animal to research and create a fossil of this animal's footprint. Compare your group's fossil with those of the rest of the class. Share the information you have learned. Internet Links Footprints Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Environmental Education for Kids! Follow That Footprint, Paw Print, Hoof Print... http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/track.htm Internet Links Fossils San Diego Natural History Museum Finding Fossils http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/fossils/index.html Royal Ontario Museum: Fossils! Behind the Scenes at the Museum http://www.rom.on.ca/schools/fossils/index.php University of California Museum of Paleontology Learning From the Fossil Record http://www.UCMP.Berkeley.EDU/fosrec/ Internet Links Making Your Own Fossils Southern Illinois University: Hands-on Fossils http://www.science.siu.edu/geology/outreach/making_fossils.htm Student Resources Making Tracks Making Tracks (continued)