Learning Experience 8- What are the Threats: Investigate the problems facing

animals in the wild.

Estimated Time: 60 minutes

Lesson Objectives:
Using texts of all sorts to build background knowledge: VR6 ii
Contributing in a group situation by selecting vocabulary that is detailed an
accurate: LS6 iv

Resources:

1. Animals Alive by Dorling Kindersley Limited
2. Computer
Useful webpages:
World Wildlife Fund: http://www.wwf.org.au
International Union for Conservation of Nature: http://www.iucn.org
Australia Zoo: http://www.australiazoo.com.au

Student Experiences:

1. Discuss with students how one person being absent from school may
impact their peers, teacher and other school personnel (Education World,
2014).
2. Make connections between points discussed above and animals becoming
extinct.
3. Read and discuss pages 14 and 15 with students
4. Number students off (1-6: according to the 6 threats in the book).
5. Students will use resources (books, computers ect.) to investigate the
threat they were given.
6. After 20 minutes research time, each separate threat group will meet to
discuss what they found (eg. All ones get together).
7. Then, groups of 6 will be formed (containing one representative of each
threat group).
8. 15 minutes will be allowed for each member to teach the other members
of their group about the threat they have explored.