(Kindergarten-Fourth Grade)
From National Geographic: In this lesson, students will learn some of the threats to tigers in the wild and some of the challenges of keeping them in wildlife preserves and zoos. They will then sketch and explain their designs for sensible tiger enclosures in zoos
(elementary grades)
a page from India with some lesson plans, interactive games, tiger news, and information on why tigers are endangered and what kids can do
Grades 5–9, but adaptable to lower and higher grades)
Another guide from National Geographic, in Adobe Acrobat format. Includes use of another National Geographic interactive Internet feature at Geoguide Tigers
From WNET Public Television a lesson plan for older students that uses the Internet, videos of Nature, a vocabulary list, a globe—4 to 5 class periods
(Grades: 6-8, 9-12)
From the New York Times Learning Network, Subjects: Geography, Language Arts, Science
Overview of Lesson Plan: In this lesson, students investigate the moral, economic and ecological impacts of the extinction of various animal species
You must scroll down the index on the left, then click on Teachers' Curriculum. This guide of background information and instructional lessons is written for students in grades 3-8 who are interested in exploring the world of cats. It is designed to help them investigate wild and domestic cat biology, behavior and environment. The curriculum was designed by the Natural History Museum's Education Division as a companion guide for the traveling Cats! Wild to Mild Exhibit and to supplement the Cats! website.
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