ES-LS4.A-1

Extinction Journey

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COMBINED RATING

3.4 Stars

TEACHERS (3)

3.3

STUDENTS (417)

3.4

LENGTH

10 Minutes

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Description

Join us in the laboratory, where you will learn about the adventures of different animals during the ice age. Learn about their biome and other animals that lived alongside them. Welcome to Extinction Journey.

Vocabulary Words

extinct

species

fossil

megalodon

aquatic

cretaceous

temperate

tropic

food chain

climate change

saber tooth tiger

glacial period

tapir

wooly mammoth

LOTS of scientific names of plants and animals

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Species Extinction. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Scientists have identified and classified many different types of plants and animals.

A species is a group of similar organisms that reproduce with each other.

An example of animals that became extinct are the dinosaurs.

Some extinct species look similar to species that exist today.

Extinction occurs when all of the members of a species die.(ES)

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What was the largest animal to live on Earth? How do we know about animals that lived long ago? Do you know of any animals that live long ago, that are no longer alive today?

After the Game

What does it mean for a species to be extinct? How did the megalodon or wooly mammoth become extinct? What is similar about why the megalodon and wooly mammoth became extinct? What type of tree from the game is still growing today? Why do you think it's still here today?