Endangered Animals Research | PBL Unit Biomimicry Design Inspired by Nature

A dive into the world of endangered animals is not always a pleasant journey. This project-based learning resource focuses on exploring possibilities and solutions. A range of animals are used as examples and there are cards that can be used as inspiration for storytelling as well as research. Teaching students to care about endangered animals is one of the most important things we can do. By focusing their attention on possibilities and solutions your students may feel that there is possible to help endangered species rather than be overwhelmed with negative thoughts.

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This educational Endangered Animal package contains:

Introduction - What we know and what we want to know

1. 16 Endangered Animals Cards, 2 blank cards

2. What is the difference between endangered animals and extinct animals?

3. Count me! - Endangered Animal Census

4. Mind Map Endangered Animals - Orangutan plus a blank one

5. Ask the pygmy hippo questions about endangered animals

6. Main reasons people cause other species to become endangered

7. Endangered Animal Dictionary

8. Mind Map Habitat

9. A forest or a burrow?

10. The Amount of Space

11. What if it was possible to improve habitats?

12. Jane Goodall’s Work to Protect Chimpanzees

13. Blue Hyacinth Macaw – Animals as pets

14. Draw a poster

15. Slow loris – Animals as pets

16. Draw a poster

17. Which animals would you save first? Tally

18. My Action Plan to Help

19. Elephants and helmeted hornbills - ivory

20. Plan Your Endangered Animal Story

21. Write an Endangered Animal Story

22. Value of animals - biomimicry

23. The Twelve Months of Endangered Animals Song

24. Dugong robot

25. Animal Poem

26. Some interesting things that I have learned

27. Ideas for crafts

28. Links

"Used this for a Kindergarten STEAM club unit and it was a hit!"

Why am I qualified to write these biomimicry resources? I was a member of BEN - Biomimicry Education Network - and a curator of educational resources at BEN. I am the author of the book Biomimicry with Theo & Tuva: Nature spotting inspires wild ideas. In 2015, I completed a course in Biomimicry: A Sustainable Design Methodology at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. I took part in the Biomimicry Design Challenge in 2021.

Product Format:

• This download is a PDF and is formatted in US Letter size. If you would prefer an alternate sizing A4 or spelling (colour vs color etc.), please leave me a note in the ‘ask a question section of my store'.

Number of pages - 50