Teacher Idea Packet for
Endangered and Threatened Species
A Desert Discovery Class for Grades 4-6

Meet some Sonoran Desert native plants and animals that are in trouble, learn about their habitat requirements and identify changes that are causing some to disappear. Find out what you can do to help.

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Introduction - includes the following:

• To the Teacher
• Class Objectives
• Arizona Academic Standards Correlation
• Resources
• Vocabulary
• Activity Overview

Pre-Program Activities

• Endangered and Threatened in the Sonoran Desert (includes Student Handout)
• Taking a Count of Biodiversity
• Keepers of the Prairie

Post-Program Activities

• Bats: Need Nectar, Will Travel
• Conservation Cartoons