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Endangered species

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/endangered-species

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What does it mean when a species is endangered?

  2. 2. Why are so many animals becoming endangered?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Anthropogenic

  • Keystone Species

  • IUCN Red List

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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