CBBC

Icebreaker

Read out this story to the class.

PIPELINE THREAT TO RARE LEOPARD

Amur leopard select this link for the story

Ask students:

Raise the point that an animal's worth is often linked to how human-like it is.

Also say how important this can be when getting people to care about the possibility of an animal becoming extinct.

Main activity

ANIMAL IMAGES

Ducklings select this link for the worksheet

Where do you draw the line?

Divide the class into small groups or pairs

Give each group a copy of this worksheet.

Explain that in this task they have the choice of saving only three of the animals on the worksheet. The rest will become extinct.

Ask the students to draw a line through the animals they would allow to become extinct.

They should discuss and write down the reasons for choosing their three animals.

Each group or pair can then feed back to the class.

Extension activity

EXTINCTION STORIES

Shark select this link to read Sharks in deep trouble: They face dying out

select this link to read Polar bears could be wiped out in 100 years

Students read these two stories. If they had to decide to save either polar bears or sharks, which species would they chose and why?

Plenary

Pick out the key criteria used throughout the class for choosing one animal over another.

Discuss the issues raised and the ones below:

Teachers' background

Loggerhead turtle

Stick insect

Lions

Domestic cat

Peacocks