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Understanding Mass Extinction Risks

This document discusses whether humans are causing a mass extinction and whether we are at risk. It includes an agenda covering data analysis on historical mass extinctions, whether a sixth mass extinction is occurring, what is causing it and who is being impacted. It proposes discussing solutions for preventing extinctions from worsening, including a culminating project for students to research and present solutions that could be implemented at their school.

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Understanding Mass Extinction Risks

This document discusses whether humans are causing a mass extinction and whether we are at risk. It includes an agenda covering data analysis on historical mass extinctions, whether a sixth mass extinction is occurring, what is causing it and who is being impacted. It proposes discussing solutions for preventing extinctions from worsening, including a culminating project for students to research and present solutions that could be implemented at their school.

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Are We at Risk for

Extinction?
Agenda

• Do Now and Discussion (15


min)
• Data Analysis (30 min)
• Mass Extinction and the
Final Project (15 min)
• Debate Prep (5 min)
• Exit Ticket (5 min)

Endangered Species of the Day: Snow Leopard


Do Now

• In groups of two, discuss what the website is showing and


what you think it means.
• [Link]
earth/forests-and-deserts/species-extinction-rate
What do we think this website is
showing? What is its purpose?
Your Challenge:
Decode Data!
In pairs, you will work to make
sense of this graph: What
does it mean? What does it
imply? Why might it look the
way it does?
Historical Mass Extinctions
The Sixth
Extinction?
• Is it happening?
• What is causing it?
• Are we responsible?
• Are we at risk?
• What can we do?

Image credit: [Link]


Who is Being
Impacted Already?
Who Will be
Impacted?
Image credit: NASA
What Can We Do?
Culminating
Project
• What can we do at our school to
help prevent this extinction crisis
from worsening?
• You will research, design, and
present solutions that can be
implemented at our school
• Some considerations:
• What can be achieved
at the school level?
• How can the school and
local community be
involved?
• What solutions will help
affected species?
Exit Ticket

• Could this level of extinction be happening right now?


Have you seen any evidence of this in your community or
elsewhere on Earth? Answer in at least four sentences.

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