Bring the crisis of extinction into your classroom. These free, ready-to-use resources help students understand why endangered species matter and what they can do to help.
Three complete lesson plans aligned with conservation education goals, designed for different age groups. Each includes discussion questions, activities, key facts, and homework.
Students learn what animals need to survive — food, water, shelter, and space — and discover how human actions can destroy or protect these habitats.
Download printable fact sheets, take an embeddable 5-question quiz, or link directly to the IUCN Red List entry for any species on our site.
5 multiple-choice questions per species. Track student scores, see explanations for every answer, and explore why each species is endangered. Perfect for classroom competitions or self-paced learning.
Take our personality quiz and discover which endangered species matches your personality and habits.
What Animal Are You? →Guidance for using these materials effectively across different classroom contexts.
Best practices for integrating extinction education into your curriculum
Begin with the species' story — its unique traits, behaviors, and role in its ecosystem. Facts about extinction are more impactful when students first care about the animal.
The Carbon Calculator tool is a great homework assignment that connects students' own consumption choices to conservation outcomes.
The IUCN Red List (iucnredlist.org) is the gold standard for species conservation data. Direct older students to research their assigned species there for homework.
Each species page is print-optimized. Print and display them in the classroom as a visual reminder of the species your class is following.
Assign each student a species to monitor. Have them check the site monthly for population updates and report back to the class.
Where possible, connect global species loss to local ecosystem changes. Even small urban environments have wildlife that can be observed and studied.