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New River Gorge National River Rafting on the New River
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New River Gorge National River
Geology

Program Description
Students play a game and watch a video to help them see and understand the ways that species become endangered.

Available to schools in:Greenbrier, Monroe, Raleigh & Summers counties

 

Grade Level: 4th – 6th 

 

Program Length: 1 hour


Theme
We can lose the plants and animals around us if we aren't careful.

Instructional Objectives:

1. Identify how plants and animals become endangered

2. List three plants or animals that are listed as endangered in West Virginia

3. State two things he or she can do to keep a species from going extinct

Pre-visit activities are:
Post-visit activities are:


Subject:
Science/Technology 

 

WV Content Standards met:

Science/Technology – SC.4.4.1, SC.4.4.3, SC.4.4.5, SC.5.5.3, SC.5.4.6, SC.5.4.7, SC.6.4.8, SC.6.4.9

 


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View of Claypool Falls

Did You Know?
The many tributaries of the New River Gorge provide an abundance of cascades and waterfalls on their descent to the New River.

Last Updated: January 15, 2007 at 14:39 MST