Animals in danger | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What word is used to describe the surroundings of a living thing, including other plants or animals, and the conditions they live in?
- habitat
- home
- environment ✓
Which of these might be part of a rock pool environment?
- water ✓
- a fish ✓
- a horse
- seaweed ✓
- a tree
Match the living thing to where it you might find it.
- cactus
  
  ⇔
  
  desert ✓
- dolphin
  
  ⇔
  
  ocean ✓
- frog
  
  ⇔
  
  pond ✓
- ape
  
  ⇔
  
  rainforest ✓
- zebra
  
  ⇔
  
  grassland ✓
Which of these things could you use to observe an animal in the wild?
- radio
- binoculars ✓
- camera ✓
- video recorder ✓
Which of these human actions can cause danger to animals?
- pollution ✓
- deforestation ✓
- composting
- recycling
An ______ plant or animal is one that is at risk of becoming extinct.
- 'endangered' ✓

Exit quiz

______ must contain all the things required for living things to survive and grow.
- 'environments' ✓
What requirements must environments contain for the animals that live there?
- music
- food ✓
- air ✓
- water ✓
- friends
Counting the exact number of animals in an environment can be a challenging task. Which of the following is the name of a method which is commonly used to estimate the numbers of animals?
- filtering
- a questionnaire
- capture-mark-recapture ✓
- distillation
Why might the numbers of hedgehogs be decreasing in the UK?
- habitat loss for the building of new homes ✓
- more people feeding hedgehogs in their gardens
- an increase in hedgehog predators
Why do researchers find it difficult to estimate the number of animals in an environment?
- Shy or nocturnal animals can be hard to find. ✓
- No one wants to do the task.
- Some animals live in large groups so it is hard to count them all. ✓
- Animals can live in difficult places for humans to reach. ✓
- People are not very good at counting.
Which types of technology might researchers use to survey animals in large areas?
- digital thermometer
- drone ✓
- digital watch

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

An animal's environment must contain all the things required for living things to survive and grow.
Changes to environments can cause danger to the animals within them.
Estimating the number of animals in an environment can be a challenging task and can be done in different ways.
Researchers may directly observe animals in the wild, and also use technology such as drones to survey large areas.

Common misconception

Humans are separate from an ecosystem and human actions cannot affect an ecosystem.

Using the slides and secondary sources, share with pupils the many different ways that human actions can negatively impact on animals' environments and endanger the animals that live there.

Keywords

Environment - The environment is the surroundings of a living thing, including other plants or animals, and the conditions they live in.
Endangered - An endangered plant or animal is one that is at risk of becoming extinct.
Estimate - To estimate is quick calculation of what the size, value or amount of something might be.
Researcher - A researcher is someone who studies a subject, especially in order to discover new information or reach a new understanding.