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Grade 3: Sharing the Planet (STP)

Economic activities affect people.

Central Idea: The struggle to share the environment impacts living things

Databases to investigate

Britannica School This link opens in a new window "...a safe, up-to-date and age-appropriate information resource for Elementary, Middle and High School."
Gale in Context: Elementary
National Geographic Kids
Pebble Go : Animals
TigTag (now on ClickView Elementary)
TigTag Junior
World Almanac for Kids

The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs

Sharing the Planet Padlet

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The Boy Who Grew a Forest

Endangered Species Facts

Endangered Animals Facts
These 64 cards give information about the endangered species with their name, scientific name, location, including map reference, habitat,
weight, population numbers, main threats and
interesting facts.

Endangered animals 4:18

What is conservation? 3:26

Plants Padlet

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What happens when habitats are destroyed? 3:48

Protecting animals in the wild 9:18

Teaching Children about Wildlife Conservation 7:49

Protecting tiger habitats in Nepal 2:37

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Sharing the Planet

Endangered animals

Our Planet 48:31

Biomes Padlet

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Habitat loss and endangered animals 1:53

Critically Endangered Species

This world map features animals that have been categorised as Critically Endangered by the Union for Conservation of Nature.

Large map of endangered animals

The impact of the changing environment 0:40

Animals in danger playlist from Youtube
This playlist shows the many animals whose lives are in danger because of the changing environment.

United Nations International School, Hanoi