Hi everyone.

I'm so pleased you've come to join me to learn some science today.

I'm Mrs. Horan and I'm really looking forward to learning all about endangered animals and how we can help them in today's lesson.

Today's lesson is part of the unit on reproduction and life cycles of animals.

The lesson is called more about endangered animals and we'll be learning about animal conservation and what we could do ourselves to help.

The outcome for our lesson today is to communicate information about why some animals are in danger of becoming extinct and what can be done to help them.

This lesson builds on what you already know about endangered animals, animal life cycles, and is part of our big learning question: How do living things grow and reproduce? Here are the keywords that we are going to be focusing on today.

Extinct, conservationist, endangered, and communicate.

You're probably quite familiar with some of these and less familiar with others.

We're going to look at each one in detail when it comes up in the lesson, so we'll have a really good understanding of them all by the time we finish.

Here are some explanations of the keywords.

Like I said, our new words will be explained as we come to them during the lesson, so you don't need to look closely at them now.

They're just here in case you need a reminder of anything later on and want to come back to double check something.

Our lesson today comes in two parts.

Let's get started with the first part, animal conservation.

Here are some animals that are extinct.

We have a woolly mammoth, a dodo, a saber-toothed tiger, and a tyrannosaurus rex.

Can you explain what extinct means? You might want to pause the video here to have a think about your ideas or talk to someone about the word extinct and what it means.

So a living thing that has become extinct has completely disappeared from the planet, and there will never be any more of them.

Both plants and animals can become extinct, but we're just thinking about animals in this lesson today.

Animals can become extinct for lots of different reasons, but quite often it is because something about their habitat changes quickly and means they're unable to survive.

Because animals are adapted to surviving their usual habitat, it's harder for them to hide from predators, find food or shelter and reproduce if their habitat changes too much.

This could be for lots of reasons, including climate change, deforestation, or other human activity in their habitat.

You can see that all of the pictures of animals here are images that have been drawn or made on a computer.

There aren't any photos.

This is because all of these animals became extinct before the invention of cameras, so we don't have any photographs of them.

In fact, dinosaurs even became extinct long before humans existed, so no human being has ever seen a living dinosaur with their own eyes.

But although all these animals became extinct long ago, there are still animals becoming extinct or at risk of becoming extinct now in modern times.

Let's find out a bit more about these animals and what work is being done to help them.

Conservationists are a type of scientist who work to prevent species from becoming extinct.

You might have noticed that that is one of our keywords for today.

It comes from the root word conserve, which comes from the Latin word conservare which means to keep or protect.

Can you see how that links to the word conservationist? Conservation in this context means that protection of animals and plants.

So a conservationist is someone who work to protect living things from all sorts of dangers.

You can see a conservationist at work in the photograph there.

Doesn't it look like an exciting job? They monitor the number of animals in the wild so they can see if numbers are dropping and the animal is at risk of becoming extinct.

So conservationists work in all sorts of different locations across the world, including deserts, jungles, and oceans, keeping track of how well certain species are doing.

When an animal is at risk of becoming extinct, it's classed as endangered.

Endangered is another one of today's keywords, and you might remember that an endangered species is one that is at risk or in danger of becoming extinct.

Can you recognise any of the endangered animals in the pictures? We have a snow leopard, a black rhinoceros, a green sea turtle, and a tiger.

Endangered animals and their habitats are protected by law, which can help to prevent them from becoming extinct.

This means if anyone does anything that could harm the animals or their habitat, then they have broken the law and will face some sort of punishment.

Let's do a quick check for understanding, and this one will really make you think.

Your job is to complete the sentences, but you can only use the words endangered or extinct.

Our sentences to complete are, A: When an animal is at risk of becoming, it's classed as.

B: Animals are protected by law.

This can help to prevent them from becoming.

C.

If an, species is unable to reproduce, it will become.

And D: Conservationists work to prevent, animals from becoming.

It will be helpful to make sure you really understand those two words and the difference before starting this task.

So you might want to have a chat with someone about them before you start writing.

Pause the video here to have a go and come back when you have chosen a word for each gap.

Great, let's see how you did.

So A: when an animal is at risk of becoming extinct, it is classed as endangered.

B: Endangered animals are protected by law.

This can help to prevent them from becoming extinct.

C: if an endangered species is unable to reproduce, it will become extinct.

And D: Conservationists work to prevent endangered animals from becoming extinct.

That was a really tricky one, so well done for having a go.

We've got Jacob here and he's not looking too happy.

He says, "I feel really frustrated that I can't do anything to help endangered animals like turtles and orangutans from becoming extinct." Is that something you ever feel too? I know I do sometimes.

It can make us feel quite helpless or even anxious that we are so far away from these animals that are in trouble.

Now, Lucas says that they might be far away from us, but there are still things we can do to help.

What do you think? You might want to pause the video here for a moment to think or to discuss your ideas with someone else.

Let's find out more than, shall we? Now, this is some good news.

Everyone can take action to prevent endangered animals from becoming extinct.

We know already that one of the dangers to animals is deforestation.

So how can you use less resources that come from trees to reduce deforestation? Think about what we get from trees.

It's not just wood.

We also get palm oil, which is used to make some foods and cosmetic products, and paper is made from trees too, so you could use less paper or recycle used paper.

Using less paper is quite easy.

We can just use both sides of a piece of paper, instead of just one, or use fewer paper bags from shops by taking along our own reusable bags.

Recycling paper is even easier than that.

You just need to put used paper into the right coloured bin to be taken away and turned into new paper or recycling plant.

Do you know what colour bin you need to put your paper in to make sure it gets recycled? You can also help your grownups at home to choose products that do not use palm oil.

Now, this one is a bit trickier because you really need to look carefully at the ingredients list on food packaging to see if it contains any palm oil.

There are loads of different products that use palm oil, but some common ones to look out for are shampoo, lipstick, chocolate, ice cream, margarine, and bread.

So if you go shopping with your grownups, take a look at the labels on these products to see if they contain any palm oil, and maybe try a different type or brand if they do.

Product ingredients are all listed on the supermarket website if you do online shopping too.

So even if you don't go to the shop, you can still investigate this from home.

Let's think about climate change now.

There are lots of animals who are threatened because of climate change, including green sea turtles, polar bears, and blue whales.

What can you do to help prevent climate change which affects many habitats? Reducing the amount of electricity we use can make a big difference, and this is another really easy one to do as well.

One way you can do this is by turning off lights when you leave a room.

Your grownups at home will love it if you do this because it not only saves electricity, but it also saves money on the electricity bills.

As well as at home, you should really think about doing this at school too.

If your whole class is going out to play or to the hall for an assembly, you can turn off the classroom lights to save electricity.

Another thing to look out for is that you can also turn off electrical appliances properly, rather than leaving them on standby.

A lot of TVs and games consoles tend to be left on standby because it's easy to just press a button on the remote or on the controller.

Often you have to press a button on the machine or take a few extra steps on screen to make sure they have been properly turned off and aren't using any electricity anymore.

Now, this is a really interesting one.

The less meat we can chew, the less need there will be to clear areas of forest for farming.

Lots of land is needed for farming animals for meat because these are usually big animals that need lots of space to move around and graze on grass.

Cows produce greenhouse gases too, so eating less meat means reducing their contribution to climate change.

Greenhouse gases are what we call gases that contribute to climate change.

Can you think how cows might create these gases? So you might already know that cows eat a lot of grass.

And as they are digesting this grass, lots of gases are produced in their stomach.

Well, now, what usually happens when we have gases in our digestive system that need to come out? It can come out one of two ways.

I'll let you work out from there why the cows are making so much gas.

Car exhaust fumes also contribute to climate change, so reducing the amount we use our cars can help.

Cars produce greenhouse gases too, although in a very different way to cows.

If we choose to walk, cycle, or use public transport like buses or trains, instead of taking the car on journeys, then we can reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we are producing and reduce our impact on climate change.

Time for another check for understanding.

Do you think this statement is true or false? Everyone can help prevent animals from becoming extinct.

That statement is true.

Everyone can help to prevent animals from becoming extinct.

Now, can you justify your answer? Is it true because A: everyone should become a conservationist and work with endangered animals, or B: Everyone should make changes to help to reduce climate change and deforestation? You might want to pause the video here if you need a bit of extra thinking time for this one.

So this statement is true because everyone should make changes to help to reduce climate change and deforestation.

Now, some of you would probably love to become conservationists and work directly with endangered animals, and that's great, but it's not possible for everyone to do that.

It is possible for everyone to make small changes to their daily lives and have a positive impact.

Let's tackle a practise task now to put our new learning to work.

Think about the different ways you can help prevent animals becoming endangered or extinct.

Remember, there are things that we can do to help reduce both deforestation and climate change.

Choose one or two ideas that you can commit to putting into action.

It's important that you make sure they are realistic.

If your grownups always do your shopping while you're at school, for example, then you are going to find it very hard to make choices about products containing palm oil, so that idea might not be realistic for you.

We've thought about lots of different ideas today though, so there will be something for everyone.

Try to choose something that you don't already do, but can realistically start doing.

Share your ideas with a partner and discuss ways these changes will have an impact.

Make sure you explain how your actions contribute to the bigger picture.

Pause the video here to have a go and then come back when you're ready.

Here are some ideas from other children.

Laura has said, "I will reduce resources from trees by using both sides of paper, instead of just one side." Andeep says, "I'm going to help reduce deforestation and look for products without palm oil in." And Izzy says, "I'm going to put sticky notes on my TV and games consoles to help me remember to switch them off and reduce climate change." Did you make any of those same commitments or are yours different? Now it's time for part two of our lesson, communicating information about endangered animals.

One part of conservationist work is communicating information about endangered animals to the public.

Communicating or communicate is the last one of our keywords today.

To communicate is to share or exchange information or ideas with others.

So in this case, conservationists communicate information about endangered animals with the general public, so people like us.

You can see a conservationist in the picture there communicating some information about rainforest animals with people.

They try to make everyone aware of what is happening and what they can do to help.

What do you think are the best ways to do this? Think about the last time someone shared information with you in a really effective way.

What about the way they communicated made it meaningful to you? It is important that communication about endangered animals is clear and easy to understand.

It would be no good telling people a load of information that they couldn't understand because then they won't remember it and they won't do anything about it.

It should also be interesting so people will pay attention and want to help.

If something is boring, people are a lot less likely to listen or to do anything to help.

Sofia wants to raise awareness about the reasons blue whales are in danger of becoming extinct and what people can do to help.

She has done some research and has all of her information written down.

How could she communicate it so that it will be interesting and easy to understand? Think about all of the different ways it's possible to share information with people.

You might want to pause the video here to think about what she could do or maybe even discuss your ideas with a partner.

These ideas will be useful when we look at our practise task a little later on.

Here are some possible ideas from other children.

Perhaps they're similar to yours.

Jun says she could make a colourful poster with lots of pictures and interesting facts.

Lucas says she could record a podcast with all of her information in.

Sam says she could create a video that explains all her findings.

Did you have any other ideas? Which of these ideas do you think will be the most effective way to communicate with people just like you? Let's do a quick check for understanding now to see how we're getting on.

How should information about endangered animals be communicated? Do you think it should be A: complicated, with lots of pictures, B: complicated and in an interesting way, C: clearly and in an interesting way, or D: clearly and with lots of writing to read? The answer is C.

Information about endangered animals should be communicated clearly and in an interesting way.

That way people are much more likely to be interested to understand and to do something about it.

Time for our final practise task of the lesson.

Your job is to use your own research about an endangered animal or use Sofia's research on the next two slides to create something that communicates information about that endangered animal.

You could choose the best way to present your information.

You could create a poster, a leaflet, a video, a podcast, or something else.

It's totally up to you to decide, but it is important that you choose something that will be engaging and present your information in a clear and easy-to-understand way.

Make sure you communicate facts about the animal, the reasons it is endangered, and the ways people could help.

If you have some of your own research ready to go, pause the video here to go and complete your creation.

Or if you'd like to use Sofia's research, keep watching to see the information she has gathered.

Here is Sofia's research.

Blue whales are the largest animal to have ever lived on earth.

They're thought to be even bigger than dinosaurs and can weigh as much as 33 elephants.

Their hearts are around the size of a bumper car.

They can eat a lot, around 40 million krill a day during their summer feeding season.

They live for around 80 to 90 years on average.

The oldest blue whale ever discovered was believed to be about a hundred years old.

Climate change is a real threat to the survival of blue whales.

Warmer oceans mean there is less sea ice during the winter.

This has led to a decrease in the number of krill.

Scientists estimate there are now around 80% fewer krill in the oceans than there used to be.

As krill is the main food source for blue whales, this has made it much harder for them to survive and reproduce.

Everyone can help by reducing their electricity usage and choosing other ways to travel than cars, reducing the impact of climate change.

Now that you have all of the information you need, you are ready to start working on your creation.

You might find it helpful to scroll back through the video to check what needs to be included on the task slide or to look back at Sofia's information.

Pause the video now so you can get started.

Welcome back.

I hope you enjoyed finding interesting ways to communicate your information, and I really hope you had some time to have a look at what your friends have done too.

Maybe you learned something new from each other.

Let's see how these children chose to communicate their information.

Lucas says, "I made a video where I talked about how cool polar bears are, how the habitats are being threatened by climate change, and the ways people could use less electricity to help." Sam says, "I recorded a podcast explaining how we can help to prevent the deforestation that is causing black spider monkeys to be at risk of extinction." Sofia would like to know how you chose to communicate your information.

Was it in one of these ways or something different? That brings us to the end of our lesson.

What a lot we have achieved today.

Let's take a look back at the key learning from this lesson.

Animals that are in danger of becoming extinct are classed as endangered.

There are things that everyone can do to help prevent animals are becoming endangered or extinct.

Information about endangered animals can be reported in a range of interesting ways.

It should always be clear and easy to understand.

Thank you so much for joining me today to learn about conservationists and how they communicate information about endangered animals.

It's great that you are sharing the role of conservationists and working hard to communicate information about these animals in danger.

Thank you for all the effort you put in today.

I'll see you next time.