Have each student choose an endangered plant or animal that he or she would like to protect. You might like to post a list of endangered species in the Neuse River Basin to give students ideas. Return to top of the page. Poster or acrylic paints, colored markers. Reference books on endangered animal species or library where students can perform research.
Students research their plant or animal for one class period.
They have been instructed that their poster should not only be attractive and have a message, but should also teach something about the species. What the species eats. How many there are left. What threatens the species. How the species is being helped.