Teaching overview
Learning points
- The giant panda has come dangerously close to extinction because humans removed a lot of their habitat, making it hard for them to survive.
- Giant pandas help maintain bamboo forests, which in turn provide a habitat for the panda and many other types of animal.
- Panda reserves are protected areas of land that provide a safe habitat for the animals.
Curriculum keywords
- Conservation
- Habitat
- Endangered Species
Read the story
The giant panda population has just got bigger! A panda cub has been born in Malaysia.
Share with students
Spark a discussion
- What caused the giant panda to become endangered?
- Why is it important to prevent the giant panda from dying out?
- What are people doing to protect giant pandas?
Twig Science: A Complete Pre-K–8 Program for the NGSS
Immersive Investigations with High-Quality Multimedia
- Investigating, designing, building, and understanding phenomena
- Hands-on, digital, video, and print investigations
- Synchronous/asynchronous distance learning