Endangered Animals Honor
Click HERE for a page of helps for the Endangered Species Honor.
Click HERE for SAIL Pathfinder Club member pages on Endangered and Threatened Animals
Pandas are cute, and Tigers are awesome creatures. But why should we care about endangered animals? As Christians, we believe in the creation of the world and all of its animals by God. Sin has distorted this creation, but it still reveals the nature of God (See Psalm 33:1-9, Psalm 19 and Romans 1:19-20). Mankind's first job was the stewardship of the earth, and we retain this responsibility. In nature, even now, there is beauty and wonder, and losing species means less diversity and fewer opportunities for us to see God's hand in nature.
The Endangered Animals honor is an introduction to some of these threatened species, why they are at risk, what is being done, and what we can do to help. As with any Pathfinder honor, the purpose is not to answer the questions to receive a patch, but to use this as a jumping off point to explore another aspect of God's creation and our role and opportunities to observe and conserve nature and our natural resources. Chances are, in your community there are a dozen or more endangered animals and plants. Find out what they are, where they are, and what you can do. Helping endangered species doesn't always require traveling to far off lands or focusing on high-profile species. It can start right in your own home, neighborhood and community.
Click HERE for SAIL Pathfinder Club member pages on Endangered and Threatened Animals
Pandas are cute, and Tigers are awesome creatures. But why should we care about endangered animals? As Christians, we believe in the creation of the world and all of its animals by God. Sin has distorted this creation, but it still reveals the nature of God (See Psalm 33:1-9, Psalm 19 and Romans 1:19-20). Mankind's first job was the stewardship of the earth, and we retain this responsibility. In nature, even now, there is beauty and wonder, and losing species means less diversity and fewer opportunities for us to see God's hand in nature.
The Endangered Animals honor is an introduction to some of these threatened species, why they are at risk, what is being done, and what we can do to help. As with any Pathfinder honor, the purpose is not to answer the questions to receive a patch, but to use this as a jumping off point to explore another aspect of God's creation and our role and opportunities to observe and conserve nature and our natural resources. Chances are, in your community there are a dozen or more endangered animals and plants. Find out what they are, where they are, and what you can do. Helping endangered species doesn't always require traveling to far off lands or focusing on high-profile species. It can start right in your own home, neighborhood and community.
Endangered Animals Honor Requirements
Click HERE for a page of helps for the Endangered Species Honor.
1. Define the following terms:
A. endangered
B. extinct
C. habitat
D. biomes
E. food chain
F. poacher
2. Write Genesis 1:28 in your own words.
3. List four factors that have caused animals to become endangered.
4. Name four animals that are now extinct.
5. List four things that are being done to save endangered animals.
6. List four activities you can do to help wild animals.
7. List ten endangered animals. Tell where they live and why they have become endangered.
8. Do two of the following activities:
A. Visit a zoo or animal preserve that has one or more endangered animals in residence. List what animal(s) you saw, where they normally live, and why they have become endangered.
B. Watch a video about an endangered animal. List what animal(s) you saw, where they normally live, and why they have become endangered.
C. Choose an endangered animal and write or give orally a short report about it. Tell where it normally lives, why it has become endangered, what is being done to save it, and any other special details about this particular animal that you have learned.
D. Make a scrapbook about endangered animals. This may include newspaper articles, stories, pictures, stamps, or drawings. This may be a group project.
E. Do an environment circle. With a group of 10-20 persons, form a loose circle with people evenly spaced within. Have each person represent something in the environment such as animals, grasslands, forests, etc. Then take a spool of heavy thread or string and connect each person to others in the circle. Have the leader start cutting the connections and start taking individuals out of the circle and see how the remaining persons are affected by the loss. Help the group to see that each thing in nature is very necessary to the survival of everything else in nature.
1. Define the following terms:
A. endangered
B. extinct
C. habitat
D. biomes
E. food chain
F. poacher
2. Write Genesis 1:28 in your own words.
3. List four factors that have caused animals to become endangered.
4. Name four animals that are now extinct.
5. List four things that are being done to save endangered animals.
6. List four activities you can do to help wild animals.
7. List ten endangered animals. Tell where they live and why they have become endangered.
8. Do two of the following activities:
A. Visit a zoo or animal preserve that has one or more endangered animals in residence. List what animal(s) you saw, where they normally live, and why they have become endangered.
B. Watch a video about an endangered animal. List what animal(s) you saw, where they normally live, and why they have become endangered.
C. Choose an endangered animal and write or give orally a short report about it. Tell where it normally lives, why it has become endangered, what is being done to save it, and any other special details about this particular animal that you have learned.
D. Make a scrapbook about endangered animals. This may include newspaper articles, stories, pictures, stamps, or drawings. This may be a group project.
E. Do an environment circle. With a group of 10-20 persons, form a loose circle with people evenly spaced within. Have each person represent something in the environment such as animals, grasslands, forests, etc. Then take a spool of heavy thread or string and connect each person to others in the circle. Have the leader start cutting the connections and start taking individuals out of the circle and see how the remaining persons are affected by the loss. Help the group to see that each thing in nature is very necessary to the survival of everything else in nature.