Bio-buddies: Threats to biodiversity

Learn about global threats to biodiversity as told from the perspective of a coral polyp and its penpals.

10 min interactive

1 h 15 min activity

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Three screenshots from the interactive "Bio-Buddies: Threats to biodiversity" that reviews global threats to biodiversity and how animals are affected by them through a thread of text messages sent by a coral polyp and its penpals. The first screenshot is the cover which features a large beluga whale. The second screenshot shows the top of page with the headline "Threat #1, Habitat destruction." The third screenshot shows a series of chat bubbles in a conversation between Staghorn Coral and a Beluga Whale.

Accessibility features: This interactive is screenreader-friendly.

1 h 15 min activity

Create an infographic: Students review global threats to biodiversity, and create an infographic poster about one threat that affects an area close to home.

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