LESSON 7 –  what is your opinion
LESSON PLAN	Students will form an opinion on various topic and then design their own presentation of their opinion. Students will then publish their creation online.
ACTIVITY	Students will review this article about endangered African game being hunted in Texas. Discussion about this practise. Do you support this idea? Is this conservation? Students will form an opinion on one of this topics: Reflect on what they have learned about your endangered animal. Should zoos be allowed to continue with captive breeding programs? Should the Alberta Government be making private land owners hand over land to create protected lands to endangered animals’ habitat?
MATERIALS	African game can be hunted in Texas: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57448441/can-hunting-endangered-animals-save-the-species/ Video Clip of the big game ranches of Texas: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7411224n&tag=contentBody;storyMediaBox
SKILLS / LEARNER EXPECTATIONS	Examine ongoing changes in biological diversity through loss of habitat and the extinction of species. Examine local and global strategies for minimizing loss of species C.7 - Students will use electronic research techniques to construct personal knowledge and meaning.