Big Cats Education
Subjects:
Science & Health, Social Studies
Grade Level:
All
Source: Nat Geo WILD
Beginning Sunday, December 9, 2012 CAUSE AN UPROAR with Nat Geo WILD during the 3rd annual BIG CAT WEEK, a dramatic showcase of the world’s most extraordinary big cat species. This television event features visually stunning and powerfully resonant stories of nature’s fiercest felines and the people working to save them.
Free teacher education resources and program highlights aligned with National Standards includes video clips and interactive games and activities for science and social studies students K-12.
More than a television event, BIG CAT WEEK is an extension of National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative, a long term commitment to halt the decline of big cats in the wild.
Program premiere highlights include:
SNOW LEOPARD OF AFGHANISTAN Dec 9 at 8:00 PM ET/PT
ATTACK OF THE BIG CATS Dec 10 at 10:00 PM ET/PT
TIGER DYNASTY Dec 11 at 10:00 PM ET/PT
BORN PREDATOR Dec 12 at 9:00 PM ET/PT
CHEETAH: FATAL INSTINCT Dec 13 at 9:00 PM ET/PT
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