Extinction: The Facts (BBC, 2020) — Biodiversity Worksheet, Answer Key & Google Forms Quiz

A one-period fill-in-the-blank worksheet for Extinction: The Facts (BBC, 2020), the documentary about Biodiversity, plus answer key. The film sets out what the UN's global biodiversity assessment found, what is driving species loss (wildlife trade, overfishing, pollution, climate change and habitat destruction), how habitat loss is linked to disease risk, and how mountain gorillas recovered. Designed to be completed during the film's 54-minute runtime. Print, hand out, and you're set. Ready as a no-prep sub plan, emergency sub plan, or movie-day lesson.

• Worksheet: 1 page, 15 fill-in-the-blank questions in transcript order

• Answer key: 1 page, simple numbered list

• 54-minute runtime — fits one class period

• PDF format, two-sided printable, low-ink

• Environmental Science, grades 6-12

• A self-grading Google Forms quiz - auto-graded the moment students submit

• Multiple choice, built from the same questions as the printable worksheet

• Assign paperless through Google Classroom, or by link - works on any device

• One-click access: the last page of the PDF carries a "make a copy" link that copies the quiz straight into your own Google Drive

• Use the printable worksheet, the digital quiz, or both

ALSO WORKS FOR

• Emergency sub plans - leave the film and this worksheet; a sub needs no prep and no subject knowledge.

• First week of school - a low-stakes, self-contained assignment while routines are still settling.

• Movie day with accountability - students have something to complete while the documentary runs.

• No-prep days - print and go, or assign the PDF digitally.

WHERE TO WATCH

Extinction: The Facts streams on pbs.org and the PBS app with PBS Passport (a station membership), and can be bought as a download on Apple TV or Amazon. It is rated TV-14 on PBS, so preview it before showing it to younger students. Streaming lineups change, so check your own access before you plan the lesson.