Reading: Finding Important Ideas
Air Pollution
carbon_dioxide.pdf | |
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What are the positive impacts of tougher Anti-Pollution Laws? What negative impacts may these cause? What other information may be interesting to note when thinking about toughening anti-pollution laws? Do you think that laws surrounding air pollution should be more tough? Please use information from the text to support your answer. |
Loss of Habitat
endangered_species.pdf | |
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Reading Prompt: Reading Unfamiliar Words There are quite a few tricky terms in this article, but you can figure out what they mean if you read the article carefully. For instance, explain the following terms in your own words: 1. threatened 2. endangered 3. extirpated 4. extinct **Record these words and their meaning in your Thinking Journal, then answer the following: Writing/Discussion Prompt The article explains, “Loss of habitat is one of the leading causes of extinction.” Why do you think this is the case? What could be some other causes of extinction? |
Reuse & Recycle: Building Shelters From Cardboard
reusable_material_shelters.pdf | |
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[Making Meaning/Interpreting Texts] Why do you think Ban chose to use tubes made out of cardboard instead of any other 3D shape? Explain. Writing/Discussion Prompt Design your own structure. It could be a shelter for people or animals, a school, a store, or anything else you can imagine. The only challenge is that, like Ban, your structure has to be made out of recycled materials. Sketch your shelter and explain your design to your classmates. |