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Compare and Contrast Information from Multiple Sources - Wolong's Pandas Lesson PlanCompare and Contrast Information from Multiple Sources - Wolong's Pandas Lesson Plan
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Students compare and contrast information on the declining population of pandas by looking at 3 different sources: one handout and two videos. Students generate ideas for why pandas are declining and fill out a compare/contrast chart of the information students collected from each source, noting contradictory information. Students write a paragraph using their chart to conclude why the panda population is declining.

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5th - 7th
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English Language Arts
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