Provide a brief introduction to ecology and conservation with a reading passage. Learners can read the text, answer the five related questions that are included on the page, and discuss the reading.

Concepts

ecology, conservation, ecosystems, the environment, reading comprehension, environmental stewardship

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Start out a unit on conservation or supplement a lesson on ecology with this passage
• Assign the worksheet for homework or as a warm-up

Classroom Considerations

• This is part of a set of cross-curricular reading passages

Pros

• Includes an answer key
• This cross-curricular resource combines life science content with reading skills practice

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.4.1