Effects of Climate Change on Animals Article and Worksheet

This effects of climate change on animals article addresses NGSS MS-ESS3-5 (climate change), MS-LS2-4 (factors affecting populations), and MS-LS1-5 (environmental impact on growth). How might climate change affect animals? Students read an informational text to discover the potential impact of climate change on 18 different species.

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In this activity, students will:

• READ an engaging 3-page article. Some included animals are well known (koala, seal, penguin) while others will be new to students (melomys, thrush, pika). Each animal’s passage includes interesting information about it and specific details about how climate change could affect it.
• CLASSIFY the types of threats climate change poses (habitat destruction, food source disturbance, reproductive disturbance, etc.).
• ANSWER several text-dependent questions, including a quick My Claim/My Evidence analysis section.

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