Valentine’s Day Science Article: Human Impact on Chocolate

Read this Valentine’s Day science article about how HUMAN ACTIVITIES have put the NATURAL RESOURCE of cacao trees at risk, causing a serious decline in chocolate supplies.

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In this activity, students will:

• READ the text “Chocolate at Risk Due to Human Activity” to learn about 3 different ways that human activities have contributed to the decline of this natural resource.
• DEFINE key vocabulary from context clues in the text.
• ANSWER text-dependent questions.
• OPTIONAL EXTENSION: Create an educational poster about the problem.

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Teacher Notes:

• Please Note: This resource does not mention Valentine’s Day specifically. Valentine’s Day chocolate is really just our “in” to teach about how people are affecting the planet!
• GO PAPERLESS!  Use the included digital Google Slides version!
• Answer key included.
• Makes an easy sub plan!
• Please note that this Valentine’s Day science article is not editable.
• Related NGSS standards: MS-ESS3-4, MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-4
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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-ESS3-4: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
• NGSS MS-LS2-4: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.