In 2012, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed over 9,000 plant and animal species as either critica...
Reading Set: 11 Passages
by William Temple Hornaday
William Temple Hornaday was a zoologist and conserva...
659 Words, 10th-12th Grades, Fact and Opinion, Main / Central Idea, and Summary
When the weather gets warm, Sarah's mother loves to spend time in the garden. Sarah wants to help, so she learns how to plant a...
388 Words, 1st-2nd Grades, Context Clues, Story Elements, and Summary
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Scientists have a standard for determining the difference, and it may be different than the...
302 Words, 2nd-4th Grades, Context Clues, Fact and Opinion, and Summary
Students will read a passage about Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, and learn about their status as an endangered sp...
427 Words, 2nd-4th Grades, 740L - 1050L, Context Clues, Main / Central Idea, and Summary
Students will read a passage about blue whales and threats they face in their ocean environment. They will then answer question...
396 Words, 3rd-5th Grades, 740L - 1050L, Compare and Contrast, Main / Central Idea, and Summary
Children will learn about how plants grow from a seed to a flowering plant. Children will answer questions about details, seque...
224 Words, K-1st Grades, 0 - 410L, Compare and Contrast, Figurative Language, and Story Elements
Earworm is not a worm that lives in an ear; it is what happens when a song gets stuck in your head. Students will read a passag...
357 Words, 6th-7th Grades, 740L - 1050L, Main / Central Idea and Summary