Predator Free 2050

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about a non-native predator in New Zealand and an effort to eradicate all non-native pests by 2050. This lesson includes an article and photographs as well as comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

stoat
indiscriminate
audacious
invasive
ticking time bomb
eradicated
culling
amorous
mundane
stringent
rebar
raucous
A spinning paper plane