Heat Endangers Animals in Mexico

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring content from The Associated Press, students read about how a heat wave in Mexico affected animals in the wild and at zoos. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions, photos, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
animals
Mexico

Vocabulary

distressed
carcass
dome
coping mechanism
heatstroke
primate
fluid
grapple
lodging
soar
malnutrition
plight
A spinning paper plane