Predator Free 2050

That's News to Me

Int – High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring modified 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 as well as comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

stoat
pasture
jack-of-all-trades
bait
pest
remote
muzzle
revive
autopsy
ingest
A spinning paper plane