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.

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Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

stoat
indiscriminate
audacious
invasive
ticking time bomb
eradicated
culling
amorous
mundane
stringent
rebar
raucous