Predator Free 2050

That's News to Me

Low 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 and comprehension and discussion questions.

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Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

stoat
serial killer
advance
predator
conservation
uninhabited
biodiversity
ongoing
device
rodent

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