Zoos

Discussion Starters

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

Some animal rights groups think captivity is cruel and unnecessary. Others think zoos are educational. How did we learn so much about the T. rex without observing it in person?

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
expressing an opinion
environment
animals
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

modernized
profits
funding
enclosure
natural habitat
captivity
endangered species
animal refuge
aquarium
rehabilitation
reject
heat up
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A spinning paper plane