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Pollution Reading Passage Water Air Land Human Impact on the Environment

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This was a great resource that was as easy and print and go! I used it as a supplement to my earth day lesson. The kids were engaged and provided real world applications to my lesson. This would be a great resource for sub plans as well.
This was a great resource to use for my students who opted out of the state science test. It was challenging and kept them busy while still learning and showing their knowledge.
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Description

Looking for human impact on the environment resources and reading passages? These high-interest pollution reading passages will help your students understand how humans impact nature.

This pack includes 4 nonfiction reading articles about pollution, the causes of pollution, and what can be done to slow down the rate of pollution. All articles are related, so they can easily be used as paired passages, too!

Students will learn and think critically about how human activity plays a part in land, air, and water pollution and how they can stop pollution.

Your students will practice gathering important information as they read nonfiction content within informational texts.

Close reading anchor charts are also included to help your students understand the text more deeply. Perfect for the whole group, small group, and literacy or science centers or stations.

Each article includes both colored photographs and BW photographs.

Turn it into a unit by grabbing the: Pollution Bundle

This set includes BOTH a printable and a digital Google Slides™ version.


CONTENTS:

Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™

✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes

✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer

✓4 articles with reader response text-dependent questions:

-What is Pollution?

-Land Pollution

-Air Pollution

-Water Pollution

✓Scientific Notebook Task

✓Compare and Contrast Different Forms of Pollution

✓Visualizing Air Pollution

✓Putting an End to Land Pollution

✓Air Pollution Poster

✓Creating a Plan for Change

✓Answer Keys

Bonus Activities Include:

-Cause and Effect

-Main Idea

-Snapshots Before and After Pollution

-Vocabulary Check

-Agree or Disagree Reflection

-Cause and Effect

-Scientific Notebook Critical Thinking

Aligns with NGSS and CCSS standards.

Please see the preview for a more detailed look at all this product offers.

Teacher Approved!

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"This resource is extremely easy to navigate. It worked great when I used them as workstations as there was consistency for each topic and the digital version was great for when I was out for a few days and had to teach virtually."

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"This resource goes perfectly with our project based unit. Exactly what I was looking for. Very well thought out activities and readings. Thank you so much!"

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"This is perfect for April and our unit on the environment. The passages are engaging and require critical thinking. Thank you for another great resource. :)"

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Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).

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