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News Content
Tourism and mosquitoes are threatening to change the Galpagos landscape forever.
Anticipation Guide
Write the place name Galpagos Islands on a board or chart. If students are unable to point out the location of the Galpagos Islands on a world map, do so for them. The Galpagos are located in the Pacific Ocean about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. (Ecuador is a country in South America; it is located between Colombia and Peru.) The Galpagos is a chain of 13 islands (an archipelago) located near the equator.
News Words
Next, introduce these words that appear in the News Word Box on the students printable page: tourists, tortoise, unwelcome, sewage, government, and insecticide. Discuss the meanings of any of those words that might be unfamiliar. Then ask students to use one of those words to complete each of these sentences:
Read the News
Click for a printable version of this weeks news story Galpagos Islanders Aim to Control Tourism, Mosquitoes.
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More Facts to Share
You might share these additional facts with students after they have read this weeks news story.
Use the News
Use the News: Answer Key
Comprehension Check. 1.F (the islands get their name from the Spanish word for turtle); 2.F (the islands are home to about 3,000 tortoises); 3.T; 4.T; 5.F (the mosquitoes caused the death of many birds); 6.T; 7.T; 8.F (the giant tortoise can weigh up to 500 pounds).
Vocabulary Builder. 1.a, 2.c, 3.c, 4.b, 5.d.
Main Idea. Growing tourism and unwelcome mosquitoes could change the Galpagos forever.
Follow-Up Activities
Science. Have students learn more about some of the unique species found on the Galpagos Islands.
Assessment
Use the Use the News printable page (above) as an assessment. Or have students work on their own (in their journals) or in their small groups to respond to the Think About the News question on their news story page.
Lesson Plan Source
Education WorldNational Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
GRADES K - 12
NL-ENG.K-12.1 Reading for Perspective
NL-ENG.K-12.2 Reading for Understanding
NL-ENG.K-12.9 Multicultural Understanding
NL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills
MATHEMATICS: Connections
GRADES Pre-K - 12
NM-CONN.PK-12.1 Recognize and Use Connections Among Mathematical Ideas
NM-CONN.PK-12.3 Recognize and Apply Mathematics in Contexts Outside of Mathematics
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH: Health
GRADES K - 4
NPH-H.K-4.4 Health Influences
GRADES 5 - 8
NPH-H.5-8.4 Health Influences
GRADES 9 - 12
NPH-H.9-12.4 Health Influences
SCIENCE
GRADES K - 4
NS.K-4.3 Life Science
NS.K-4.6 Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
GRADES 5 - 8
NS.5-8.3 Life Science
NS.5-8.6 Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
GRADES 9 - 12
NS.9-12.3 Life Science
NS.9-12.6 Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Economics
GRADES K - 4
NSS-EC.K-4.1 Productive Resources
NSS-EC.K-4.11 Money
NSS-EC.K-4.13 Income and Earning
GRADES 5 - 8
NSS-EC.5-8.1 Productive Resources
NSS-EC.5-8.11 Money
NSS-EC.5-8.13 Income and Earning
GRADES 9 - 12
NSS-EC.9-12.1 Productive Resources
NSS-EC.9-12.11 Money
NSS-EC.9-12.13 Income and Earning
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Geography
GRADES K - 12
NSS-G.K-12.1 The World in Spatial Terms
NSS-G.K-12.5 Environment and Society
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Article by Gary Hopkins
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10/15/2009