How might climate change affect animals? — Reading Comprehension
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This passage explains to children how climate change impacts animal life. It uses specific examples like polar bears losing their icy habitats and birds needing to migrate to new areas for food. The text also mentions effects on marine life and amphibians. By illustrating how climate change can alter where animals live, what they eat, and how they survive, the passage helps children understand the broad ecological implications of global warming, emphasizing the interconnectedness of climate and wildlife.
Climate change can make life hard for many animals. As the Earth gets warmer, some animals' homes might disappear. For example, polar bears need ice to hunt, but the ice is melting. Some birds might have to fly to new places to find food. Fish in warm oceans might move to cooler waters. Frogs and other amphibians can get sick more easily. Some animals might not be able to find enough food or water. Climate change can affect where animals live and how they survive.
What happens to polar bears' homes due to climate change?
They get biggerThey turn greenThe ice is meltingThey move to forestsWhy might birds need to fly to new places?
To find new friendsTo find foodTo escape predatorsTo build bigger nestsWhat might happen to fish in warm oceans?
They might grow biggerThey might change colorThey might move to cooler watersThey might learn to flyHow does the text say climate change affects where animals live?
It doesn't affect them at allIt makes all animals move to citiesIt can change where they can surviveIt forces all animals to live underwaterCommon Core Standards Covered
RI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RI.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
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Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4
Subjects:
elareadingscienceclimate change
