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Animals of the Galápagos Islands Reading Unit for Middle School Science

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ANIMALS OF THE GAlÁPAGOS ISLANDS

ANIMALS OF THE GAlÁPAGOS ISLANDS

Would your students like to learn about the Animals of the Galapagos? Use this unit to help teach your middle school science class about the biodiversity in the Galápagos Islands!

The Galápagos Archipelago is home to more endemic species than anywhere else. This unit will save you LOTS of prep time and will keep your students engaged! Students will love learning about Animals of the Galapagos Islands.

This is a reading unit which contains five pages of reading passages. Students will read five pages of informational text on animals of the Galápagos, biodiversity, endemic organisms, animal adaptations, and speciation.

ANIMALS OF THE GAlÁPAGOS ISLANDS

ANIMALS OF THE GAlÁPAGOS ISLANDS

This resource starts with phenomena and includes a five-page reading passage with comprehension questions.

ANIMALS OF THE GAlÁPAGOS ISLANDS

ANIMALS OF THE GAlÁPAGOS ISLANDS

This unit contains multiple resources, including phenomena, a suggested schedule, five pages of reading passages, two pages of comprehension questions, a word search, crossword puzzle, two CERs, and answer keys for everything!

ANIMALS OF THE GAlÁPAGOS ISLANDS

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Love having a no-prep resource like this that I can leave for a sub and my students are not just doing busy work. They were really learning and practicing reading skills! Great for science literacy and adaptations.

Lindsey T.

ANIMALS OF THE GAlÁPAGOS ISLANDS

Biodiversity in the Galapagos

There certainly are some interesting animals in the Galapagos! Students enjoyed reading about their adapations. I think the marine iguanas spraying salt out of their noses was the favorite of my class.

Mary H.

ANIMALS OF THE GAlÁPAGOS ISLANDS

ANIMALS OF THE GAlÁPAGOS ISLANDS

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