Worksheet

Animals and Earthquakes

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Can animals sense an earthquake before the ground starts to shake? Read two short passages that feature stories about animals that acted strangely just before an earthquake. Learners then answer a few reading comprehension questions that compare and contrast details from the text.

 

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Include in a homework packet or literacy lesson
  • Have youngsters write a short narrative essay about something amazing that their pets can do, or their own experience with an earthquake
Classroom Considerations
  • Model the way you want kids to answer the first question; show them how to either quote from the text, or to summarize information that they have found
  • Pictures are in color, but printing in black and white shouldn't affect understanding
  • Clarify that L.W. is the name of a dog, particularly for beginning readers
Pros
  • Prompts individuals to think about the kind of text they are reading, as one question asks about the source of each passage
Cons
  • Does not include an answer key
Common Core