If you could bring back one extinct animal, what would it be? That is the question your class will ponder. Your budding scientists read a passage, follow a cloning timeline, and review a diagram about the process of reviving a woolly mammoth. Then, utilizing their new information, they write a persuasive essay and respond to a reading passage through multiple choice questions. 

 

Concepts

biotechnology, extinction, diagrams, opinion writing, cloning

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Project, and give a copy of the reading passage to each child. While reading, highlight important details and discuss your reasoning while the class follows along and adds their perspective 
• Make copies of each assessment option and allow your scholars to choose which option they wish to use to showcase their knowledge 

Classroom Considerations

• Each learner should receive a copy of the reading passage as well as at least one assessment option 

Pros

• Specific step-by-step directions make for easy implementation 
• Multiple assessment options are listed  
• Additional resource links are available 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.5.1 RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1