Positives

• The different sections help break up the text for students.
• The answers for the crossword puzzle are in the above text, making it easy for students to find the answer.

Additional Prerequisites

• It may benefit students to see photographs of the two different cottontails to compare them.
• Some students may need the terms browsed, habitat, territory, DNA, and others defined before they read the worksheet.
• Some students may be alarmed to find out that some people eat rabbits.

Differentiation

• After reading the section about cottontail predation, students can create food webs and pinpoint the cottontail's place in it.
• Students can discuss how global climate change will impact cottontails and their habitats.
• If possible, students can visit a local forest to look for signs of cottontails and talk about what they notice about the habitat.
• In writing, students can write a story or poem about a cottontail.
• Teachers can use the crossword puzzle to assess students' reading comprehension.