How Does Reducing Air Pollution Help Birds?

• This scientific paper, worksheet, and accompanying videos discuss the ways that air pollution reduction programs have affected bird populations.
• This resource walks students through the scientific process and includes vocabulary terms, reading comprehension questions with a teacher's key, videos, related resources, and the original journal article.
  

Positives

• This paper includes a colorful, engaging PDF with highlighted text, a glossary, references, and graphs.
• The videos within this resource elaborate on the content by providing information on various implications of air pollution.

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers must create a free account in order to access the Teacher's Key, which involves providing your name, email address, and school.

Differentiation

• The "Check for Understanding" questions are a great way to assess students' comprehension. Allowing students to discuss their answers with partners may be a way to deepen their understanding of the topic.
• Since this text includes many scientific vocabulary terms, have students read the article more than once, allowing them to listen to the narrated video the first time and then reading it independently afterward.
• Before diving into this resource, ask students to discuss whether they think reducing air pollution can help birds, and then follow up with their responses after reading the article.
• To deepen students' understanding of particulate air pollution, consider having the class engage in this other hands-on activity that encourages critical thinking.

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