Description
Your students will love learning about environmental issues in Europe, specifically, acid rain in Germany, air pollution in the UK, and the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl with this engaging, no prep reading activity! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social studies. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans!
This resource includes three reading activities and their answer keys.
This objective and resources aligns with Georgia Standards of Excellence, but can supplement many state standards.
Resource 1: Acid Rain in Germany (SS6G8a)
➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade)
➋ Multiple Choice Activity
➌ Matching Activity
➍ Graphic Organizer
➎ Constructed Response Prompts
➏ Answer Keys
Resource 2: Air Pollution in the United Kingdom (SS6G8b)
➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade)
➋ Multiple Choice Activity
➌ Graphic Organizer
➍ Informational Constructed Response Prompt with word bank
➎ Two Narrative Constructed Response Prompts
➏ Answer Keys
Resource 3: Nuclear Disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine (SS6G8c)
➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade)
➋ Multiple Choice Activity
➌ Graphic Organizer
➍ Constructed Response Activity
➎ Answer Keys
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FAQs
Are answer keys included?
Yes. The answer keys are included as the last pages of the resource download.
Do all the activity worksheets need to be completed all at once, or can I split it up?
Is a digital version included?
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What is the Lexile level of your reading passages?
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Standards Covered
Standards Covered:
❏ Georgia Standards of Excellence
✓SS6G8. Explain environmental issues in Europe
✓a. Explain the causes and effects of acid rain in Germany
✓b. Explain the causes and effects of air pollution in United Kingdom
✓c. Explain the causes and effects of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
❏Common Core ELA
✓CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
✓CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
✓CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
✓WHST.6-8.9: Draw evidence from informational texts to
support analysis, reflection, and research.
Click here to view the full Georgia Standards of Excellence.
