Description
Your students will love learning about the environmental issues that impact Canada 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!
All objectives and resources align with Georgia Standards of Excellence, but can supplement many state standards.
⭐Resource 1: The Effects of Air Pollution in Canada (SS6G6a)
This resource includes three activity pages and their answer keys. The passage is written at a 6th grade reading level and is accompanied with a cause-and-effect graphic organizer, multiple choice activity (5 prompts), and a matching activity (5 prompts). All answer keys are included.
The objective of this activity is for students to be able to explain the causes and effects of pollution and acid rain in Canada to include the Great Lakes.
Resource 1 Includes:
➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade) over the air pollution of Canada
➋ Graphic Organizer (x1)
➌ Multiple Choice Activity (5 prompts)
➍ Matching Activity (5 prompts)
➎ Answer Keys
⭐Resource 2: Mining and Logging in the Canadian Shield (SS6G6b)
This resource includes three activity pages and their answer keys. The passage is written at a 6th grade reading level and is accompanied with a graphic organizer, multiple choice activity (4 prompts), a matching activity (5 prompts), and one constructed response item. All answer keys are included.
The objective of this activity is for students to be able to explain the causes and effects of the extraction of natural resources on the Canadian Shield. (e.g. mining and logging)
Resource 2 Includes:
➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade)
➋ Graphic Organizer (cause-and-effect)
➌ Multiple Choice Activity (4 prompts)
➍ Matching Activity (5 prompts)
➎ Constructed Response (1 prompt)
➏ Answer Keys
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?
Not always. Be sure to check the description to see if the specific resource has a digital version included.
What is the Lexile level of your reading passages?
Since Lexile is trademarked, I am unable to label them as Lexile levels. However, I have used the free Lexile analyzer and I stay within the recommended grade level range. If there is a specific reading packet that you need details for, please contact me directly and I’ll give you a more specific range.
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Standards Covered
❏ Georgia Standards of Excellence
✓SS6G6. Explain the impact of environmental issues in Canada
✓a. Explain the causes and effects of pollution and acid rain in Canada to include the Great Lakes
✓b. Explain the causes and effects of the extraction of natural resources on the Canadian Shield (e.g., mining and logging)
❏Common Core ELA
✓CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2 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.
✓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.
