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“Wingsuit Daredevil Jeb Corliss Completes Another Heart-Stopping ‘Flight’ (DOGO News)
“Given the risks involved, where’s the appeal in extreme sports?” (By Allan Maki and Paul Waldie,
The Globe and Mail, January 20, 2012)
“With the thrills come extreme risks” (Jane E. Brody, NYT)
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eBooks: (click on the book cover to open)
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(video) “The Pros and Cons of Zoos.” From D News. YouTube. http://safeshare.tv/v/ss5698171903f61
(video) Captive Animal Misery in European Zoos. Youtube. http://safeshare.tv/v/ss5698124019ee1
(video) Feeding the Animals at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Youtube. http://safeshare.tv/v/ss5698147d37602
(video) Zoo Tube: Home Sweet Habitat—Director of Education and Conversation is interviewed by a
teen—talks about how they design a orangutan’s habitat. YouTube https://youtu.be/RuSrhtcjqMQ
(video) Kids Stand Up for Animals in Captivity from PETAKids http://www.petakids.com/videos/kids-stand-animals-captivity/
(video) “Smithsonian’s National Zoo: We Save Species” “Who Said What? Studying Perspective” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYdbzA7yvic
(video) “No Place Like Home” (By the Captive Animals’ Protection Agency, July 17, 2009) (3:00–5:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQHekJaG6fM&feature=player_embedded
(video) “Are there animal care problems at National Zoo?” (By Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News, December 10,
2013) http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-there-animal-care-problems-at-national-zoo/
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“Climate Change: Catastrophe in the Making” from the Environmental Defense Fund. https://www.edf.org/climate/climate-facts-dangers-and-what-you-can-do?s_src=ggad.03.2012.control&gclid=CP2-oMfc9a4CFWcQNAodrzWVEw
“A Student’s Guide to Global Climate Change.” From the EPA. https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange//kids/index.html
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• (video) “Charity: water”
http://www.charitywater.org/whywater/
• (video) “Kids and Recycling (part 5)—How are plastic bottles and caps recycled?” By CQ Goes Green
• (video) “Recycling Plastic Water Bottles: https://youtu.be/WLkZ6LzwCQY
(video) “Bag the Ban Rally” (video clip created by Bag The Ban)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS_CaGrxfEM
(video) “The Bay Vs. The Bag” (PSA from Save the Bay April 13, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSD21zp89zM&list=FLIbLgHP5qWXHVAwARUnw-oQ
(video) California: The Inconvenient Truth Behind Banning Plastic Bags
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_qL53T7igg&feature=share
(video) “California’s Bag Ban Hurting the Job Market” (video from Fox News interviewing American
Progressive Bag Alliance Chairman Mark Daniels.) (0–1:38); (2:40–3:09).
https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3823712949001/#sp=show-clips
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• (video) “Saving the Ocean: Shark Reef.” from PBS. http://www.pbs.org/video/1875037754/
• (video) “What’s More Deadly Than Sharks?” (Video from OneWorldOneOcean.com, August 3, 2013 found on YouTube)
• (video) “Sharks: Stewards of the Reef (sharkstewards.com)” (Video created by Shark Saver, found on YouTube)
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http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/space-exploration/
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/what-was-apollo-program-58.html
http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMT0EBE8JG_LifeinSpace_0.html
http://www.airspacemag.com/space/the-real-reasons-we-explore-space-18816871/?no-ist
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/09/opinion/etzioni-space-oceans/.
https://www.livescience.com/48334-fabien-cousteau-aquarius-undersea-mission.html
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/space-exploration-and-travel/
http://portlandebbl.weebly.com/uploads/8/3/1/2/83128944/mission_twinpossible_%7C_time_for_kids.pdf
http://portlandebbl.weebly.com/uploads/8/3/1/2/83128944/a_giant_robot_crab.pdf
Multimedia:
• (video) Bill Nye: Why We Explore. YouTube.
• (video) “Help Save Our Oceans: A Groundbreaking Undersea Expedition with Fabien Costeau” YouTube.
(video) “What I learned from spending 31 days under water” TED Talk by Fabien Cousteau. YouTube.
• (video) Neil deGrasse Tyson—We Stopped Dreaming (Episode 1). YouTube.
May be photocopied for classroom use. © 2015 by Lucy Calkins and Colleagues from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project from Units of Study for Teaching Reading (Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH).
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Note: In many of these articles, you the student will read mention of the movie “Blackfish.” We do not
recommend or encourage the viewing of this movie. It is a film aimed at adults and
contains graphic content that might be disturbing to children.
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