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Grade Level:
7
Subject:
Science
Topic:
Environmental Issue Debate (Teacher.org)
Objective:
Students will analyze a controversial environmental topic. Students will compare and contrast different opinions about a controversial topic and make a fact-based opinion about the environmental subject.
Prep:
The teacher will lead a conversation about pets.
Ask students if they have pets, what kind, where they live. Give them time to discuss with partners and then with the class.
Ask students if they ever learn anything from their pets. Give them time to discuss with partners and then with the class.
Ask students if they ever wish they could own an exotic animal. Give them time to discuss with partners and with the class.
Materials:
A pencil
The worksheet “Debate Organizer”
Article from Time For Kids - “Should Tropical Fish Sales Be Banned?"