California Condor Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6+ | Lexile: 1100 | Word Count: 570
This activity gives a printable score report and allows for narration and customizaion.
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Discussion Questions
  1. Why do you think the California condor’s slow rate of reproduction makes it especially vulnerable to extinction?
  2. How did scientists use the condor’s behavior of “double clutching” to help increase its population?
  3. What are some of the major threats that caused the California condor’s population to decline, and how have humans tried to reduce those threats?
  4. Why is the recovery of the California condor considered an important success story for wildlife conservation?
Reading Groups - This activity serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 25 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to click fact or fiction next to each statement.