A Threat To Polar Bears 5.RI.2 and 5.RI.8

Which is a main idea from the text, "Threat To Polar Bears?"

• Polar bears will be extinct by the end of the 21st century.

• Temperatures are rising more quickly.

• Mothers with cubs are unable to produce milk, and the cubs are dying.

• The population of polar bears will be drastically reduced making extinction a real possibility

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which is a main idea from the text, "A Threat To Polar Bears?"

• The bears for many miles in search of their food.

• Bears that are fasting have to wait longer before they can begin hunting because of melting sea ice.

• Due to global warming, warmer temperatures melt the ice, and make it difficult for polar bears to find food.

• The bears lose too much fat reserve. They weigh less and are weak.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Summarize "A Threat To Polar Bears" in a complete sentence.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which reasons supports the author's claim that polar bears will soon be extinct due to global warming?

• Rising temperatures make shorter winters, which melt sea ice.

• Cubs are dying because their mothers can't make milk since they can't find food.

• Polar Bears live in the Arctic and hunt the ringed seal.

• As the temperature continues to rise, the cold winter perios with abundant sea ice will be much shorter.

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the central idea of the text? How do you know? Explain in a complete sentence.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2