March 04, 2025: First Read: "Is Jurassic Park Possible?"

💡 Step I: Independently complete the first read of the warm-up.

⚠️ Step II: Listen to the second read of the warm-up.

Step III: Share out your answer to the following multiple choice question: What does endangered mean?

✏️ Step III: Underline your supporting text evidence in purple using the annotation tool.

• The complete disappearance of a species

• The process of evolution

• The adaptation of animals to their environment

• The increase in animal populations

💡 Step I: Listen to the first read of paragraphs 1 - 4.

⚠️ Step II: Answer the following multiple choice question: What is the purpose of filling in gaps with other animals’ DNA when cloning dinosaurs?

✏️ Step III: Underline your supporting text evidence in red using the annotation.

• To create a new species

• To get a complete strand of DNA

• To make the dinosaurs larger

💡 Step I: Listen to the first read of paragraphs 5 - 9.

✏️ Step II: Answer the following multiple choice question: According to paragraph 5, what is amber?

🔍 Step III: Underline your supporting text evidence in green using the annotation tool.

• A honey-yellow color

• Fossilized tree resin

• A type of weight

💡 Step I: Listen to the first read of paragraphs 10 - 18.

✏️ Step II: Answer the following multiple choice question: What helped preserve the woolly mammoth DNA according to the text?

🔍 Step III: Underline your supporting text evidence in orange using the annotation tool.

• The mammoths lived in warm climates.

• The DNA was deeply fossilized.

• The cold environment and permafrost in Siberia.

💡 Step I: Listen to the first read of paragraphs 19 - 23.

✏️ Step II: Answer the following multiple choice question: What is the primary goal of the scientists mentioned in the text?

🔍 Step III: Underline your supporting text evidence in blue using the annotation tool.

• To clone Asian elephants

• To bring back woolly mammoths through de-extinction

• To study the Arctic tundra