Who Was Ida?

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. The news article thoroughly describes a transitional primate fossil and includes artist illustrations of the animal in its environment, sidebar information describing the Messel Pit, life for animals in a maar, and how the fossil was named. The article also includes a pop-up glossary of potential problematic vocabulary.
Resource ID#: 56280 Type: Text Resource
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Direct Link: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/who-was-ida/

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: fossils, empirical evidence, primate, evolution, text complexity, informational text, monkey, missing link, transition species
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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