When a Species Can't Stand the Heat

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. This article discusses how global warming could leave New Zealand's tuatara (a reptile species) dangerously short on females. When the temperature rises as little as one degree, far more males than females are born. One island habitat is now 75% males, with fewer, frailer females. Without intervention, the tuatara could become extinct. The article offers some possible solutions, including having the colonies relocated to cooler islands.

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science

Grade Level(s): 7, 8

Intended Audience: Educators

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: global warming, New Zealand, reptiles, extinction, tuatara, text complexity, informational text, species

Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource

Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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