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Learning about deforestation is important because it has significant impacts on the environment, biodiversity, and human livelihoods. Deforestation leads to the loss of habitats for countless species, contributing to a decline in biodiversity and the disruption of ecosystems. Deforestation also exacerbates climate change by reducing the number of trees that absorb carbon dioxide, increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. Additionally, deforestation can affect water cycles and soil quality, leading to challenges in agriculture and increased vulnerability to natural disasters. Understanding deforestation helps in promoting sustainable land management practices, informing conservation efforts, and shaping policies aimed at preserving forests for future generations. With this in mind, let’s engage with this excellent learning resource!

This deforestation article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about deforestation. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this deforestation article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

For many educational standards, a base level of content knowledge is needed around the relevant topics, this deforestation article covers that foundational knowledge for the NGSS: MS-ESS3-4 / MS-ESS3-5 / HS-ESS3-4.

THIS DEFORESTATION ARTICLE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:

• Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
• To extend students
• To increase scientific literacy in your class
• A weekly reading task
• Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
• To inspire students on a particular topic
• Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS DEFORESTATION ARTICLE:

• 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
• 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
• 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
• 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
• 3 page Google doc teacher version with answers
• 2 page Google doc student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

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I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).