Some little sea animals called hermit crabs are using trash instead of shells to live in. People who like to watch animals took pictures and showed that many hermit crabs are using pieces of plastic. The people who studied the pictures found 386 crabs living in plastic tops. They don't know if the plastic is good or bad for the crabs.
The people who learned about the crabs felt sad because there was so much trash. They saw crabs with plastic homes in hot places all over the world. They are trying to understand how the plastic affects the crabs and if it changes how they grow. If there are not enough real shells, the crabs use plastic because it's easy to find. The people who did the study want everyone to be careful with plastic so it doesn't end up in the water.
Original news source: Hermit crabs are 'wearing' our plastic rubbish (BBC)
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– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a piece of paper with a word related to the article (e.g. hermit crab, plastic, trash, shell). One student from each group will act out the word without speaking, while the rest of the group guesses what word it is. The group with the most correct guesses wins.
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, students take turns summarizing the main points of the article to their partner. Encourage them to use their own words and ask follow-up questions to check comprehension.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a list of vocabulary words from the article (e.g. hermit crab, plastic, trash, shell). One student from each pair will choose a word and draw a picture to represent it, while the other student guesses what word it is. The pair with the most correct guesses wins.
– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Write the keywords from the article (e.g. hermit crab, plastic, trash, shell) on the board with blanks representing the letters. Divide the class into two teams. One student from each team will take turns guessing letters to try and complete the word. If a correct letter is guessed, it is filled in the blanks. If an incorrect letter is guessed, a body part is drawn on a hangman diagram. The team that completes the most words wins.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Ask the students to think about and write down their ideas on how to reduce the amount of plastic in the ocean. Then, have them pair up and share their ideas with a partner. Finally, ask a few pairs to share their ideas with the whole class. Encourage discussion and the exchange of ideas.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The little sea animals are called hermit crabs.
The people took pictures of the hermit crabs.
386 crabs were found living in plastic tops.
The people felt sad because there was so much trash.
The people saw crabs with plastic homes in hot places all over the world.
The people are trying to understand how the plastic affects the crabs and if it changes how they grow.
The crabs use plastic instead of real shells because there are not enough real shells and plastic is easy to find.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
Some little sea animals called hermit crabs are using trash instead of shells to live in. People who to watch animals pictures and showed that many hermit crabs are using pieces of plastic. The people who studied the pictures found 386 crabs living in plastic tops. They don't if the plastic is good or bad for the crabs. The people who about the crabs felt sad because there was so much trash. They saw crabs with plastic homes in hot places all over the world. They are trying to how the plastic affects the crabs and if it how they grow. If there are not enough real , the crabs use because it's easy to find. The people who did the study want everyone to be careful with plastic so it doesn't end up in the water.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What are hermit crabs?
2. How do hermit crabs usually find homes?
3. How do the hermit crabs in the pictures find homes?
4. How do you think the hermit crabs feel living in plastic homes?
5. Do you think it's good or bad for the hermit crabs to live in plastic? Why or why not?
6. How do the people who studied the pictures feel about the amount of trash?
7. Where did the people see crabs with plastic homes?
8. Why are the people studying how the plastic affects the crabs?
9. What do the crabs use plastic for?
10. Why do the crabs use plastic instead of real shells?
11. Do you like plastic? Why or why not?
12. What can we do to make sure plastic doesn't end up in the water?
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