Endangered Polar Bears

Each time that I turn on the television, I am always coming across a commercial about global warming. Global warming is a huge concern for all of us living on this planet, especially the polar bears. Polar Bears are located on the Arctic ice, which is why they have become endangered species. Unfortunately for the polar bears, the ice caps are melting due to climate changes and the polar bears are left with nothing to live on or raise their young. Many polar bears are swimming into the ocean to look for food and drowning because the ice caps are moving further away from each other. Less ice caps also means that the polar bears have no place to hunt for food. Therefore, the few polar bears that do not drown end up starving because there is no place to hunt. Global Warming is caused by human consumption, in order to save these animals and other wildlife we all must make changes that include the usage of eco-friendly products.
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Vocabulary

• arctic (adjective) of, pertaining to, or located or near the North Pole
• concern (noun) a matter that engages a person's attention, interest, or care
• eco-friendly (adjective) not harmful to the environment
• endangered (adjective) threatened with extinction
• ice caps (noun) a thick cover of ice over an area
• global warming (noun) an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in the climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect
• polar bears (noun) a large white bear of the arctic regions

Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words:

• _________ ________ are cute and fuzzy.
• The _________ is very cold.
• Using __________ products can reduce the damage already caused by global warming.
• Tara had no _________ for her students' success.
• Many ________ species will become extinct before our grandchildren are born.
• _________ __________ is devastating many habitats all over the planet.
• The Titanic ship collided with and iceberg, which is very similar to an ____ _____.

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Grammar Point

In the paragraph above there are some quantifiers that come at the beginning of a noun phrase and indicates the quantity of something. Identify where these quantifiers are and write (5) sentences. In addition, draw a picture that describes each sentence. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Link

To learn more about the polar bears and other endangered species, visit:

http://http//www.nwf.org/Global-Warming/Effects-on-Wildlife-and-Habitat/Polar-Bears.aspx