10 After Reading Activities

With a partner, choose two of the following activities to complete after you have finished reading the assigned text:

Activity 1: Make a model of a part or parts of the Everglades.  Don't forget to label! This is a great example of an aquifer made by another student: 

Activity 2: Create a poster that will educate the public so they can be made aware of saving the Everglades.

Activity 3: Write a short essay, poem, or song about the fate of the Everglades if humans don't protect it.

Activity 4: Brain Pop!  Watch the video and complete the activities on the Brain Pop Everglades site. Print or re-write the activities and put them in your science notebook.

Activity 5: Create a Glogster about the transfer of energy in the Everglades.

Activity 6: Create a website about the importance of preserving the Everglades.

Activity 7: Read and write a summary of this page on endangered species that live in the Everglades: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/southflorida/everglades/endangeredglades.html

Activity 8: Create foldable-style quiz based on the reading. List at least 8 questions and include the answers.

Activity 9: Create a your own original digital story or PowerPoint presentation using the key vocabulary words from the chapter.

Activity 10: Create an award or write a thank you letter to be presented or sent to an organization that is working hard to preserve the Everglades.