Panda Power

Worksheet by Kelly Sitzer
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Subjects
ELA
Grades
3
Language
ENG
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What did scientists learn by counting pandas? Scientists learned that pandas live in thick bamboo forests in China. Scientists learned that a newborn panda weighs 3 to 4 ounces. Scientists learned that a panda spends 14 hours a day eating up to 83 pounds of bamboo. Scientists learned that hundreds more pandas exist than experts once thought. The main problem for pandas is habitat loss. What might be a solution to this problem? A solution to this problem might be cutting down forests for farming. A solution to this problem might be cutting down forests for wood. A solution to this problem might be creating more nature centers. A solution to this problem might be counting pandas less often. Based on the information in the text, why might pandas be hard to see in the wild? Pandas might be hard to see in the wild because they are the same color as the trees they live in. Pandas might be hard to see in the wild because they hide in bamboo forests. Pandas might be hard to see in the wild because most of them live in nature centers now. Pandas might be hard to see in the wild because they spend 14 hours a day eating. Read this paragraph from the text:“The main threat to pandas is habitat loss. A habitat is a place innaturewhere an animal lives. Panda habitat is lost when people cut down parts of the forest for wood and farming.”What does the word "nature" probably mean in this paragraph? an animal’s personality the world outdoors a big lake the United States What is this article mostly about? This article is mostly about giant pandas and scientists working to count them. This article is mostly about scientists trying to find panda paw prints. This article is mostly about scientists creating nature centers in China to give pandas a better chance of survival. This article is mostly about scientists studying how much pandas eat compared to how much hamsters eat.

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