What does the word brittle mean?
slippery
easily broken
Why is Acadia National Park a good place for peregrine falcons to live
It has high mountain ledges.
There is a nursery in the park.
Which information can you find using the timeline?
when DDT was banned in the United States
when the first peregrine chick died in Acadia National Park
What information can you find using the header “Protecting the Peregrines”?
the plan to save the Peregrine falcons
how the peregrine falcons disappeared
Which word has almost the SAME meaning as the word snatch
Grab
Find
What did DDT do to harm the peregrine falcon?
It made the peregrine falcon fly much slower.
It made the peregrines’ eggshells soft and brittle
What's the MAIN idea of the article?
Peregrines have been saved since DDT tried to destroy them
Our country has banned DDT since 1973.
Based on the evidence in paragraph 1, page 1, what do you think the author would MOST likely agree about?
the chemical DDT should not have been banned in the US
the peregrine falcon is one of the fastest birds.
Scientists took some of the adult peregrines to a nursery because they wanted to...
give them space away from humans to build their nests.
keep them away from prey that contained DDT.