The following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for elementary or middle school students using this video in an English language arts or science lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.
What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?
Frame (ELA) What does it mean to make an inference about a text?
Focus (ELA) When you make an inference, you take the information or clues from the text and add it to what you already know about the topic to figure out something the text doesn’t tell you. What new information do you learn about pandas from watching this video?
Follow Up (ELA) What inferences can you make about pandas in the wild and in captivity based on what you already knew about pandas and what you learned from the video?
Frame (SCI) What do you already know about pandas in the wild and in captivity? How is an animal or organism affected by changes in its environment?
Focus (SCI) How are pandas affected by changes in their environment?
Follow Up (SCI) What predictions can you make about the future existence of pandas in the wild based on what you know and have learned about pandas and efforts made by the Wolong Conservation Center? What predictions might you make about pandas in captivity? On what are you basing your predictions?