Rainforest Chain

This informational reading worksheet is designed for students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 to strengthen comprehension, analytical reasoning, and environmental literacy. Students read a passage about deforestation in the Amazon rainforest and use a graphic organizer to map cause-and-effect relationships, showing how tree removal impacts animal habitats, carbon dioxide levels, and climate change. The hands-on structure supports logical organization and deeper understanding of interconnected environmental issues.

Learning Goals

• Analyzing Cause & Effect (Grades 6-8)
  Students identify how specific actions lead to environmental consequences.
• Informational Text Comprehension
  Learners analyze key ideas and relationships within a nonfiction passage.
• Science & Ecosystem Understanding
  Students explore how deforestation affects habitats and climate systems.
• Information Organization
  The graphic organizer helps students structure ideas clearly.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to align with middle school ELA and science standards.
• Cross-Curricular Integration
  Connects literacy skills with environmental science content.
• Visual Learning Support
  The cause-and-effect chain reinforces logical thinking.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Ideal for nonfiction units, science integration, discussion prep, or assessment.

This printable worksheet gives students meaningful practice with identifying and organizing cause-and-effect relationships in informational texts. By analyzing deforestation’s impacts through a structured chain, learners strengthen reading comprehension, critical thinking, and environmental awareness. Suitable for classroom instruction or homeschool use, this no-prep resource supports confident analysis of real-world environmental issues and informational writing.

This worksheet is part of our Grade 6 Reading Comprehension collection.