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July 26 reading ideas
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July 26 brings together Mangrove ecosystem conservation day, Americans with Disabilities Act signed, Apollo 15 launch. Read “Trees with Feet in the Sea” and “Opening Doors: How the ADA Changed Our World” to find details that explain what happened, how it worked, or why it matters.
On this date in history · 2015
Pair the new mangrove text with a coastal-wetland passage to compare ecosystem features and why habitats matter. UNESCO’s International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem is July 26.
Selected public reading for Mangrove ecosystem conservation day.
On this date in history
Apollo 15 launched on July 26, 1971. NASA records the launch date and describes the mission as a lunar landing mission; the selected passage is about the mission and its lunar exploration.
Selected public reading for Apollo 15 launch.
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The National Archives records that President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990. The selected passage gives context for the law and accessibility.
Selected public reading for Americans with Disabilities Act signed.
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July 26 features Mangrove ecosystem conservation day, Americans with Disabilities Act signed, Apollo 15 launch. The linked readings “Trees with Feet in the Sea”, “Opening Doors: How the ADA Changed Our World”, “Driving on the Moon: The Story of Apollo 15”. Ask readers to locate a detail that helps explain mangrove ecosystem conservation day, then compare that detail with another passage where useful.
Opening Doors: How the ADA Changed Our World
Driving on the Moon: The Story of Apollo 15
How do features of a natural or built environment affect the people who use it?
