National Trust

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/national-trust

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is National Trust?Approximately 250,000 hectares (620,000 acres; 2,500 km2; 970 sq mi)
2. How long is National Trust?780 miles (1,260 km)
3. What is the founding year?1895
4. What is the founders?Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter, and Hardwicke Rawnsley
5. What is the National Trust and why was it created?The National Trust is a group that looks after beautiful places and old buildings so everyone can enjoy them forever. It was started in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to protect lands and historic sites from the changes of the industrial age.
6. How does the National Trust protect places?It owns about 250,000 hectares of land, 500 historic houses and 780 miles of coastline. With laws like the National Trust Act 1907, it can buy, manage and protect these places for the nation.

Heritage Conservation: The practice of protecting and preserving sites, buildings, and objects of historical or cultural significance.
Statutory Powers: Legal authority granted by an act of parliament, enabling an organization to perform specific functions.