Spelling this week!
Prefixes Prefixes re- means “again” un- means “not”
re arra nge
rererere dodododo
re mo ve
re ne w
re pla ce
re ver se
re vie w
re po rt
re packa ged
re cou nt
re wri te
re cal l
un bea ten
un equ al
un fai r
un finis hed
unununun fi t
un cov er
un plan ned
un ta me d
Vocabulary this week!
infrasonic Its sound is infrasonic, meaning it is below the level humans can hear. Too low for people to hear
Click for online sounds Blue whaleFin whale
conversation The elephants “conversations” were short. An exchange of sounds
Click to hear an online greeting!
melody The Paynes heard the male humpback’s beautiful, long melody. Pattern of musical sounds
chorus The songs have choruses that repeat five or six times. Part of a song that is repeated
vibrations The vibrations of the foot massager tickled my feet. Small, rapid movements
After reading the story, you may click on Dr. Payne to visit a website of her collections.
Background Knowledge Messages by the Mile Messages by the Mile was written to share information and facts. Thus, it’s genre is expository. People have long been fascinated by the “songs” of whales and the communication between elephants, but until recently people did not have the means to investigate them. Now, with technology, we can hear the noises of marine life. What do the whales voices (sounds) mean? We know that elephants communicate with each other, but what are they saying? Scientists conduct experiments, gather data, and analyze them. Their analyses are based on scientific principles but can be interpreted in different ways. Modern technology enables scientists to learn more about whales and elephants, but in the end their data are a matter of interpretation.
Purposes for reading To learn about whales’ and elephants’ communication. What do the whales’ sounds mean? How do elephants communicate to each other? What do elephants and whales have to do with communication?
Videos to view United Streaming: In the company of Whales Ultimate Guide: Elephants Pacific Whale Rendezvous
Videos to view For more: Go to the file in the 5.1 folder titled Videos. To activate them, double click. United Streaming: In the company of Whales Ultimate Guide: Elephants Pacific Whale Rendezvous