1. Exploding Ants http://vimeo.com/37824064
Unit 4
Story 3
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2. critical enables mucus scarce sterile specialize Teacher Slide 1:
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3. similarly Teacher Slide 2
I’m going to read this word one “bite” at a time. …
Read the word with me.
similarly
Lets look at a few more.
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4. aborigines nectar nutrients nutritious opponents predators predigested
regurgitated
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5. Teacher Slide – Exploding Ants- pages 76- Before Reading
Youtube video on ants
Video described how animals adapt to a wide range of habitats. This selection we are reading today shows how animals adapt in unusual ways.
Take a picture walk. Discuss children’s observations.
*page Look at the images on these 2 pages. What do you think this part of the selection will be about?
*page What is happening in this drawing? Which do you think will be the winner?
During Reading…
Draw Conclusions-
Read pages 84-- first 3 paragraphs
Discuss Author’s Purpose for writing
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6. Drawing Conclusions about Animal Specialization
The text tells us…
_____________________________
My conclusion about animal specialization is
_________________________________________.
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7. What do Camponotus ants and Globitermes sulfureus termites
have in common?
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8. What causes owls to spit up pellets? (answer on WB)
Day 3…
Tell your partner what you know about what and how owls eat and digest food?
What causes owls to spit up pellets? (answer on WB)
Tell your partner what you know about what and how snakes eat large prey?
Why can a snake eat large prey whole? (answer on WB)
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