Chapter Seven
— Words to Know —Read the story, then re-read it, circling the following words:
nasty Many of these words can be read as 'action' words. How were they used in the story? — Newspaper Activities —1. In this chapter, Katie mobilizes the kids to help clean up the environment by picking up trash along the river. Watch your newspaper for information about community projects needing volunteers for October 28, Make a Difference Day. Use an internet search engine to find information about local coastal clean ups. With friends, classmates or family plan to participate and send a report about your efforts to nie@nieworld.com. (Sunshine State Standard SS.C.2.2) 2. In this story, J.J. displays a great deal of knowledge about animal-related science. Over the next weeks, clip from your newspaper, articles that are about science. Then, organize them by subject into a bulletin board or poster to show to classmates. Finally, create a game based on information in the articles and test how much has been learned. (Sunshine State Standard SC.H.3.2) |
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— Links —
International Coastal Cleanup
The Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup is the largest and most successful volunteer event of its kind. Each year, thousands of volunteers from around the globe participate, clearing tons of trash from coastlines, rivers and lakes and recording every piece of trash collected.
Nickname -- Wikipedia
A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or thing's real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban, are all short for Robert).
Search for Species
Through this search you can look for information on all birds of the world. You can find information on a particular species or sets of species by specifying a number of different search criteria.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
The mission of the AAAAI is the advancement of the knowledge and practice of allergy, asthma and immunology for optimal patient care.
— In the News —
Florida officials ignore decline of the giant land crab
Decades ago around this time of year there were land crabs in the streets, land crabs underfoot, so many land crabs that the effect was almost biblical, say those who remember it.
Sea Turtles Need Help: Can you Dig it?
Turtle nesting – it's an event not many people can say they've seen, and if marine scientists and sea turtle advocates have their way, that number might stay low. That's because many human activities on and near beaches can put adult and baby sea turtles at risk.
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