Tree Holes
What does the sapsucker eat?
(Insects, bark or sap)
sap
What is something someone thinks or feels?
Opinion
What type of owl did we study?
Barn Owls
What are around the school that owls can nest in?
What kind of tone or mood was the author trying to have in the story "Cinder Al and the Stinky Footwear"?
Silly, funny, exaggerated
How did Amy know it was a sapsucker that made her holes? What is unique about the Sapsucker holes?
In a horizontal line, middle of the tree, not super deep
What is a clue or fact that helps us understand something?
Evidence
What is something a barn owl eats?
Small mammals- mice, voles, shrews, small birds
True or False: Barn Owls make a hooting sound, not a screeching sould
FALSE
What was the lesson the author wanted us to learn from "Anansi and the bad hair day"?
To not be lazy.
OR To not be greedy.
What was making the holes in Amy's tree?
Sapsuckers!
If the water is cloudier, does it have a higher or lower turbidity?
Cloudier = higher turbidity
True of False: When are barn owl flies, it is VERY loud.
False- barn owls are almost silent when they fly.
True or False: An owl eats its food WHOLE.
TRUE
In the article "Sports, Exactly" what sport do they NOT use instant replay on the field?
Soccer- They insist that a person not a machine should make the call on the field.
The rings on a tree can tell us what?
How old the tree is
When an animal changes to help it survive in an environment.
Adaptation
What is a baby owl called?
an owlet
What is the difference between evidence and an opinion?
Opinion is what you think or feel.
Evidence is based on clues and findings.
In the Nigerian Folk Tale "Why is the Sky so Far Away" what were the people doing that made the sky sail up high above the Earth into the sky?
They were being greedy and taking too much.
Name TWO different things that can cause holes in trees.
(Any two)
humans- saws, cars
animals- beetles, birds, termites, deer, beavers, ants, insects, squirrels
weather
Soil (Dirt) is made of these THREE things.
Sand
Clay
Silt
What is it called that an owl spits up that it cannot digest?
Owl Pellet
What is the word for an animal that hunts and is awake at night?
Nocturnal
Why do people retell stories? (one reason)
teach an important lesson
describe important events
tell about a culture's beliefs
make people laugh