Categories of Animals
What type of animal is a snake?
Reptile
In Rm.18 we believe the moon is made out of...... but we know it is really made of.....
Cheese
Rock
This Canadian animal works hard to build it's home out of logs.
We cannot get close to stars because
A) they are too hot
B) they are too cold
Stars are incredibly hot!
When this important piece of technology was first invented in the 1940s, it was so big it took up a whole room. Now they can be so small they fit in your watch.
The computer.
What type of animal is a frog?
Amphibian
Over the course of a month, the moon seems to change shape. Why?
The moon does not actually change shape.
The sun shines on the moon differently throughout the month causing parts of it to be covered by a shadow.
This Canadian animal is the largest land carnivore. You don't want to run into one of these guys in the Arctic!
Polar Bear
True or False: Stars stay the exact same throughout their whole lives.
False: Stars go through many different phases during their lives.
Some of these phases include stellar nebula, red giant, and black hole
True of False: Orca whales are actually a type of dolphin.
What does it mean to be an invertebrate?
An invertebrate is an animal without a spine!
(Like an insect)
True or False: The moon is BIGGER than Earth
False- You could fit 4 moons into the Earth
This Canadian animal is found on our 25 cent coin (the quarter).
A caribou
For thousands of years, humans have been creating pictures with the stars in the sky. These pictures are called...
Constellations
Is a cucumber more like a watermelon or a green pepper?
The cucumber is part of the melon family! So it is more like a watermelon.
An animal that is a herbivore would NOT eat...
NO the moon does not produce it's own light. It reflects light from the sun.
This type of whale is only found in Canada and parts of Russia. It is so well loved that there is a famous children's song written about a baby one...
A beluga
True of False: The only reason we cannot take a space shuttle to a star is because of how hot they are.
False: Stars are way too far away to be able to get to with a space shuttle!
This type of bird beats its wings 200 times each second!
A hummingbird.
Omnivores
Why is it so important to wear a spacesuit when on the moon?
A spacesuit is so important because in space there is no oxygen (air) to breathe!
This animal's fur changes from grey to white every year so it can hide from predators in both snow and grass.
Arctic hare
True or False: Our sun is a star.
True! Our sun is a relatively small and young star.
True of False: Plants can be carnivores too.
True! There are over 300 different types of carnivorous plants. These plants mostly eat insects, but some also eat small animals like mice and fish.