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How do you spell our vocabulary word that means "to leap on or attack"?
Pounce
Use dribbles correctly in a sentence.
Responses may vary.
Dribbles: To flow or let flow in small drops.
Name one way skunks protect themselves from predators?
Potential Answers:
They spray
They lift their tails
How large is the Goliath Birdeater tarantula?
About as large as a page of our text book.
WHITE BOARD
How do you spell our vocabulary word that means "to flow or let flow in small drops"?
Dribbles
Give me three examples of predators of humans.
Predator: An animal that lives by hunting other animals for food.
From our text: What is one way that alligators adapt?
They have log-shaped bodies that blend in.
They often sit motionless so that animals don't see them moving.
How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect.
Spiders have 8 legs, insects have six.
You can also look at their bodies (a spiders body has two parts: abdomen and cephalothorax)
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How do you spell our vocabulary word that means "very unusual or remarkable"?
Extraordinary
Define Extraordinary
Something that is unusual or remarkable
What is the name of the National Park where many alligators live?
Hint: It's in Florida!
The Everglades
How do spiders eat their prey? Name at least two stages of their eating process.
2) They inject venom
3) They dribble digestive juices on the prey (turning the prey's insides into juice).
4) They slurp it up like a smoothie
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How do you spell our vocabulary word that means "An animal that is hunted by another animal"?
PREY
Something poisonous harms or kills by chemical action.
What is the name of the insect that camouflages with tree branches.
Walking stick or phasmid.
Why is a spider especially vulnerable when it is molting?
Answers may vary
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How do you spell our vocabulary word that means, "Something that is hidden by looking like its surroundings."
Camouflaged
Define vibrations
Rapid motions back and forth or up and down.
What is the name of the food that caribou eat.
Hint: It starts with an L.
Lichen
How do you know that our Spider text was an expository text? You must name BOTH reasons to get the points!
It has text features: Headings and captions
It tells us facts about something