Everglades
Where are the Everglades located?
At the southern tip of Florida
Where is Big Bend National Park Located?
In Texas, on the Rio Grande between Mexico and the United States
In what 3 states is Yellowstone National Park located?
Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
What are the 3 types of paragraphs that make up an essay?
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
8,452,198.038
What place value is the 3 in?
What place value is the 5 in?
3 - Hundreths
5 - Ten Thousands
How does the landscape near the Everglades contrast with the landscape near the Avocado school?
Near the school it is surrounded by shopping centers and houses while the Everglades is flat and grassy with no buildings.
What type of wildlife and vegetation is at Big Bend National Park?
1,200 plant species, and more than 4,000 animal and insect species.
When did all of the wolves die off in Yellowstone? Who killed them?
1994, humans killed them off.
What 3 things does an Introduction paragraph do in claim writing?
It hooks our readers
States our claim
Gives reasons to support our claim.
3.2 x 8.01 =_______
25.632
Based on what the students did in the finger glade, how large of an area do you think that it is?
Around the size of a football field.
Name the two different hiking locations for Big Bend National Park.
Window View Trail
Mt. Emory
In 2006, how may gray wolves were there and how many different areas of the park did they live in.
136 - They lived in 13 different areas.
What 3 things does a conclusion paragraph do?
Restates our reasons
Asks our reader to do something.
14.28 + 20.085 = ____________
34.365
What type of trees are in the Everglades swamps and what makes them special?
Mangroves - their roots are above the water to get oxygen
What are 3 things hikers asked to do to help the park?
Have the right supplies and equipment.
Clean up after yourself.
Do not climb within 50 feet of any native american rock art.
Explain how scientist brought wolves back to Yellowstone.
Scientists captured 31 gray wolves in Canada and brought them to Yellowstone. At first, the wolves lived in three large pens. In time, they were released into the wild.
What are the three things we need in claim writing?
A claim
Reasons
Evidence
325 x 41 = _________
13,325
What does the author believe people should do to take responsibility for the Everglades?
They should conserve water and not pollute.
How many miles of trails does Big Bend National park have?
How tall is the summit of Mt. Emory?
150 miles
7,832 feet
What are some likely reasons that scientists decided to restore the gray wolf to Yellowstone?
Answers vary.....
What is a claim and what does it do? What do we do with it?
A claim is an opinion or thought that we want to get across. We defend it by giving reasons, evidence, and thoughts.
5 x 2 + 3 x 8 = __________
34