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Edison and Tesla
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Arms Race
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A useful tool to help the reader understand a text better
What is a text feature?
100
This current is faster and more deadly than direct current.
What is alternating current?
100
This young scientist discovered something amazing at her grandmother's house.
Who is Kavita Shukla?
100
Animals use these to attract females.
What is a weapon?
100
The most important part of an informative text.
What is the main idea?
200
I am located on the side of a page of text and contain extra information.
What is a side bar?
200
Alternating and direct currents were discovered/invented by _______ and _______.
Who are Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla?
200
An herb that helps to combat bacteria.
What is fenugreek?
200
In most species, this gender is the most choosy.
What is a female?
200
Informative text is....
What is nonfiction?
300
We use this feature in Social Studies to find out where we are.
What is a map?
300
This current is slower and cheaper than alternating current.
What is direct current?
300
These organisms invade a cut fruit and cause it to rot.
What are microbes?
300
When certain traits are kept while others are discarded.
What is natural selection?
300
An author's purpose is to either entertain, persuade, or ______.
What is inform?
400
Located at the back of a text book, this feature contains definitions to unknown words.
What is a glossary?
400
This kind of energy is harnessed from the power of water.
What is hydroelectric power?
400
A plant hormone that changes the color of a fruit, ripening it.
What is ethylene?
400
This commonly happens when two animal males with weapons meet.
What is fighting for a mate?
400
Ms. Ellison's favorite animal.
What is an owl?
500
The most useful text feature when writing a summary.
What is the heading/sub headings?
500
A refrigerator is run on this kind of fast current.
What is alternating current?
500
The first step when conducting an experiment.
What is a hypothesis?
500
The main idea of "Arms Race"
What is animals have evolved larger weapons to attract females?
500
A word that Ms. Ellison uses at least once a day in class.
What is respect?