Many Kinds of Matter
Name the 3 forms of matter.
Ex) They are solid, liquid, and gas.
Who was Big Bark?
Who are Adrianna and Carlos?
Ex) They are two characters who go to the detective agency for help.
What is "setting"?
Ex) It is when and where a story takes place.
What are the 3 different forms of water? (What is water as a solid and gas?)
Ex) They are ice, water, and water vapor.
How do you turn water into a solid, and how do you turn it into a gas?
Ex) You freeze water to turn it into ice, and you boil water to turn it into steam (water vapor).
Who was Pip Squeak?
Ex) He was the small and curious prairie do.
What is Taylor and Brandon's job?
Ex) They run a detective agency and solve cases.
What are "stage directions"?
Ex) They tell what characters do or act out in a drama.
What is the genre of The Puddle Puzzle?
Ex) It is a drama.
Name 2 examples of each matter:
(solid, liquid, gas)
Ex) solid - ice, desk
liquid - water, oil
gas - steam, air
Who was Violet?
Ex) Violet was the dog that dropped the tennis ball.
Which character(s) did not have stage directions?
Ex) Adrianna and Carlos did not have any stage directions.
Use "snarled" in a sentence.
Ex) The dog snarled at me when I got close and tried to pet him.
What is the genre of Many Kinds of Matter?
Ex) It is an informational text.
What is special about water compared to other liquids?
Ex) It can be all 3 forms of matter.
What was the author's purpose for writing this story?
Ex) The author wrote the story to entertain and also to teach a lesson in a fun way.
Explain what happened to the puddle.
Ex) The puddle vanished because of evaporation when the sun came out.
Use "flow" in a sentence.
Ex) The water from the river flows into the ocean.
What was the lesson of The Great Fuzz Frenzy?
Ex) The lesson was that you should always help others and not be selfish.
What is evaporation and condensation? Give examples.
Ex) Evaporation is when liquid turns into gas, like drying wet clothes. Condensation is when gas turns into liquid, like when shower doors fog up.
How did the prairie dogs feel at the end of the story?
Ex) They felt happy that the fuzz was gone and that they saved Big Bark.
How did Taylor and Brandon feel at the end of the story?
Ex) Taylor felt bad for not listening to Brandon, and Brandon felt happy he got to help and share his knowledge.
What is a "scene"?
Ex) A scene is a part in a story, book, movie, or drama where events happen in the same place and time.
What was the lesson of The Puddle Puzzle?
Ex) The lesson was that we should listen and learn from others.