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The sea is full of salt water. Fresh water is found in ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams. Did you know that there are large amounts of fresh water found in certain places in the sea?
Fresh water and salt water are found in different areas.
What is the main idea? Women's gymnastics is a very popular sport to watch during the Olympics. The girls compete on 4 different events- uneven bars, balance beam, vault, and floor. Men's gymnastics has six different events. While the woman's floor routine is to music, the uneven bars, balance beam, and vault are not to music.
There are 4 events during woman's gymnastics in the Olympics.
What is a good supporting detail for the main idea: Some playground equipment is tricky to learn. * I love indoor recess! * I practice kicking at recess. * I am having a hard time on the monkey bars.
I am having a hard time on the monkey bars.
What is a supporting detail for the main idea: Milk is healthy for you. *Milk has calcium for your bones. *Milk can be skim, 1% 2% or whole. * Milk comes from dairy cows.
Milk has calcium for your bones.
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Did you know that sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gas. Since we are surrounded by a gas called air, most sounds reach us through the air. Sometimes we can feel sound going through a solid, like the ground or a desk. Sounds can travel through a liquid like water or the sea.
Sound travels through solids, liquids, and gasses.
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Violins and violas are very similar. Both of them are string instruments that you might find in an orchestra. Violins and violas both have 3 strings that you play by using a bow or by plucking. Also they are both played by being held between the shoulder and chin.
Violins and violas are very similar.
What is a supporting detail for the main idea: I love playing kickball most of all. * Running around the playground with my friends makes me smile. * Sometime I do puzzles. Other times I like to draw. * When I get to be the pitcher I am so excited!
When I get to be the pitcher I am so excited.
What is a supporting detail for the main idea: Wendell was not being nice to Suzy. *He would share his sandwich with Suzy. *He invited her to play with him. * He would leave her scary notes.
He would leave her scary notes.
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There are three difficult things you must do to get a driver's license. First, you have to take a written driver's test, also you have to take a road test, and a signs test correctly! Once that is done you can now take your friends to the beach for the first time or take a road trip. Do you think you could pass the test?
You have to take a three tests to get a driver's license.
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Many different shapes are considered quadrilaterals. A quadrilateral is any shape that has 4 sides. Squares, rectangles, rhombus, and trapezoids are some examples of quadrilaterals. Pentagons, hexagons, and octagons are not considered quadrilaterals because they do not have 4 sides.
Shapes with 4 sides are quadrilaterals.
What is a supporting detail for the main idea: Recess is my favorite part of the day. *I bring my basketball to recess. *Math is my favorite part of the day! * I watch the clock and count down how many more minutes until recess.
I watch the clock and count down how many more minutes until recess.
What is a supporting detail for the main idea: The storm was very strong. * The wind blew hard rattling the windows. * The lightning was far away. * The rain drops came down slowly.
The wind blew hard rattling the windows.
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Down at the beach a weird plant can be found. Its leaves are small and not very pretty. When rubbed up against it, the leaves will close up and the plant collapses. They named it the "sensitive plant" or "Withering" plant .
The sensitive plant or withering plant is a weird plant.
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Miniature dachshunds are wonderful to have as pets. They are very playful and loving. Since they do not shed very much, they do not leave hair everywhere and are easy to clean up after.
Dachshunds make wonderful pets.
What is a supporting detail for the main idea: Recess is not my favorite part of the day. * I'd rather be inside the classroom learning something new. *I used to be scared of the slide, but now I love it. * Sometimes I play tag.
I'd rather be inside the classroom learning something new.
What is a supporting detail for the main idea: The stork is a clumsy looking bird. * Some stork nests have been known to be two meters in diameter. * It has long legs, a long neck, and a very long bill. *Storks live in Europe.
It has long legs, a long neck, and a very long bill.
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When you scuba dive look for a creature called the Sea Mouse. It's a worm that looks like a mouse. The Sea Mouse lives in the mud in the ocean. It is about 4 inches long and covered with hairs or bristles. Cats can't catch sea mice!
A sea mouse is a worm that looks like a mouse and lives in mud in the ocean.
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Some snakes live in forests. Some live in hot, dry deserts. Others live in lakes, or streams. Some snakes even live in the sea! Snakes live almost everywhere. But they never live where it is always freezing cold.
Snakes live almost everywhere.
What is a supporting detail for the main idea: Camels have adaptations that help them live in their habitat. *Camels are animals that live in Africa and Asia. *Camels protect their eyes from the sand with two rows of eyelashes. * Camels can have two or one hump on their back.
Camels protect their eyes from the sand with two rows of eyelashes.
What is a supporting detail for the main idea: Dolphins are mammals. * Dolphins live in the ocean. * Dolphins live in groups. * Dolphins give birth to live babies.
Dolphins give birth to live babies.