Well Read?
What animal is the main focus of the article?
Elephants
What is the connotation of the word: Amazing?
Positive
Meaning something really excellent
Gender (female)
Minority Status
Any of these are suitable answers
How long has the ivory trade been illegal in India?
30 years
Mud and sand they throw on themselves
What surprised Anika about her trip to India?
Teachers: You decide correctness.
What does STEM mean?
Science Technology Engineering Mathmatics
What causes artificial intelligence to have biases?
Humans that program the A.I. have biases, so A.I. does as well.
How does the article describe the accuracy of Anika's prototype?
It says it is 4X more accurate than current detection methods.
One ton
What percentage of India's forest elephant population declined from 2002 to 2011?
62%
Based on the article, which definition of innovation is used?
A. The starting gate of a racecourse
B. a circumstance or obstacle that keeps people or things apart or prevents communication or progress.
C. a long narrow island lying parallel and close to the mainland, protecting the mainland from erosion and storms.
D. obstacle the prevents movement or access
D.
Rhinos are the next animal Anika is going to expand her work to include. What are some other animals that Anika may include in her work?
Any other endangered species specifically those in the same area.
Tiger, snow leopards, red pandas, etc.
What from the text lets us know Anika wants to involve underrepresented groups in science?
A) She founded her own nonprofit that focuses on artistic disciplines and artificial intelligence.
(B) She recruited people to help her expand her pattern research to identify rhinos.
(C) She created software that analyzes the movement pattern of humans and animals.
(D) She asked for help with developing a drone that can be powered by artificial intelligence.
A.
True or False:
Elephant tusks never stop growing.
True
What did Anika do to help the issue?
She developed a prototype that better tracks elephants.
What does "Quite commendable" mean from the article?
Very praiseworthy.
What text element of the article suggests the main idea?
Title
What are two problems that Anika's innovation may face?
Money and manpower to power drones.
How do scientists differentiate between the three different types of elephants?
The shape of their ears.
What is the author's purpose for this article?
To explain one girl's efforts to help with endangered species
Give one word from the article that has a negative connotation.
Answers will vary.
Teacher discretion.
What is the main idea of the selection?
Young teenage girl innovates old technology to help in conserving endangered species.
Teacher Discretion
What category did Anika win in the Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication contest?
Earth and Environmental Science
Matriarch