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Washington Weed Whackers
Vocabulary
Compare and Contrast
Critical Thinking
Non-Fiction
100
What is Spartina?
What is a life choking weed in the west, but a normal weed in the east
100
Spartina ________ live on the west coast.
What is shouldn't
100
How is the story similar to another story you have read before?
What is ...
100
Why is Spartina described as an "ALIEN"?
What is because Spartina is NOT from Washington, so it is an alien plant to the west
100
What is non-fiction?
What is a story that is REAL not FAKE
200
Why is getting rid of spartina so difficult?
What is because it is a weed that makes deep roots and grows very fast
200
Spartina is ______ to the east coast, not the west.
What is NATIVE
200
Does Spartina remind you of another kind of plant you have seen before?
What is weeds in the yard, grass in our rivers or lagoons...?
200
How is Spartina a "life choking" weed?
What is it kills other plants around it
200
Name another non-fictional story that we have read this year in our reading textbook.
What is Planets in our Solar System, Penguin Chick, Whats in Store for Our Future, Saving the Sand Dunes
300
What is the Puget Sound?
What is a body of water on the coast of Washington State
300
Her hair was in thick ________ from being tangled then night before.
What is CLUMPS
300
How are the students in Saving the Sand Dunes similar to the students in Washington Weed Whackers?
What is they were both classes who were doing a project to solve a problem in their environment
300
How did Spartina get to Washington from the East?
What is people shipped oysters to Washington packed in Spartina weeds. When they got rid of them, they began to grow in the water.
300
When a story is non-fiction, does it mostly contain facts or opinions?
What is FACTS
400
What kinds of animals DO NOT like Spartina?
What is crabs, fish, snails, and some birds
400
When the oysters were put in new beds in Puget Sound, it made spartina seeds _________.
What is SPROUT
400
What might be some differences between the west coast and east coast of America?
What is different weather, different plants and animals, different oceans.
400
What is an environment problem that we could solve in our community?
What is pollution, picking up trash on beaches, sides of the road, playgrounds, etc.
400
When an author usually writes a non-fiction story is the author writing to persuade, inform, or entertain readers?
What is INFORM
500
Why did students write letters to lawmakers?
What is to urge them to help out with the spartina problem
500
The kids contacted local experts and hit the books to do some ___________.
What is RESEARCH
500
What is the difference between spartina growing in the East and Washington?
What is Spartina can be grown in the east but not in the West, where it is bad for animal's habitats and ruins their food.
500
What are the disadvantages of Spartina in the West Coast?
What is it clogs up mud and causes animals like crabs, snails, salmon, and shorebirds to leave because there is less food.
500
Give an example of a non-fiction book that you have read before
What is ...