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Name:
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Date:
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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 1.2 (optional)
Directions:
1. Before reading Blue Whales and Buttercups, read the sentences below.
2. If you agree with the sentence, write an “A” on the line before the
sentence.
3. If you disagree with the sentence, write a “D” on the line before the
sentence.
4. After you read the book, see if your ideas have changed. Be ready to
explain your thinking.
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All organisms are related.
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A blue flower and a blue bird are closely related.
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Plants have ways to protect themselves.
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Only animals are made of cells.
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There are not a lot of differences between the many organisms
on Earth.
Getting Ready to Read:
Blue Whales and Buttercups
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Name:
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Date:
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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 1.2
Directions:
1. As you read the book, record questions you have in Column 1.
2. If you find the answers to your questions as you read, record your
answers in Column 2. Be sure to include the page number from the
book where you found the information so you can discuss these ideas
with the class.
3. In Column 3, record other ways you could investigate your questions.
Question
Information from
the book that helps
answer my question
Other ways to
investigate my
question
Page:
Page:
Page:
Asking Questions When Reading:
Blue Whales and Buttercups
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Name:
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Date:
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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 1.2 (optional)
Directions:
Some words can mean more than one thing. For each word in the table:
1. Read the sentence from the book Blue Whales and Buttercups that
uses the word.
2. Read the two meanings the word can have.
3. Decide which meaning the word has in the sentence from the book and
circle that meaning in the table.
Word Sentence from the book Meaning 1 Meaning 2
match It would take about 20
big elephants to match
the weight of just one
blue whale.
a short thin
piece of wood
used to light a
fire
to be the
same as
bat The largest species of
bat is about 10 times
bigger than the smallest
species of bat.
a flying
nocturnal
animal
a tool used to hit
a ball
slide Animals may walk, run,
fly, swim, or slide.
something
you find on a
playground
to move along a
smooth surface
Multiple Meaning Words:
Blue Whales and Buttercups
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Date:
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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 1.2 (optional)
Directions:
1. Return to the measurements of different organisms on pages 6 and 7
of Blue Whales and Buttercups.
2. Answer the questions below.
Is there an object in your classroom similar in size to the wingspan of the bat
(1.5 meters) (4.92 feet)?
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Is there an object in your classroom similar in size to the tree frog
(1 centimeter) (0.39 inches)?
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Is there an object in your school similar in size to the height of the elephant
(3.5 meters) (11.48 feet)?
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Reading Reflection:
Blue Whales and Buttercups
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