The Great Sea Monster Synthesizing

The Great Sea Monster

By Heather Fraelle

Inference

To synthesize means to combine parts from different sources. Answer

the questions below to synthesize information from the articles “The Great Sea Monster Mystery” (TGSMM) and “Mermaid or Manatee?” (MOM). We’ve indicated in which article(s) you can find each answer.

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What was the kraken? (TGSMM)

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Long ago, why did sailors think

they had seen the kraken and

mermaids in the ocean? (both

articles)

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What is a mermaid? (MOM)

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Thanks to science, what do we

now know about the kraken and

mermaids? (both articles)

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Why did scientists have to search

for a long time to figure out what

the kraken really was? (TGSMM)

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What makes giant squids hard to find?

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How do you think you would react if you were to see a giant squid in real life?