U3W4 Comprehension - Big Ideas From Nature

What is the MAIN idea of the selection?

• All problems can be solved by looking at nature.

• Car designers are learning from insects these days.

• People can learn from the designs in nature.

• People study birds to see how things fly

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What did designers study to create a new fuel-saving car?

• fish

• geckos

• shipworms

• termites

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Why did designers study termites to fi nd an effective way to cool buildings?

• Termites can help keep buildings cool.

• Termites create mounds that can stay cool.

• Termite bodies keep their mounds cool.

• Termite mounds are a lot like most buildings.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

According to the selection, why does observing nature help the environment?

• Observing nature is free.

• Observing nature saves time.

• Scientists do not use energy when studying nature.

• Nature does not waste materials or cause pollution.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Based on your reading, if someone wanted to create a faster boat, what might they study?

• dog

• dolphins

• speedboats

• Olympic swimmers

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What happened because Orville and Wilbur Wright studied birds?

• They got ideas on how to create airplane wings, and they were able to create the first plane that flew.

• They got ideas to create cars.

• They got ideas to create boats.

• They got ideas create trains.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What effect did making the car the same shape as the boxfish have?

• It led to cars looking like fish.

• It led to cars swimming underwater.

• It led to a car that saves gas.

• It led to a car being yellow.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

In the "Master Movers" section, it says humans can't travel to Mars. What can travel to Mars?

• Humans

• Robots

• Grasshoppers

• Cars

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What problems do the robots have on Mars?

• They sometimes get stuck traveling over dips and bumps.

• They never have any problems on Mars.

• They sometimes go underwater and never come back up.

• They would fly over bumps.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the main idea of "Tunnel Makers"?

• An engineer copied the shipworm to build the Thames Tunnel.

• An engineer kept failing when he attempted to drill a tunnel under a river.

• He saw shipworms bored through wood.

• The animal uses a tough shield to drill and then builds a hard tube along the tunnel walls.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2