Big Ideas

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

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

• fish

• geckos

• shipworms

• termites

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.

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.

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.

The word identical means the

• best

• cleanest

• quickest

• same

What does the word material mean?

• what something is made of

• what something is used for

• how something is shared

• how something is grown

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

• dog

• dolphins

• speedboats

• Olympic swimmers