Tortoise Parts

Structures do not do anything.

• True
• False

Structures are the different parts of an animal or thing.

• True
• False

Imagine you are a tortoise. How would you use your beaky mouth to eat leaves? Choose the best answer.

• I would use my beaky mouth to bite and chew the leaves.

• I would use my feet to eat the leaves.

• I would use my shell to eat the leaves.

• I would use my tail to eat the leaves.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What should you do to visualize the tortoise eating?

• Close your eyes

• Open your mouth

• Jump up and down

• Clap your hands

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is one thing that both you and a tortoise need to do to survive?

• Both need to eat food.

• Both need to fly.

• Both need to climb trees.

• Both need to live in water.

What are the tortoise's big toenails good for?

• Climbing trees

• Digging

• Flying

• Swimming fast

What does a tortoise do with its long neck?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

The _________ helps the tortoise to not be harmed by predators. It is called its __________.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Match the following structure to its purpose.

• eating

• beaky mouth

• digging

• long neck

• reaching

• eyes

• seeing

• big toe nails

• defense

• hard shell

What are the parts of the tortoise visible in the image?

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

long neck

big toe nails

beaky mouth

Head

Eye

Hard shell

Leg