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Blue Planet Diaries

High Water Rescue

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EARTH Science

by Kate Boehm Jerome

This WordLooks LikeWhich in Spanish Means

contest (p. 4)contestar to answer

costumes (p. 17)costumbrescustoms

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Tips for Spanish Speakers

Discuss the Words

1 cue (p. 4): something that serves as a signal or a hint

2 slump (p. 5): to slide or droop down, often in embarrassment or frustration

3 twinge (p. 7): a sudden stab of emotion

4 sheepish (p. 9): to be embarrassed after making a mistake or doing something foolish

5 evaporate (p. 11): when water changes from liquid to gas

6 lanky (p. 13): tall and thin

7 superior (p. 20): more important than someone or something else

8 throb (p. 29): to beat fast, often from fright or pain

EnglishSpanish

panic (p. 6)pánico

airport (p. 10)aeropuerto

energy (p. 10)energía

hurricane (p. 15)huracán

catastrophe (p. 17)catástrofe

Cognates These words from the book might already be words you know in Spanish. They look alike, and they share the same meanings:

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Glencoe Marketing Essentials

Inside M.E.E-Marketing & Social Networking

Green MarketingThe Global Marketplace

Identify Career Opportunities

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Should It Honk—or Quack?

It drove on the road like a car. It cruised in thewater like a boat. What was it? The Amphicar. Thisamphibious car was built in Germany from 1961to 1968. On land, it rolled along as fast as 70 milesan hour on wheels. In the water, two propellerspushed it at a top speed of 7 miles an hour.

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YOU WON’T FINDmany Amphicarstoday. About 4,000were built, and only about 500 arestill in use.

PropellerWaterproof doors

EngineSteering wheel

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How did it float? It was made like a boat with wheels. The bottom of the car was solid,like the bottom of a boat. Rubber seals aroundthe door openings kept water out—as long asyou didn’t open the doors! To steer the car inwater, you turned the steering wheel. But thebrakes didn’t work in water. To stop, you had to put the propellers in reverse.

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Q: What should you do if you swim in front of an Amphicar?

A: Duck!

THE GIBBS AQUADAis a new water car. Itstop speed is over 100miles an hour on landand over 30 miles anhour on water.

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Purpose: To develop map-reading skills and to read and interpret a map of Canada

Use the map to answer the questions.

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Time, Weather, and Seasons

Dear Family,This will be a busy month. We will become meteorologists and

keep a close eye on the weather. We will talk about what kind

of clothes we need to wear during different seasons of the year.

We will learn about daytime and nighttime. During the last week

of this theme, be sure to ask us about creatures that wake up

when it gets dark. We will have a lot to tell you!

FeaturedLetters of theAlphabet:

Pre-K Family News

Theme

A Family Fun Idea

Feed the winter birds. Use cookie cutters to cut different shapes out ofstale bread. Spread peanut butter on the bread and sprinkle on somebirdseed. Insert a pipe cleaner. Hang the treats in a tree near a window. Sit together and observe the winter birds who will come to visit.

Take a Trip to the Library

Here are some fun suggestions for booksto read together during this theme:

• Who Gets the Sun Out of Bed?Nancy Carlstrom

• ThundercakePatricia Palacco

• Gilberto and the WindMary Ets

• The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats

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“Look what my dad gave me!” Ron said.He showed Ann his new robot. “What does it do?” Ann asked.

“I have an idea,” Ann said. “Why don’t you turn the robot off?”

Ron turned it off, and the suds stopped. “Good,” said Ron. “What do we do now?” “Let’s mop all this up,” Ann said. “It

seems that machines and robots can’t think for you all the time. You must come up with your own ideas, too!”

“That’s a very good idea!” Ron agreed.

by Molly Hasam

Circle three vocabulary words in the story: computer, machines, robots.

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“What is that for?” Leon asked. “I am in a school play, ” I said. “Who are you?” Leon asked.

“Can I have your sneaker?” Leon asked.

“What for?” I said. “I am in a play too,” Leon said.

“I am you. So I have to practice.”

by Ben Mara

Circle the word that tells what was on the big brother’s head.

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Michael turned off the TV when the show ended. It was a great show, all about finding treasure ships. Some people with a special treasure hunting ship had found a fortune under the Caribbean Sea, near Florida.

“See?” Dad said. “You can have fun and learn at the same time. The secret is to find what makes learning fun. Gold can be found or lost. The real treasure is what you learn, Mike. Nobody can take that away.”

“Well, I still want to find buried gold someplace,” Michael said.

“Maybe you will, some day,” said Dad, “but only after you do your homework. Okay?”

by T. Ernesto Bethancourt

Underline the sentence that makes you infer Michael might begin searching for gold.

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“Tell me again, Mama, ” said Freddy Flea. “Why do we have to find a new dog?”

“Our old dog’s owners didn’t like

“Granny’s blanket makes a good rug, ” said Mama Flea. “Now we can’t feel the scratchy fur. What a good idea you had, Freddy. ”

“Thank you, Mama,” said Freddy. “You make me proud to be a Flea,

Freddy, ” said Papa. “Thank you, Papa,” said Freddy.

by Lisa Eisenberg

Circle the two words that tell why Granny’s blanket became a rug.

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