Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Extreme Explorer - Survival Acts p. 2

Learning Target: I can write a one sentence summary comparing and contrasting the survival skills of animals.

Choose an animal from the article. Think about its survival skill. Now, go to your background knowledge and think of another animal NOT from this article that has a similar survival skill. Write about how the two animals are similar, but also different.

USE THIS SENTENCE FRAME--
______ and ______ are similar in that they both    _______________, but    ______         ____________,  while _______     ____________.

EXAMPLE--
Parrotfish and caterpillars are similar in that they
 both build coverings for protection, but parrotfish
do it with slimy goo they can see through,
while caterpillars do it with silk to make a cocoon.

39 comments:

Ryan FHM said...

The seahorse and the penugin are similar in that they both care for the babies, but the seahorse caries the babies in a pouch, the penugin caries the baby under him while the goes and seachs for the food.

Dylan MEB said...

Big daddy long legs and basilisk lizard are similar in that they both can walk on water but the big daddy long leg uses all of there six legs to walk on water while basilisk lizard only uses it's back legs.

Brooke MED said...

Basilisk lizard and frogs are similar in that they both like to go into the water and play, but the basilisk lizard runs across the water, while the frogs hop on to lily pad.

Kelsay FHMS said...

Parrotfish and waterspider are similar in that they both bulid coverings for protection, but the parrotfish uses it's goo for protection from other animals, while the watersipder uses goo to catch its food.

Kelsay FHMS said...

Brooke MED- thats cool that the Basilisk lizard and frogs are similar.

Makayla MEB said...

foxes and cats are simlar in that they both change color for protention,but the fox hides to get food,while the cat sits and runs to look for mice

BrennanFHM said...

fox and Butterfly are similar in that they both use camouflage , but the fox is bigger so its little bit harder to hide, while the butterfly is smaller so its easy to hide.

BrennanFHM said...

Makayla MED your post is similar to mine.

laurenFHMS said...

The European grass snake and a opposum are similar in that way, both can pretend to play dead if there is a pretador, but the European grass snake sticks out its tongue, while the opposum just lays down and stays as still as possible.

laurenFHMS said...

RyanFHMS I agree with you about the penugins carrying the babies under the dads feet.

Bridget MEB said...

Foxes and rabbits are similar in that they both change colors in the winter, but fox is brown in the summer, while the rabbit can be white in the summer.

JACOBMEB said...

Frog and a bear are similar in that they both hibernate, but the frog freezes, while a bear sleeps all winter.

Daniel MEB said...

The snakes and possum are similar in that they both play deadfrom their pray ,but the snake play dead from the badger,while the possum plays dead from birds.

Talon W. said...

Dylan MEB: Do u think that when the lizards are walking in water is cool to.

Ryan MEB said...

Hornbills and bears are similar in that they both stay withh their kids for up to 4 months,but Hornbills build a nest in a hollow tree, while a bear stays in a cave.

Dijai MEB said...

The Basilsk Lizard and frog are similar in that they both have long back legs,but lizardhas to walk on water, while the frolg has something to sit on.

Kayla MEB said...

Male seahorses and male pandas are similar in that they both give birth, but male seahorses send their babies on their own, while male pandas keep their babies together.

ShawnMEB said...

The Basilisk and the Waterbug are similar in that they both use water to defend them selfs ,but the basilisk runs across the water,while the waterbug floats across the water!

nate meb said...

A grass snake and a possum are similar in that they both play dead,but a grass snake spits goo ,while a possum lays there.

Kirsten MEB said...

Seahorses and turtles are similar in that they both leave home when they are born ,but seahorses are born under water ,while turtles are born on land.

CaylaMEB said...

Fox and Iguana are are similar in that they both change colors to camouflage in their enviorment ,but Foxes have fur and Iguanas have scales.

MEB terry said...

A green basilisk lizard and a yellow seasnake are similar in that they both use water to get away from predators,but a green basilisk lizard uses it's feet to get faster on the water to get away,while a yellow seasnake uses it's scales.

Hershel MEB said...

European grass snake and red fox are similar in that they both play dead,but the european grass snake spits goo, while the red fox kills with claws.

CameronMEB said...

Artic fox and chameleon are similar in that they both change colors, but the artic fox does it in the seasons, while the chameleon does it whenever.

Dalton MEB said...

Sea horse and Kangaroo are simalerin that they both have a pouch,but the sea horse is a male,while the kangaroo's babies stay in the pouch.

Jeremy MEB said...

Snakes and cats are similar in that they both play dead,But the snake plays dead to escape the badgers,While cats play dead to get food.

Taahirah said...

Seahorses and Kangeroos are similar in that they both have pouches for there babies, but seahores are males and after the babies are born they let them go while kangeroos keep their baby in their pouch til it gets older

anthony MEB said...

The Wood frog and the artic fox are similar in that they both survive in the cold ,but the frog freezes ,While the fox has fur.

hunterfhms said...

anothony meb thats realy cool when i read that i dident think their are frog ice sculpurs.

ryan FHM said...

Dylan MEB I never knew that the daddy long leg spider can walk on water.

madiFHMS said...

clownfish and owl are the same because they bolth live in a part of nature, but a clownfish lives in a sea anemones while a owl lives in a tree.

devonFHMS said...

a european grass snake and a poospm
both play dead but the snake fights back first then acts dead while the poospm stays dead the whole time madi i never new that the clownfish and the owl were alike.

madi FHMS said...

dlyan meb:i never know the big dady long lages could walk on water that is so cool.

arronfhms said...

seahourse and penugin are similar in that they both protect there eggs. but a male sea carrys his eggs untill they hauch while male penugin lays on his egg to proctect it from frezzing

arronfhms said...

devon fhms i read your artical and it was cool inever though posspm can play dead to trick preditors

arronfhms said...

devon fhms i read your artical and it was cool inever though posspm can play dead to trick preditors

brucefhms said...

Eurpean are grass snakeand Opposums
are similar in that they both play dead but the European grass snake
smells dead while opposum hang up
side downand look dead

Alex H. FHM said...

A parrotfish and a waterspider are similar in that they both make a bubble, but the parrotfish uses the bubble to sleep without being eaten while the waterspider uses the bubble for air so it can go underwater to catch tadpoles or smallfish.

Alex H. FHM said...

Jeremy MEB, I agree with you because my cousins' cat plays dead.