This is Red Ribbon/Just Say No week! Tomorrow is PJ Day! Thursday is Wear Red Day! Friday is Costumes for the Halloween Party!
THE HALLOWEEN PARTY IS FRIDAY!!!! You are welcome to join us around 1:30 to help your child get into his/her costume!
Tomorrow is a Science Test for Chapter 3! Here is a copy of the study guide in case you forgot to bring it home!
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A polar bear's warm fur is an example of an
adaptation.
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Predators may avoid the hover fly because it
mimics the honeybee.
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Fish obtain oxygen through the use of gills.
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Adaptations are certain traits that help living
things survive in their environment.
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Camouflage is when an animal blends in with its
surroundings. It also helps animals hide.
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Some animals survive during cold winters by
hibernating.
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A chipmunk sleeping for most of the winter is an
example of hibernation.
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Camels have nostrils that can close to keep sand
out, humps that store fat for energy when food is scarce, and wide hooves to
walk on sand. All of these adaptations help it to survive desert life.
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An adaptation for a duck is that is has webbed
feet.
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Migration is when a bird flies south for the
winter.
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A porcupine's quills help protect it from
predators. This is an example of defense.
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When an animal hibernates, it uses its fat for
energy.
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Mimicry is when a living thing looks like
another living thing.
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The bones of a bird are hollow, which makes them
well-suited for flying.
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Locomotion is movement from place to place.
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To migrate means to change location on a regular
basis.
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Plants respond to light by growing towards the
source of it.
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The roots of most plants grow the same direction
as gravity.
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Plants have tropisms to light, water, heat,
chemicals and gravity.
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A plant's response to its environment is called
a tropism.
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A cactus has soft tissues that hold water like a
sponge.
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A plant reacts to a stimulus by changing its
direction or pattern of growth.
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Not all endangered species become extinct.
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When an ecosystem changes, some animals will
leave, some organisms will die, and the land may benefit from the change.
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Too little rain can cause a drought.
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If there are no living members of a species
left, that species is extinct.
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Natural events that change ecosystems are
hurricanes, floods, and landslides.
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Humans often cut down forests for wood. This
most likely changes forest animals' habitats.
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Some dinosaur fossils have structures that look
like wings. Most likely, this means they could fly.
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During a drought, the soil can dry up.
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Endangered species have few of their kind left.
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Adding harmful things to air, water, or land is
called pollution.
Mount St. Helens is a volcano in the state of
Washington.