April 29th - May 10th
What is a marine mammal? A dolphin! We will be read and discussed the nonfiction text "Dolphins" by Melissa Stewart. How did the author/illustrator help us learn more about ocean animals? How are mammals different than fish? We learned this and so much more as we dived in and talked about dolphins and then sharks. Vocabulary from the book: calf: a young dolphin equator: an imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles mammal: a warm-blooded animal that drinks its mother’s milk, has a backbone, and hair oxygen: an invisible gas in air and water that helps animals get energy from food predator: an animal that eats other animals prey: animals that are eaten by other animals What is quick, quiet and has 5 rows of teeth? It is a shark! We read and discussed "Sharks!" by Anne Schreiber. Vocabulary from the book: cartilage: is light, strong and rubbery. Shark skeletons are made of cartilage. extinct: plants and animals are no longer al...