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Current Events for August 22, 2012Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Mrs. HintonChoose one of the articles to read. Find 2 new vocabulary words you would like to teach to the class. Write them down and look up their definitions. Write a 5 sentence summary about what you read.Enjoy!Mrs.Hinton
World's First Eyeless Spider Discovered in Southeast Asia
Just when scientists think they have discovered and recorded every species of insect that crawls the earth they find something new. Earlier this month, Peter Jager, the head of arachnology at Frankfurt's Senckenberg Research Institute reported the discovery of a unique spider that has adapted to its dark environment by simply doing away with of all of its eight eyes!
Gorilla Siblings Joyfully Reunite After Three Years
Just like humans who haven't seen each other in a few years, they began with a formal handshake. But then, the two could just not contain their excitement - First came the squeeze of shoulders, then a giant hug and finally, the ultimate evidence of joy - A rough tumble into the soft grass. That, is how the workers at the Longleat Safari and Adventure Park in Wiltshire, England, are describing last week's joyful reunion of Alf and Kesho, two lowland gorilla brothers that had been separated for three years.Current Events for August 22, 2012Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Mrs. HintonChoose one of the articles to read. While reading, choose 2 vocabulary words to teach to the class. Write them in your science notebook and write the definition also. Also, write a summary of the article. Enjoy!!!Mrs. hinton
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