Antarctic IceLesson 21

Power Point By: Mrs. Randa Jaber

Genre StudyExpository nonfiction explains information and ideas. Look for

Facts and details about a topic

Events told in time order

Pages 166-167Q1. What sensory words do the authors use to help readers picture Antarctica?

A1. deep, layer of ice, ocean freezes, no waves, wind

Q2. What is the main idea of the first paragraph on page 167?

A2. Under the ice, sea mammals, like jellyfish and sea stars, are waiting for summer to arrive.

Q3. What causes phytoplankton to be scarce during winter?

A3. the lack of sunlight

Pages 168-169Q4. How does ice help animals in Antarctica’s winter?

A4. Weddell seals stay under the ice which protects them from the wind; fish use small holes as their homes.

Q5. Why is a fish in a small hole safe from seals?

A5. because seals are too big to fit through the hole

Q6. At what time of year did the authors begin the selection?

A6. winter

Q7. What other seasons do you expect to read about? Why?

A7. spring and summer because they come after winter and the selection is being told in time order

Pages 170-171Q8. What does a mother Weddell seal do when summer arrives?

A8. She pulls herself out of the water and finds a safe place to have her baby.

Q9. How are emperor penguins and Weddell seals alike?

A9. They both have their young on the ice.

Q10. What happens after a mother emperor penguin lays an egg?

A10. The male emperor penguin places the egg on his feet and covers it with a flap of skin.

Q11. Then what happens?

A11. The egg hatches

Pages 172-173Q12. Why does the writer use Whoosh! to describe an Orca whale?

A12. It sounds like the whale’s breathing.

Q13. What does rookery mean?

A13. “a place to raise chicks”

Q14. What do Adelie penguins do that seals and emperor penguins do not do to prepare for the birth of their young?

A14. They build a nest where there is no ice.

Q15. What animals did you learn about ?

A15. Orca whales and Adelie penguins

Pages 174-175Q16. What does page 174 tell you about sea animals andd their food?

A16. Animals need each other for food. Algae are important to many animals.

Q17. What is an example of how animals need each other for food?

A17. Krill eat algae; fish eat krill; seals and penguins eat fish.

Q18. After having her baby, why does the female Adelie penguin leave again?

A18. She is hungry and needs to return to the ocean for food.

Pages 176-177Q19. Why do penguin chicks say together in a group?

A19. They are warmer and safer as a group.

Q20. Why do the young penguins and seals still need their parents?

A20. They are still too young to swim. Parents need to feed them since they cannot find food on their own.

Pages 178-179Q21. How are the Adelie and emperor penguins alike and different?

A21. The father penguins both look after the eggs. Both mothers spit up food for the chicks. The father emperor looks after the chick.

Q22. What do the writers mean by food raining down from the surface?

A22. Food is falling from the melting ice to the bottom of the ocean. It looks like rain.

Q23. What is the main idea on page 179?

A23. There is a lot of food available for the animals once summer arrives.

Pages 180-182Q24. Why must the emperor penguin chicks learn how to swim?

A24. They need to know how to swim since the ice is melting. If they do not know how to swim, they may drown.

Q25. Why are the animals getting ready to swim north?

A25. The winter weather north of Antarctic is warmer.

Q26. How does the selection end?

A26.with everything frozen in winter

Think CriticallyQ27. What does the father emperor penguin do after the mother penguin lays an egg?

A27. The father places it on feet and covers it with a flap of skin.

Q28. Why are algae important to the food chain?

A28. Many small animals eat algae. Larger animals then eat the small animals.

Homework Q1. Do you think living in Antarctica would be difficult? Why or why not?

Q2. Which of the animals do you think the authors find most interesting? Why do you think so?

Q3. Why is summer an important season for the animals of Antarctica? Give examples to explain your answer.