BELLWORK Today we will be reading an article titled “Beetle

Turns Itself into a Wheel (That’s How it Rolls)”. Write 2-3 sentences predicting what the article is about and what you will learn.

What do you already know about animals/bugs that “roll”? Give examples of things you have seen in real life, heard about, or watched on TV

Write 1 question you have about today’s article, based on the title.

INTRODUCTION

The southern beaches of Cumberland Island, off the coast of Georgia, USA, are part of a national park. To protect the area, only residents and staff are allowed to drive their vehicles on the sands. But there are plenty of wheels nonetheless – small, living ones.

STRATEGY: TWO WORDS-TWO SENTENCES For each “chunk” of the article we read, we

will write a two word title & two sentences summarizing what we learned.

EXAMPLE:National Park

There is a national park in Georgia where most people are not allowed to drive. However, there is some other kind of “wheel” you can find on the island.

TWO WORD (title)

TWO SENTENCE (Summary)

PLEASE READ THE NEXT 2 PARAGRAPHS

When you are finished complete a:

TWO WORD title & TWO SENTENCE summary

Be ready to share what you learned in a class discussion!

WATCH IT ROLL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zx5Yeyw_PM&feature=player_embedded

THINK-PAIR-SHARE

If you were an ecologist at this national park, how would you test out this new finding?

If the tiger beetle is one of the best studied species in America, why wasn’t this discovered until recently?

Now that you know what the article is about, what questions do you have?

PLEASE READ THE NEXT 4 PARAGRAPHS

When you are finished complete a:

TWO WORD title & TWO SENTENCE summary

Be ready to share what you learned in a class discussion!

BACK OFF! The beetle has several

strategies it uses before rolling: threatening with its jaws, playing dead, throwing up…

How might each of these strategies help the beetle scare off a predator or threat?

Why doesn’t it just roll away to begin with?

HOW DID THEY MEASURE THIS QUALITATIVE BEHAVIOR? COMPARE TO DIAGRAM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wXd7jhX0dzE

PLEASE READ THE NEXT 3 PARAGRAPHS

When you are finished complete a:

TWO WORD title & TWO SENTENCE summary

Be ready to share what you learned in a class discussion!

OTHER SPECIES THAT ROLL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzAF7WuXhKA&feature=player_embedded

THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Why did the rolling strategy evolve in so many species?

What could this imply about the history of life on Earth if there are species on different continents that have similar strategies?

Why haven’t any species evolved real wheels?

PLEASE READ THE LAST 2 PARAGRAPHS

When you are finished complete a:

TWO WORD title & TWO SENTENCE summary

Be ready to share what you learned in a class discussion!

1. PASS FORWARD THE ARTICLE & YOUR SUMMARIES.

2. SET UP A READING STRATEGIES LIST

Reading Stategies#1: Two Word Title, Two Sentence Summary

ADD TO DIVIDERS & PUT IN 3-RING BINDER

Basic Info1. Syllabus2. Procedures3. Safety Rules4. Class Map5. Reading Strategies

DISCUSS WITH A PARTNER

When reading articles or textbooks for information- what are some strategies you can use to help you understand & take notes?

Be ready to share

CLOSURE/SPONGE

Draw a short 3-frame comic strip summarizing what you learned about the behavior of Tiger Beetle Larva (worms).