Integrated subjects

Integrated subjects

by Joseph Manso

​Sweet as Honey

​Honey is sweet and thick. Honeybees make it.

First, they fly from flower to flower. At each

flower, they collect nectar. Nectar is watery. It

is found inside flower blossoms. The bees sip

the nectar from flowers. Next, they store it in

their bodies. It is kept in their honey bags.

Then, the nectar in the honey bags changes. It

changes into two kinds of sugars. The bees fly back

to their hives. Finally, they put the nectar into their

hives. While it is there, most of the water leaves or

evaporates. All that is left is the sweet, thick honey

inside the honeycomb. People who collect honey

remove the combs. Last, the sweet honey is sold for us to eat.

Multiple Choice

What is nectar?

• A a flower

• B a watery substance that

  bees sip from flowers

• C another name for honey

• D a part of a bee’s body that

  makes honey

Multiple Choice

What would happen if the bees

didn’t have honey bags?

• F They couldn’t make honey.

• G They would fly in circles.

• H They couldn’t find flowers.

• J They wouldn’t be able to

  see.

Multiple Choice

What happens after the bees put

the nectar into their hives?

• A They fly from flower to

  flower.

• B They collect the nectar.

• C The bees sip the nectar

  from flowers.

• D Most of the water leaves or

  evaporates.

Multiple Choice

If you were a honey collector,

where would you go to find

honey?

• F in the store

• G in the honeybees’ hive

• H in your house

• J in the sand

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The Investigation

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The bowl sat empty. “Oh, no! My spaghetti is missing!” shrieked Mom. “I was supposed to take it to the school potluck tonight. What am I going to do?”

I decided to help my mom find her lost spaghetti. “Don’t panic Mom, I’ll look for clues,” I said as I started looking around. The spaghetti had been in the bowl, on the counter, near the sink. First, I ran outside to check for footprints. There were none! It must have been an inside job

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Who would be my first suspect? I went to my baby sister Laurie’s room. I checked in her crib, in her toy box, and in the closet. There was no sign of the spaghetti.

Next, I went to question my second suspect. I asked Dad if he had seen anything unusual. He had been mowing the lawn and didn’t know anything about the case.

My leads seemed to be vanishing. Could a thief have come into our house and helped himself to dinner? Had aliens zapped it aboard their spaceship? I looked around. Suddenly, I noticed through the open window two birds carrying long,red-and-white worms in their beaks. The Case of the Missing Spaghetti was closed!

Multiple Choice

What is the solution to The Case

of the Missing Spaghetti?

• A Dad took the spaghetti.

• B Laurie ate the spaghetti.

• C Birds took the spaghetti.

• D Mom had put the spaghetti

  in the fridge.

Multiple Choice

Who was the second suspect?

• F baby Laurie

• G Mom

• H Dad

• J the birds

Multiple Choice

How do you know Dad didn’t

take the spaghetti?

• A He was mowing the lawn.

• B He was watching Laurie.

• C He liked pizza better.

• D Dad didn’t like to

  investigate.

Multiple Choice

Why might the birds have taken

the spaghetti?

• They liked Italian food.

• G They thought they were

  worms.

• H They wanted to try something different.

• J They needed to make

  a nest.

Multiple Choice

John was going on vacation with his family. They decided to go to Florida.

Dad packed the car and John took his pillow. When they got there, they

were going to stay with his grandparents. How was John traveling?

Multiple Choice

Before bed you can find Tony looking out his window. Tony loves to look

through his telescope. His grandpa sometimes looks with him. He points

out different things in the night sky. What does Tony see in the night sky?

Multiple Choice

Lucy was getting ready to go to the grocery store with her mom. Lucy’s

mom never let her go anywhere in a car without buckling her seatbelt.

She climbed into the car and started telling her mom what she wanted to

buy at the store. Lucy’s mom wouldn’t start the car until Lucy did what?

Multiple Choice

Pierce’s dad is going on a business trip to Texas. He has to be at the

airport very early in the morning. Pierce and his mom are going to take

his dad out to breakfast. What will Pierce’s dad ride in to get to Texas?