Key Details and Central Idea

Main Idea and Key Details

Big Ideas from Nature

Multiple Choice

Main Idea is _____________________.

• the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

• what the text is mainly about (topic).

Multiple Choice

What are key details?

• Evidence from the text that support the main idea.

• Evidence from the text that oppose the main idea.

Multiple Select

What inventions have we learned about from THIS text so far that have come from imitating nature? CHOOSE 3!

• a fastener (velcro) was inspired by burrs

• a cane for blind people was inspired by bats

• a car that saves gas was inspired by a fish

• a swimming flipper was inspired by ducks

• airplane wings were inspired by bird wings

Multiple Choice

Find the supporting detail: Which sentence from the text supports the main idea?

Main Idea: Air conditioners keep buildings cool.  The shape of a building can also help. 

• "Air conditioners keep buildings cool."

• "The air rises through tunnels and flows out the top."

• "In Africa, termites gave builders an example of a self-cooling structure."

• "The design saves money and energy."