Main Idea 1

Honey bees travel up to four miles to find nectar for honey. When a bee finds nectar, it does a wiggle dance to tell the other bees where the nectar is. Other worker bees then head out to the source. All in all, a hive of bees can travel up to 55,000 miles and visit 2,000,000 plants to produce one pound of honey. What is the main idea?

• Honeybees are hard workers
• Honey is made from nectar
• Honeybees like to dance.

It was the end of May, and Li still hadn't made a real friend. li was shy and self conscious about his neight. At his old school, he'd been on the basketball team and knew a few of the players, but when he enrolled at Dunbar, basketball season had ended.  Li planned to go out for the team next year, but that didn't help his sisutation now. What is the main idea?

• Going out for sports helps you make friends
• New students are usually lonely 
• Li is having a hard time making friends

Can insects be trained? Researchers placed checmicals into bee feeders. the checmicals are often found in explosives, such as bombs. Within two days, the bees connected the smell of the checmicals with food. They were then able to lead researchers to buried explosives by scent alone. Researchers hope to use honeybees to locate buried land mines, which are used as weapons of war. What is the main idea?

• Insects are very intelligent
• It may be possible to change insect behavior
• All insect behavior can be changed

Robert Baden-Powell thought boys in england weren't tough enough. So in 1908, he started the boy scouts. by 1910, scouting had caught on in the United States. that same year, baden-Powell started the Girl Guides, again in England. The Girl Guides, or Girl Scouts, came here in 1912. Scouting has been around for about 100 years.  What is the main idea?

• Scouting started in England and then came to the United States
• The United States often ends up doing what the British do.
• The Girl Scouts were first named the Girl Guides.

In 1939, the World's Fiar was held in New York City. people came from 60 countries to see the "World of Tomorrow" products. Machines that washed dishes! Telephones that claled long distance! Refrigerators that made ice! and even a radio with pictures--called a TV! The peole of 1939 were excited about many of the things we now take for granted. What is the main idea?

• Many people attended the 1939 World's Fair
• The World of Tomorrow is now the world of today
• People in 1939 had never seen a dishwasher or TV

Dracula may not be real, but vampire ats are, and they feed on blood! Most vampire bats live in South America. they usually hunt small mammals and birds. but occasionally they travel in swarms and attack cattle--and even humans! One of the most amazing facts about vampire bats is that some have wingspans of 67 inches. That's a lot of bat! What is the main idea?

• South America is home to vampire bats
• Vampire bats are very dangerous to humans
• Vampire bats are real and can be frightening

In July 1996, Subaru Takahashi left Japan in a 30-foot sailboat. He hoped to become the oungest person to sail across the Pacific. but in August, anengine failed, leaving him without lights. Then a violent storm hit. even his two-way radio broke. but Takahashi didn't give up. Fifty-four days later, the 14-year-old sailed into San Francisco bay, ending his 6,000-mile journey. What is the main idea?

• Subaru Takahashi did an amazing thing
• Subarau takahashi didn't know what he was doing
• Subarau Takahashi took a dangerous risk

Scotland's Loch Ness has been making headlines for more that 70 years. In 1933, two people reported seeing a huge animal swimming in the lake. two more claimed they saw the same creature moving across land. Some people said it had a hump. Others said it had flippers and a long neck. Despite more than 4,000 sightings, no one knows for sure if "Nessie" exists. What is the main idea?

• Loch Ness is home ot a strange creature
• Rumors of a strange creature have made Loch Ness famous
• Nessie has a hump

Unicorns were once common in folktales. Unicorns resembled horses with a single horn on their foreheads. They lived deep in the forest and were rarely seen. the only way to capture one was to send a maiden alone into the forest. Upon seeing her, a unicorn would approach.  It would then lie down beside her allowing itself to be captured. What is the main idea?

• Unicron means "one horn"
• Unicorns were magical
• Imaginary creatures called unicorns were popular in folktales.

Tattoos might be "in," but they can also be dangerous. Dirty needles are sometimes used to puncture the skin. These needles can spread deadly diseases. It is important for people to research tattoo parlors for their cleanliness. Because, being "in" could just mean being in the hospital. What is the main idea?

• States should make tattooing illegal
• Tatoos come with health risks
• People who are "in" have tattoos