Big Ideas from Nature Comprehension/ Vocabulary Test

What is the main idea of this story?

• Car designers look at insects for ideas

• We can learn and get ideas from nature

• Velcro comes from bugs

• People are lazy

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What does biomimicry mean?

• to imitate bad behavior

• to copy ideas from celebrities

• to copy or imitate ideas from your siblings

• to copy or imitate ideas from nature

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

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CCSS.RI.5.5

The sticky burrs gave George an idea to invent velcro. The main idea of that section is:

• velcro is super useful

• nature is full of ideas

• George is an inventor

• Burrs are important

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Termite mounds gave us an idea for:

• air conditioning

• faster cars

• robots

• velcro

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Where did the Wright brothers get the idea for airplane wings?

• insects

• cats

• dogs

• birds

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Geckos have sticky feet that can even climb walls! They gave us an idea for:

• sticky glue

• sticky gum

• sticky bandages

• sticky shoes

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What did designers student to create a new fuel-saving car?

• Fish

• Geckos

• Shipworms

• Termites

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

According to the selection, why does observing nature help the environment?

• Observing nature is free.

• Observing nature saves time.

• Scientist do not use energy when studying nature.

• Nature does not waste materials or cause pollution.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Based on your reading, if someone wanted to create a faster boat, what might they study?

• Dogs

• Dolphins

• Speedboats

• Olympic swimmers

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

The word identical means the

• best.

• clean.

• quickest.

• same.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4