This reading provides a look at how humans make a living along our coasts and how marine animals are adapted to their environments. Students order the mixed-up events in a story which follows the life of crabs from egg to our dinner table. Scrambled Crab Students unscramble the mixed-up letters of crab terms, using the definitions of the terms as clues. Observing the Living Crab Students observe crabs swimming, walking, digging, hunting, and eating. This reading focuses on shrimp anatomy and life cycle while continuing a look at how humans make a living along our coasts.
Students make calculations regarding costs of shrimping.
Only Half The Story Students choose words about shrimp biology and fishing from a list to fill in blanks in a story. A-Coming Commercial shrimping provides livelihoods for many people. Students practice solving word problems, including challenge problems involving calculating averages and percents. Students sort bird pictures into groups with common characteristics to gain an appreciation of diversity. Beaks and Feet Students match a set of beak and feet cards, representing a variety of estuarine birds, with different food types and feeding areas.