Monster Glowing Squid Captured on Video

When it comes to the sea, there are a lot of unexplored things that Scientists are trying to learn about. Recently, Scientists in Japan took a photograph of a giant squid. These giant squids can grow as big as humans. This type of giant squid has arms that glow to caught prey. Above is the first photograph taken of this squid in the wild.

After reading this article, answer the following questions:

1. What is this squid known as?

2. Why does this squid glow? (give 2 reasons)

3. What is this squid missing that other squids have and what does it have in place of them?

4. Why do you think they were able to take a picture of this squid now?

5. How do you think this squid would hunt if it did not glow?

All About Chimps!

Chimpanzees are more like humans than researchers previously thought. In a new study performed in Japan, chimps helped other chimps get juice by passing them objects such as straws (to drink the juice) or sticks (to reach straws they couldn't reach). Right-click and open in new window to this webpage to watch a quick video of this.

After watching this video, answer the following:
1. Write a short summary of the video (1 main idea sentence and 2 supporting detail sentences).

After completing the summary, go to this webpage (right-click; open in new window). Look at the 5 pictures and read the 14 slides. Then answer the following:
2. Chimpanzees are omnivores. Give 4 examples of what they can eat.
3. Look at picture 5 of 5. Why is this chimpanzee holding a stick?
4. Read slide 7 of 14. Why do you think chimpanzee numbers have gotten smaller?
5. How far can a chimpanzee's food call go?

Animal Myths Busted

*myth: a popular story that is thought to be true.

Animals do some pretty strange things. Giraffes clean their eyes and ears with their tongues. Snakes see through their eyelids. Some snails can hibernate for three years. But other weird animal tales are hogwash. Read this National Geographic Kids article and find out how some of these myths started—and why they're not true.

READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE FIRST BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. There are 5 pages to the article.

1. Why can it be bad if penguins look up at low-flying airplanes?

2. Explain what the parotoid glands on a frog can do to predators and humans.

3. If you see a baby bird on the ground, why should you NOT touch it?

4. What are ostriches doing when it looks like they're burying their heads in the sand?

5. Pick any animal and make up your own animal myth. Have fun with this one and be as creative as possible.

Bullies

October 4 through 10 is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week. Across the U.S., communities are working to make sure schools are caring environments.

Read this article to see what some communities and schools are doing.

1. What does it mean to be a bully?

2. How many states have passed laws to stop bullying in schools?
3a. What is the name of the anti-bullying program used by schools around the world?

3b. Why is it successful?

4. What are the three different groups involved in bullying? Who are the bystanders and what do they do?

5. What do you think you could do to help stop bullying in your school?

Dolphins

Scientists are studying wild and captive dolphins all over the world to figure out their secret language. Read this article on dolphins to find out how they communicate. Once you right-click on the article and open it in another window, remember that the article has 5 pages - read them all, then answer the questions.
*Decipher means to de-code, or to break the code.
1. Give the name of the person who states, "It seemed clear that they knew who they were talking with." (page 1)
2. How many different types of dolphin species are there? (page 2)
3. List at least 3 ways dolphins "talk" with each other. (page 2)
4. How long can dolphins stay underwater between breaths? (page 4)
5. If you could talk with a dolphin, what would you say? What would you ask?

Fighting the Flames

Forest fires are raging out of control in Southern California. Read this Time For Kids article [right click, Open in new window] about these fires and and answer the following questions.
1. What two things are fueling the fires in Southern California?
2. When and where did the wildfire start?
3. Who is California's Governor?
4. If you were Abigail Carrillo, what things would you bring from your house?
Remember to use complete sentences. Click on "comment" below to post your comment, then click "show original post" so you can see the questions.
So, READ the whole article first, THEN start to answer the questions.

Welcome to Mr. Tomasulo's Blog

Hello! Welcome to Mr. Tomasulo's class blog. This will be a practice session so you can get used to using this blog. A few thing you should know before you proceed:

-Once you post something you cannot take it off. So make sure what you post is appropriate.

-When referring to yourself (or other students), ONLY USE YOUR FIRST NAME! Never use last names or any other identifying information.

-Never hit "Back" on the Internet Explorer tab. You will lose information and not get it back.

Now we are ready to begin. Answer the following questions:

1. What is your first name?

2. What kind of music do you listen to?

3. How many brothers and sisters do you have?

4. What was your favorite part of the summer?

5. What was your least favorite part of the summer?

Click on "comments" below, then "Show Original Post."