How Can Some Beans Jump?

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1 Level B Complete each sentence. Use words in the box. grow living caterpillar through hatches bloom rolling supply sunny turns How Can Some Beans Jump? A certain kind of bean can jump around. The bean carries a moth inside it. The moth makes the bean jump. Jumping beans on shrubs in Mexico. When the shrubs, moths gather around the shrubs. Some moths lay their eggs inside the blossoms. Soon the blossom inside. When the egg eats away at this handy home. into a bean. The moth s egg is still, a caterpillar is born. The caterpillar of food. The bean makes a great Sometimes it gets a bit warm inside the bean. On a day, the heat can be felt inside. This makes the jump about. Then the bean can be seen around by itself. In time the caterpillar grows too big for the bean. So it eats a hole right the bean. Then a gray moth comes out and it flies away. Read your completed story to make sure it makes sense. Remedia Publications 25 I Wonder... Activity Book

2 1. Explain what makes a jumping bean jump. 2. Write the sentence in the story that tells what happens when the caterpillar grows too big for the bean. 3. Choose two of the words below. Write a sentence for each word you choose. caterpillar blossom shrubs I Wonder... Activity Book 26 Remedia Publications

3 Level B Complete each sentence. Use words in the box. reach built problem high bikes curved pedals very almost type How Long Have We Used Bikes? The first bikes were built wheels. They were held together by a 200 years ago. They had two bar. The bikes had no the ground with your feet. These were called hobby horses.. To ride one, you had to push it along were like scooters. They Pedals came about 50 years later. But the bikes had a big. The wheels were made from wood. The ride was very bumpy. Those bikes were called boneshakers. By the late 1800 s, rubber tires were used. Those bikes looked strange. The front wheel was huge. The rear wheel was tiny. The seat was in the air. You had to use a ladder to it. If you fell, it was a long way to the ground. The of bike we see now was first built about 100 years ago. Each year, more bikes are than cars. Read your completed story to make sure it makes sense. Remedia Publications 27 I Wonder... Activity Book

4 1. Write two or more sentences about bikes of long ago. 2. Write the sentence in the story that tells why bikes were once called boneshakers. 3. Choose two of the words below. Write a sentence for each word you choose. pedals wheels boneshakers I Wonder... Activity Book 28 Remedia Publications

5 Level B Complete each sentence. Use words in the box. orbit thousands float attracts back circles comet might form melt What Are Comets? Comets are made up of water, dust, and gases. They through space. Chunks of ice at the comet s core. This core is quite large. As the comet moves, it rocks and dust. These loose objects follow behind the comet. They form the tail. Comets travel through space in a fixed path. The path is called an orbit. A comet s often leads to the sun. Sooner or later the comet circles the sun. Then it moves away. After many years, it turns around and heads for the sun. This may happen once every 75, 200, or 500 years. When the is near the sun, some of its ice melts. This makes a kind of glow. It is this glow that can be seen. It look like a bright star. Comets move at speeds of of miles per hour. Yet, to the eye, they seem to stand still. Each time a comet the sun, it loses some of its ice. Someday it will and disappear. Read your completed story to make sure it makes sense. Remedia Publications 29 I Wonder... Activity Book

6 1. What are comets? 2. Write the sentence in the story that tells what forms in a comet s core. 3. Choose two of the words below. Write a sentence for each word you choose. disappear orbit attracts I Wonder... Activity Book 30 Remedia Publications

7 Level B Complete each sentence. Use words in the box. animal inner parents weak bury wanted smoothing saved before things Why Do Dogs Bury Bones? At one time, dogs were not pets. They were wild and lived outdoors. Food was hard to find. When they found a animal, they killed it. But they could not eat the animal all at once. So they some of it for the next meal. Other dogs the food. To protect their food, dogs would bury what they could not eat. They even buried the bones. Then all traces of the were hidden. Today, most dogs are fed by their owners. They do not have to hunt. But they still want to bones and dig holes. They are born with this desire. It is called instinct. Instinct is strong in animals. It tells them what to do. Children can talk to their and learn what to do. But most animals grow up fast. They need a set of thoughts. These thoughts tell them they need to know. Dogs will turn in circles they lie down. This is also an instinct. They think that they are a pile of leaves for their bed. Read your completed story to make sure it makes sense. Remedia Publications 31 I Wonder... Activity Book

8 1. Explain why dogs bury bones. 2. Write the sentence in the story that tells why dogs turn in circles before they lie down. 3. Choose two of the words below. Write a sentence for each word you choose. instinct bury desire I Wonder... Activity Book 32 Remedia Publications

9 Level B Complete each sentence. Use words in the box. disturb waves throwing stop echo also objects across facing take What Is An Echo? Stand in an empty room. Say a few words. You will hear the sound of your own voice after you talking. That sound is an echo. You may hear an echo if you are in the mountains. Call out Hello. You may hear the sound return. An echo can be heard in an empty room because there are no other to absorb the sound. If the room has chairs, beds, and tables, they the echo. It can t be heard as well. Each time you speak, your words are carried sound waves. These waves your words to your friends. The sound waves move just like waves in an ocean. When sound waves hit a large object, they may bounce back to you. That is the you hear. It is like a ball at a wall and catching it when it bounces back. If you speak softly, the echo will not be heard. The sound are too weak. If you talk a door, there will not be an echo. The door is too small to bounce the waves back to you. Read your completed story to make sure it makes sense. Remedia Publications 33 I Wonder... Activity Book

10 1. What is an echo? 2. Write the sentence in the story that tells why an echo can be heard in an empty room. 3. Choose two of the words below. Write a sentence for each word you choose. echo absorb bounce I Wonder... Activity Book 34 Remedia Publications

11 Level B Complete each sentence. Use words in the box. accident combine dessert anyone syrup another gather called day liked Who First Made Ice Cream? The first ice cream was the of kings. It was made from snow. Slaves would run to the mountains and snow. Back in the palace, they would add fruit or honey. Roman kings too. Theirs contained milk. ice cream. The Chinese made ice cream, Years later, in Italy, ice cream was first made with cream. It was the flower of milk. The chefs would not tell how they made this treat. A man named Mr. Green made the first ice cream soda. It was an. He had a booth at a fair. He sold drinks. One he ran out of cream. So he added ice cream to water and. The soda was a big hit. At fair, two men were talking. One sold ice cream. The other sold waffles. They decided to their booths. The ice cream was poured into the waffles. That was the first ice cream cone. Read your completed story to make sure it makes sense. Remedia Publications 35 I Wonder... Activity Book

12 1. Write about the first ice cream. 2. Write the sentence in the story that tells who made the first ice cream soda. 3. Choose two of the words below. Write a sentence for each word you choose. dessert Italy palace I Wonder... Activity Book 36 Remedia Publications

13 25 Answer Key When a caterpillar inside the bean becomes warm, it starts to move and jump about. Answers may vary. 2. So it eats a hole right through the bean. 3. Sentences will vary Comets are space objects made up of water, ice, dust, and gases. Answers may vary. 2. Chunks of ice form at the comet s core. 3. Sentences will vary An echo is the sound of spoken words coming back to you when they bounce off of large objects. Answers may vary. 2. An echo can be heard in an empty room because there are no other objects to absorb the sound. 3. Sentences will vary The first bikes had two wheels but no pedals. To ride one, you had to push it along the ground with your feet. The wheels on the bikes were made from wood. Answers may vary. 2. The ride was very bumpy. 3. Sentences will vary Wild dogs buried bones to hide all traces of an animal they had killed. Tame dogs bury bones because of an instinct they are born with. Answers may vary. 2. They think that they are smoothing a pile of leaves for their bed. 3. Sentences will vary The first ice cream was made from snow. Fruit or honey was added to the snow. Answers may vary. 2. A man named Mr. Green made the first ice cream soda. 3. Sentences will vary. I Wonder... Activity Book 60 Remedia Publications