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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2021
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 37
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Tardigrades on the Moon
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In 2019, a small ____________
called Beresheet, crashed on the
____________ of the moon.
magine an animal that looks like a combination of a
caterpillar and a teddy bear. Can you picture that?
Then you have imagined a tardigrade!
Beresheet was carrying a
special “library.” This
library had all kinds of ______________
about Earth, including some _________,
tiny tardigrades.
Tardigrades, sometimes called water bears or moss piglets, are really tiny.
They’re microscopic—you need a microscope to see them.
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Some scientists think the tardigrades
may have _______________ the crash.
They can survive all kinds of ________
situations, including times with no water
and no air. That’s just one ___________
they are often considered the toughest
animals on Earth.
Match each tardigrade
with its shadow.
Tardigrades live everywhere
on planet Earth.
They live in
the ocean
and in every
climate zone!
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A tardigrade’s tiny feet
have claws to help grip
surfaces.
Tardigrades can withstand
cold as low as negative
−
___________°F
(−200°C)
−
They can live in temps as high as
____________°F (148.9°C).
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When it is dry, tardigrades shrink
into a little pill shape called a tun.
They slow their breathing and
metabolism to a death-like state. They can
survive like this, without water, for decades.
Once they get wet again, they come back to
life in just a few hours!
Metabolism: The
processes in plants and
animals by which food
is changed into energy
or to make cells and
tissue.
A tardigrade’s mouth is a
tiny tube. They use this to
suck food out of plants
and animals.
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Tardigrades have eight short,
thick legs. The first pair of legs, closest
to their head, is used for holding
on to things. The other three pairs
are used for walking.
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Tiny and tough both
start with the letter
“T.” Using words that
start with the same
letter in a description,
is called alliteration.
Look through the
newspaper for pairs of
words that start with
the same letter. What
could your pairs of
words describe?
Tardigrades can survive high radiation, boiling liquids,
enormous pressure of up to six times the pressure at the
depth of oceans, and even a vacuum.
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Tardigrades really like to live in damp moss where they get all
the food and water they need to thrive. Circle every other letter
to discover the things tardigrades like to eat.
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CLIMATE
SURVIVE
LIBRARY
DECADES
TOUGH
CRASH
STATE
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CLAWS
TINY
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Decade Math
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A decade is 10 years. Look through the
newspaper for three numbers that are more than
ten. Rewrite each one as decades and years.
For example, 54 is five decades and four years.
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