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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018 | 7B © 2018 by Vicki Whiting, Editor 6 Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 34, No. 44 Are you an eagle-eyed reader? Read the articles below and correct the nine spelling errors you find. The first one is done for you. 5 4 8 7 3 9 2 10 Gorillas are found in Africa. They mainly live in tropical forests where there is a lot of vegetation, or plants to 12 eat. The mountain gorilla lives at higher elevations in Zaire, Rwanda 15 13 16 14 and Uganda. Elevation 17 18 means how high the land is above the 19 surface of the sea. 1 11 Gorilla Manners If you ever meat a gorilla, be sure to use gorilla manners. Just as when yo encounter any animal, you should dew 45 44 20 Connect the dots to draw a gorilla. When a male gorilla is fully grown, he will start to grow silvery hair on his back, in the shape of a saddle. This is why we call them silverback gorillas. 43 33 32 34 21 42 Adult gorillas can weigh up to 400 pounds, and, when they stand on their two legs, are about five- and-a-half feet tall. certain things to make the gorilla fool safe around you: • When you first make eye 41 29 How tall are you? Measure yourself, then draw yourself next to the gorilla. 31 30 22 35 28 36 contact with the gorilla, lowered your head and 23 look away quickly. 40 37 27 39 24 38 26 • Stay quiet. Don’t move 25 two quickly. Loud noises and suddenly movements 19 - 8 = Along with their families, silverback gorillas are mostly herbivorous, which means that they usually eat plants and fruits. scare gorillas! 28 - 19 = A silverback gorilla can eat up to forty-five pounds of food a day. That’s a whole lot of food! 8 + 4 = • “Bow” to them. Made yourself shorter than the Which of these things do you think weigh around 45 pounds? Check your answers by doing the math. gorilla. • Showing your teeths can be 7 + 9 - 4 = seen as a threat to a gorilla, so if you smile, make sure 12 + 24 + 9 = you don’t show your teeth! Standards Link: Number Sense/ Estimation: Students understand basic estimation strategies. 23 + 11 + 11 = 18 + 18 + 9 = Standards Link: Measurement: Understand the basic measurements of weight and height. Gorillas like to be around other gorillas, so they live in groups (sometimes called troops), as a big gorilla family. A troop can include more than 30 gorillas. Can you imagine having thirty people in your family? Draw a gorilla in three easy steps. Find ten words in today’s newspaper that describe a gorilla. Put these words in alphabetical order. Standards Link: Spelling: Sort words into alphabetical order. Gorillas are like people in a lot of ways. Use the code to find out a couple of ways they are similar to humans. Gorillas have _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and 3 14 11 21 16 24 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , just like us. Their _ _ _ _ 1 16 11 1 2 16 7 16 9 24 7 look just like ours. They even have the same number of _ _ _ _ _ as people – 32. 1 16 16 1 8 9 = A 16 = E 3 = F 21 = G 8 = H 14 = I Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word SILVER in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row. Some spaces have been filled in for you. Gorilla Words A troop is led by one or more silverback gorillas. They decide where the troop will live, and when it will wake up, eat and go back to bed. They also make sure that no troop member hurts another. Know anyone like that? 1 16 11 Standards Link: Writing: Edit text to check for correct spelling and grammar. 5 = M 4 = P 11 = N 24 = R 2 = O 7 = S 1 = T 12 = U 6 = W Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions. GORILLAS SADDLE ELEVATION TROOP PRIMATE VEGETATION WEIGH FINGERS TOES LAND SHAPE HAIR WAKE WHOLE MALE Food Fun N O I T A T E G E V M S S R D N A L A J E A R O S H E P T W This week’s word: E L E O S V A R E H The noun primate means any of a group of mammals that include humans, apes and monkeys. P L G P A I C I P O A I N T D R G M R L H R I I D H W A K E S O F E L A M T M A N G T E E S S E O T Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. PRIMATE Chimpanzees are primates that live in trees. Try to use the word primate in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family. Gorilla Home Using the grocery ads in the newspaper or online, find enough food to add up to 45 pounds of food. You must include at least seven different kinds of food (fruit, vegetables, meat, cereal, bread, ice cream, juices, etc.) ANSWER:7KHDSHEF·V Standards Link: Measurement: Understand the basic measurements of weight. Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways and diagonally. Imagine you are selling the perfect home for gorillas. Write a classified ad to sell your gorilla house. Look at the newspaper ads for examples to guide you. SPONSORED BY W H E N E X P E R I E N C E CO U N TS We go to EXTREMES to solve your hearing problems!