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12A | AUGUST 12, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL © 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 37 Replace the missing words. 1. Tardigrades on the Moon 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. 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. 2. 3. Match each tardigrade with its shadow. Tardigrades live everywhere on planet Earth. They live in the ocean and in every climate zone! 4. A tardigrade’s tiny feet have claws to help grip surfaces. A tardigrade’s mouth is a tiny tube. They use this to suck food out of plants and animals. 5. 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. Tardigrades can withstand cold as low as negative − ___________°F (−200°C) − They can live in temps as high as ____________°F (148.9°C). = 0 = 5 = 1 = 6 = 2 = 7 = 3 = 8 = 4 = 9 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. 6. 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. Standards Link: Language Arts: Understand alliteration. Children are born curious. From their earliest days, sensory exploration brings delight and wonder. New discoveries expand their minds. When they unlock the joy of reading, their world widens further. Magic happens. Kid Scoop opens the doors of discovery for elementary school children by providing interactive, engaging and relevant age-appropriate materials designed to awaken the magic of reading at school, at home, and throughout their lives. For more information about our literacy non-profit, visit kidscoopnews.org 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. TARDIGRADE CLIMATE SURVIVE LIBRARY DECADES TOUGH CRASH STATE HARSH CLAWS TINY DAMP TUBE PILL WET C R E A T H S R A H U R D E C A D E S G C E S S W A L C Y U T R T U B E L S R O E D A R G I D R A T W V T S M I A S R I I T E A H T M H B N E M T L L I P O I Y O E V I V R U S L N Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Decade Math This week’s word: RADIATION The noun radiation means the process of giving off energy in the form of waves. Solar radiation is the energy and sunlight that comes from the sun. Try to use the word radiation in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. Ticket to Space 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. Pretend you could win a ride into space on a rocket ship. Write a paragraph telling why you should win this prize. Standards Link: Mathematics: Undertstand base 10 place value. The 2021 Summer Reading Series Is proudly brought to you by these sponsors