Journeys Lesson 14

He thinks they are "icky"

He'd like to step on them all

He thinks they are amazing and mighty creatures who benefit the earth

He thinks they ruin all his picnics

Because dinosaurs lived longer

to show dinosaurs are more important

to show people have not been on earth as long as ants

to show that ants have not been on earth as long as people

They both dig holes and tunnels

They both choose jobs when they are adults

They both live in underground homes

They both work together to solve problems

To show how tall it is

to show how anthills absorb and transfer heat to the nest

To show why some ants freeze in the winter

to show how anthills reflect the sun's heat away from the nest.

Near tall grass

under a rock or log

next to a lake or pond

beside a brick building

They summarize the main ideas in the text

They provide additional facts related to the topic

they explain how the author learned to draw and study ants

They provide amusing details but are not related to the text

"A life of Work"

"A Dangerous World"

"Masters of the Earth"

"Grass roots Highways"

There's a picture on an ant next to an elephant

He compares ants to human weight lifters

By describing a forest path built entirely by ants

With the fact that ants can lift objects 5 times their body weight

To show how much bigger it is than an ant

Because he wants one as a pet

To show how it's body parts help it hunt for ants

To show it's resemblance to armadillos

They recycle soil nutrients by digging

They spread plant seeds as they transport food

They spread pollen as they feed on plants

They recycle leaves by breaking them down to grow fungus.