Match the vocabulary words we’ve used before to the definitions.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Nanoscale		The size that we can see with our eyes
Observable scale		Stuff that things are made of
Matter		A group of atoms joined together in a particular way
Molecule		A tiny piece of matter that is too small to see
Atom		The size where objects are too small even to see with a microscope. Atoms and molecules are this size.

To answer the question: “Why aren’t the jaguars and sloths growing and thriving?”, we need to figure out how do animals grow?

PRE KNOWLEDGE CHECK

(Before reading the book)

Read each statement and choose whether you agree or disagree.

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Some things are made of molecules, and other things are made of matter.

A) Agree

B) Disagree

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How do animals grow?

Click on the link to the book "Matter Makes It All Up" and read pages 3 - 11.

https://learning.amplify.com/books/9781943228515/

Gist statement - Main idea or summary of the text.

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Write your gist statement for Page 3

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Write your gist statement for Pages 6 and 7

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Write your gist statement for Page 11

POST KNOWLEDGE CHECK

(After reading the book)

Read each statement and choose whether you agree or disagree.

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Some things are made of molecules, and other things are made of matter.

A) Agree

B) Disagree

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Read page 9 and answer the questions below.

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Animals need matter to grow. Which sentence explains where this matter come from?

A) All that new bone, muscle, blood, and skin doesn't appear from nothing.

B) Since an animal is made of matter, when it grows it needs to add more matter to its bones, muscles, and other parts.

C) That's how animals grow.

Read page 10 and answer the questions below.

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Animals need matter to grow. Which sentence explains where this matter come from?

A) The new matter needed for growth comes from what an animal eats. Food is also made of matter.

B) When an animal eats food, it is eating billions and billions of atoms and molecules. These atoms and molecules are all matter that the animal uses to grow.

C) Inside the animal's body, the food molecules are broken down and used to build new molecules that make up bone, blood, muscle, skin, and other body parts.

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Which sentences explain how animals grow? Select all that apply (there may be more than one correct answer).

A) The new matter needed for growth comes from what an animal eats. Food is also made of matter.

B) When an animal eats food, it is eating billions and billions of atoms and molecules. These atoms and molecules are all matter that the animal uses to grow.

C) Inside the animal's body, the food molecules are broken down and used to build new molecules that make up bone, blood, muscle, skin, and other body parts.

Read page 11 and answer the question below.

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Besides using food molecules to grow, which sentences explain what two other things can happen to food molecules that enter an animal’s body?

A) Not all the matter that an animal eats gets added to the animal's body.

B) Some of the matter isn't used by the animal. This matter ends up as different kinds of waste, including droppings.

C) More important, the animal uses some of the food matter to get energy.

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What are animals made of?
Sentence starter: Animals are made of _____________________.

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What do animals do to grow their bodies?
Sentence starter: Animals _____________________ to grow their bodies.

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21-22 ER 1.3

21-22 ER 1.3

Match the vocabulary words we’ve used before to the definitions.

PRE KNOWLEDGE CHECK

(Before reading the book)

Some things are made of molecules, and other things are made of matter.

How do animals grow?

Write your gist statement for Page 3

Write your gist statement for Page 5

Write your gist statement for Pages 6 and 7

Write your gist statement for Pages 8

Write your gist statement for Page 9

Write your gist statement for Page 10

Write your gist statement for Page 11

POST KNOWLEDGE CHECK

(After reading the book)

Some things are made of molecules, and other things are made of matter.

Animals need matter to grow. Which sentence explains where this matter come from?

Animals need matter to grow. Which sentence explains where this matter come from?

Which sentences explain how animals grow? Select all that apply (there may be more than one correct answer).

Besides using food molecules to grow, which sentences explain what two other things can happen to food molecules that enter an animal’s body?

What are animals made of? Sentence starter: Animals are made of _____________________.

What do animals do to grow their bodies?Sentence starter: Animals _____________________ to grow their bodies.

What is food made of?Sentence starter: Food is made of _____________________.

Match the vocabulary words we’ve used before to the definitions.

PRE KNOWLEDGE CHECK

(Before reading the book)

Some things are made of molecules, and other things are made of matter.

Only living things are made of matter.

Animals can’t grow if they don’t eat food.

Food is made of matter.

All the matter an animal eats is added to its body.

How do animals grow?

Write your gist statement for Page 3

Write your gist statement for Page 5

Write your gist statement for Pages 6 and 7

Write your gist statement for Pages 8

Write your gist statement for Page 9

Write your gist statement for Page 10

Write your gist statement for Page 11

POST KNOWLEDGE CHECK

(After reading the book)

Some things are made of molecules, and other things are made of matter.

Only living things are made of matter.

Animals can’t grow if they don’t eat food.

Food is made of matter.

All the matter an animal eats is added to its body.

Animals need matter to grow. Which sentence explains where this matter come from?

Animals need matter to grow. Which sentence explains where this matter come from?

Which sentences explain how animals grow? Select all that apply (there may be more than one correct answer).

Besides using food molecules to grow, which sentences explain what two other things can happen to food molecules that enter an animal’s body?

What are animals made of? Sentence starter: Animals are made of _____________________.

What do animals do to grow their bodies?Sentence starter: Animals _____________________ to grow their bodies.

What is food made of?Sentence starter: Food is made of _____________________.

Only living things are made of matter.

Animals can’t grow if they don’t eat food.

Food is made of matter.

All the matter an animal eats is added to its body.

Only living things are made of matter.

Animals can’t grow if they don’t eat food.

Food is made of matter.

All the matter an animal eats is added to its body.

What are animals made of?
Sentence starter: Animals are made of _____________________.

What do animals do to grow their bodies?
Sentence starter: Animals _____________________ to grow their bodies.

What is food made of?
Sentence starter: Food is made of _____________________.

What are animals made of?
Sentence starter: Animals are made of _____________________.

What do animals do to grow their bodies?
Sentence starter: Animals _____________________ to grow their bodies.

What is food made of?
Sentence starter: Food is made of _____________________.