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Saguaros! Now that we have our topic-what next?

Saguaros! Now that we have our topic-what next?. What do I know about my topic? -I know that saguaros can get very large. -I know that they can survive a long time without much water. -I know that they have big pods that grow off the top of them. -I know some have arms.

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Saguaros! Now that we have our topic-what next?

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  1. Saguaros! Now that we have our topic-what next? What do I know about my topic? -I know that saguaros can get very large. -I know that they can survive a long time without much water. -I know that they have big pods that grow off the top of them. -I know some have arms.

  2. What do I want to know about Saguaros? • How big can they get? Height? Weight? • Where do they store the water? How much do they need? • What are the pods for? Can they be eaten? • How do the arms grow? Why do they have different amounts of arms?

  3. 051.4.2 Your turn: fold a sheet of paper in half and complete as shown.

  4. 0501.4.8 Discern and use appropriate reference sources. Where can I find the information I need? -Encyclopedias -Internet search engines -Library -Textbooks -Experts -Newspapers, magazine -Almanac

  5. Locating Information Answer your questions by….. • Using guide words • Using table of contents or Index • Skimming • Using the captions • Attend to the illustrations • Examine the graphics • Browse the headings

  6. 0501.4.9 Record your information • Don’t copy the text • Restate it in your own words • Bullets and phrases are sufficient • Is it interesting? • Does it answer your questions? • What additional information do you want to include?

  7. 0501.4.5 Organize your information • What are your main ideas? How will your order them? • What details support your main ideas? • What comments of your own will you include with each main idea? • How will you summarize your learning? • Consider your hook and introductory paragraph • Use the four-square

  8. Use your four-square Arms: -75 years to develop -Grown to develop reproductive Capacity -dependent on rain patterns Pods: -The sweet, ruby-colored fruit matures by late June -A well-pollinated fruit will contain several thousand tiny seeds -Large quantities of pollen are required for pollination. -The major pollinators are bats Hook: Interesting Saguaro facts Size:-may live for more than 150  years 13.8 meters (45.3 ft) tall -with a girth of 3.1 meters (10 ft) Water: -Thick, waxy coating keeps the water Inside allowing water to trickle down the stem to be absorbed by the roots -Cacti have a thick, hard-walled, succulent stem – Water is stored in the stem. a fully-grown Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) can absorb up to 3,000 litres of water in ten days Close: -Fascinating plant -Find yourself in the desert feeling very thirsty, you’ll know where to find some water -Just be careful, shallow roots, and the size, it sure would hurt, how much do they weigh?

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