Unit 3, Lesson 11
Animal Intelligence Videos
(Main Selections - Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type, Connect to Science - Talk About Smart Animals, Below Level Reader - Zoo Party, On Level/Language Support Reader - Pay Attention!/The Smiths and Their Animals)
Oral Language/Writing Prompt:
- After watching some of this week's videos, respond to this question: What is something surprising you learned about animal intelligence this week? Why was it so surprising to you?
(Something surprising I learned about animal intelligence is that... This surprised me because...)
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Are You Smarter Than a Chimp? (49 sec)
*click on "Read news article, video is below short article. Try to solve the problem before the chimp!
Monkey Gets Juice from Vending Machine (1 min, 20 sec)
Clever Bird Uses Bread As Bait (1 min, 5 sec)
How Smart Are Dogs? - PBS (14 min, 52 sec)
This video features a dog who can identify by name each of his 1,000 toys.
Old Tech, Young Kids - Can They Name, Use a Typwriter? (3 min, 56 sec)
(Vocabulary Reader - From Typewriters to Computers)
Unit 3, Lesson 12
Guadalajara Kids with Homemade Instruments (1 min, 41 sec)
(Main Selection - Violet's Music, Below Level Reader - A Real Band)
African Xylophones - Video of the importance of and how to make xylophones in Africa (5 min, 27 sec)
(Vocabulary Reader - Bongos, Maracas and Xylophones)
African Xylophones from Adam Martyn on Vimeo.