Reptiles, Hot or Cold?

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Orange (Levels 15-16)
Year: One
Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
Theme/Topic: Animals birds and insects, Life science
Page Count: 8
Word Count: 243
Reading Level:
Item Code: 300671
Sounds: Review of all Phase 5 sounds
Phonics Phase: Phase 5 Real World: Vowel Sounds - ay, ou, ie, ea, oy, ir, ue, aw, wh, ph, ew, oe, au, ey, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, /zh/
Tricky Words: is, the, of, has, to, pushing, pulling, you, are, they, there, be, by, what, do, some, one, have, cold, species, live, limbs, heard, their, vertebrates, turtles, crocodiles, alligators, unique, water, throughout,

Reader Description

This non-fiction book looks at the adaptive features of reptiles around the world. Features of the Book – Phase 5 vowel sounds - Review.

After you have completed the Reader

The Solar Heater (Ectotherm Test): To show how reptiles use basking in the sun, place two identical stones in the sun and two in the shade. Check the temperature of each every 15 minutes. Explain that because reptiles are ectothermic, they must move between these "stations" to regulate their body temperature.

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