Extra Credit Assignment #1
Read the article, "Brainy bees know two from three," and then answer these questions:
- Who did the research?
- What did scientists learn from this research? When did Zhang begin studying bees?
- Where was the research conducted?
- Based on the information in this article, why do you think phone numbers are made in groups of 3 and 4 numbers? For example, 863-123-1234.
- How did scientists learn that bees can count to 3, but not to 4?
Extra Credit Assignment #2
Read the article, "Longer lives for wild elephants," and then answer these questions:
- Who did the research?
- What did scientists learn from this research?
- Where did the scientists get the data for how long elephants live in the wild and in zoos?
- What is one reason why elephants in zoos might die younger than elephants in the wild?
- What can scientists learn from this research about how to best protect the small population of elephants left in the world?
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