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Building comprehension of 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark'

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Building comprehension of 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark'

I can answer a range of comprehension questions on 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark'.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Using the layout features to navigate a non-fiction text helps us to understand it.
  2. Using strategies like skimming and scanning for key words helps us retrieve information quickly.
  3. Summarising what has been read helps knowledge to stick and builds comprehension.
  4. Creatures on our planet create light naturally through the processes of bioluminescence and biofluorescence.
  5. Understanding the science behind glowing creatures can help us protect the planet and understand diseases.

Common misconception

Pupils may find correct answers using the strategies but might not understand the meaning of them.

Offer students an opportunity to ask questions about the text and explore the definitions of unfamiliar vocabulary.

Keywords

  • Bioluminescence - the production and emission of light by a living organism caused by a chemical reaction within it

  • Biofluorescence - the production and emission of light by a living organism as a result of absorbing ultraviolet light

  • Retrieve - to find information within the text

  • Summarise - to pull out the key information and ideas from a text

Ensure the children have copies of the pages that are being read so that they can manipulate the text and apply their comprehension strategies.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Select the features of a non-fiction text which can help you navigate it more effectively.
Correct answer: illustrations
blurb
Correct answer: sub-headings
Correct answer: fact boxes
Q2.
Why is skimming and scanning a text useful?
it helps us summarise what we've read
Correct answer: it helps us retrieve important information
it helps us order the events in the text
Q3.
Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:communicate,to share or exchange information

to share or exchange information

Correct Answer:environment,the surroundings in which a living thing exists

the surroundings in which a living thing exists

Correct Answer:survive,to continue to live or exist

to continue to live or exist

Correct Answer:predator,an animal that preys on others

an animal that preys on others

Correct Answer:protect,keep safe from harm or injury

keep safe from harm or injury

Q4.
Select the correct definition for bioluminescence.
the glow of a creature or plant
Correct answer: the emission of light by a living organism caused by a chemical reaction within
the protection of oneself from predators
Q5.
Select the correct definition for biofluorescence.
the glow of a human being
the emission of light by a living organism caused by a chemical reaction within
the glow of flowers and plants
Correct answer: the emission of light by a living organism as a result of absorbing light
Q6.
Select the strategies that could help a reader to retrieve key information.
Correct answer: searching for capital letters for proper nouns
reading the entire text again
Correct answer: looking for words that are in bold
recalling what I have read from memory

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6 Questions

Q1.
How do humans and creatures both use light in the same way?
Correct answer: to communicate and survive
to play games with each other
to swim at the bottom of the ocean
to see in the dark at all times
Q2.
How does the Bolitaena pygmaea octopus use bioluminescence to communicate?
to hide from predators
Correct answer: to find food
Correct answer: to find a mate
Q3.
Describe a situation in which the glowing sucker octopus uses its bioluminescence.
to play with other octopuses
Correct answer: to startle predators and stay safe
to stay hidden at all times
Q4.
What is counterillumination, and how does the midwater squid use it to stay hidden?
Correct answer: it helps the squid blend in with the water above
it makes the squid more visible to predators
it helps the squid find love
Q5.
Match the key words linked to biofluorescence to their correct definition.
Correct Answer:ultraviolet light,invisible rays of light from the Sun or Moon

invisible rays of light from the Sun or Moon

Correct Answer:absorb,to take in or soak something up

to take in or soak something up

Correct Answer:exoskeleton,an outer shell of a creature

an outer shell of a creature

Correct Answer:re-emit,to send something out after it has been received

to send something out after it has been received

Q6.
How can the science behind bioluminescence and biofluorescence be beneficial to humans and the Earth?
It helps scientists win awards.
Correct answer: It can help us to protect the planet and understand human diseases.
It can help us create a more colourful world.