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.
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?
051.4.2 Your turn: fold a sheet of paper in half and
complete as shown.
What 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.
What I want to know:
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?
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
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
0501.4.9 Record your information
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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?
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
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 pollinatio
Hook: Interesting Saguaro facts
-The major
Size:-may live for more than 150 pollinators are bats
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 siz
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