! Fast%Facts% Amazing%Universe%
! What!are!stars!made!of?!Why!do!they!die?!Has!anyone!or!anything!ever! lived!on!Mars?!What!are!sunspots?!How!big!is!the!International!Space! Station?!Take!a!journey!through!the!amazing!Universe!and!into!the! unknown!beyond.! ! Use!the!clues!to!finish!these!sentences!about!important!facts!from! Amazing(Universe.!! ! ! 1. The!Universe!began!13.5!billion!years!ago!in!an!immense!burst!of!energy!called!the! _______________________.! 2. Materials!made!of!antiparticles!that!cancel!out!particles!is!called! __________________________.! 3. Stars!are!grouped!into!___________________________!that!may!contain!millions,!billions,!or! even!trillions!of!stars.! 4. The!name!of!our!galaxy!is!the!_________________________________.! 5. Eight!planets!orbit!our!_____________.! 6. Without!the!Sun’s!_______________!and!________________!,!life!on!Earth!would!not!be! possible.! 7. ________________________!is!the!smallest!planet!and!the!closest!to!the!Sun.! 8. A!bowlRshaped!area!made!by!a!fallen!meteorite!is!called!a!__________________.! 9. The!northern!and!southern!half!of!Earth!is!divided!in!two!by!the!line!of!the! _________________________.! 10. _____________________,!the!Red!Planet,!is!the!planet!most!like!Earth.! 11. _____________________!is!the!giant!planet!of!our!Solar!System.! 12. The!two!outermost!planets!of!our!Solar!System!are!Uranus!and!____________________.! 13. The!hottest!stars!are!called!____________________________________.! 14. Today!space!stations!are!used!for!_____________________,!but!in!the!far!future!they!may! be!used!as!hotels.! 15. ___________________________________!means!between!the!stars.!
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! Fast%Facts% Awesome%Knights% % Who!were!the!men!of!mail,!and!where!did!they!build!their!homes?!What! is!a!cavalry?!How!were!the!first!castles!built?!Why!did!knights!joust?! Travel!back!in!time!to!an!age!of!battles!and!bloodshed,!crusades!and! chivalry,!battles!and!sieges.! ! Read!the!following!facts!and!stats!from!Awesome'Knights.!Write!“TRUE”! in!front!of!all!the!statements!that!are!true,!and!write!“FALSE”!in!front!of! all!of!the!statements!that!are!false.! ! ! 1. _________Castles!were!only!used!as!military!bases!for!the!knights.!! 2. _________A!knight’s!coat!of!arms!represented!the!knight’s!noble!family!name.!! 3. _________Windsor!Castle!is!the!oldest!and!largest!inhabited!castle!in!the!world.!! 4. _________The!stirrup!enabled!the!knight!to!ride!steady!and!swing!a!sword!in! battle.!! 5. _________Infantry!soldiers!attack!on!horseback.!! 6. _________Chain!mail!is!armor!that!is!made!from!leather!rings!that!are!linked! together.!! 7. _________The!Crusades!were!military!expeditions!by!medieval!Christians!to!try! and!capture!the!Holy!Land!from!the!Muslims.!! 8. _________A!moat!was!a!bridge!that!could!be!raised!to!stop!enemies!from!entering! the!castle.!! 9. _________A!steward!was!the!person!in!charge!of!managing!the!castle.!! 10. _________The!center!of!activity!in!many!castles!was!the!great!hall.!! 11. _________King!Arthur!was!the!famous!knight!that!ruled!Winchester!Castle!in! England.!! 12. _________The!lord!of!the!castle!earned!money!by!taxing!the!people!working!in!the! town.!! 13. _________During!a!war,!it!was!legal!and!common!for!a!knight!to!steel!from! conquered!towns.! 14. _________After!the!year!1220,!the!knights!began!to!wear!suits!of!solid!steel!armor! along!with!their!horses.!! 15. _________To!win!control!of!a!region,!an!army!had!to!capture!its!castles.!! 16. _________Jousting!was!a!festival!held!on!the!castle!grounds!where!people!could!sell! food!and!goods.!!! 17. _________The!knight’s!code!of!courage,!honor,!respect,!generosity!and!courtesy! was!called!chivalry.!! 18. _________Before!becoming!a!knight,!a!boy!would!serve!as!a!page!then!a!squire.!! 19. _________If!captured,!a!knight!was!sometimes!held!prisoner!until!a!crusade!was! given!for!his!release.!! 20. ________The!Battle!of!Poitiers!ended!with!an!English!victory!and!the!capture!of!the! French!King.! ! !
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! Fast%Facts% Extreme%Hunters% % How!many!teeth!does!a!crocodile!have?!Which!is!the!world's!most!poisonous! animal?!How!do!orcas!hunt?!Come!face!to!face!with!the!world's!top!predators! on!this!unforgettable!tour!of!nature's!deadliest!and!scariest!hunters.! ! Use!the!clues!from!Extreme'Hunters!to!help!you!solve!the!crossword!puzzle.! !
ACROSS! !5.!AKA!baby!sharks! !! !8.!The!fastest!animal!on!land! !! 10.!A!spider!or!scorpion! !! 12.!The!group!of!animals!that!give!birth!to!live! young!that!feed!on!their!mother’s!milk! !! 14.!A!group!of!lions! !! 16.!The!largest!land!hunters! !! !17.!A!large!group!of!ants!that!live!together! 18.!The!scissorPlike!jaws!of!an!ant!!! !19.!Poisonous!liquid!produced!by!snakes! !! !20.!Giants!of!the!sea!or!killer!whales! ! ! ! ! !! !! !
DOWN! !1.!They!hunt!at!night!in!small!group! !! !2.!Small!fish!that!live!in!the!rivers!of!South! America!!! !3.!The!only!big!cats!that!live!in!groups! !! !4.!A!group!of!fish! !! !6.!When!something!dies!because!of!a!lack!of! air!or!oxygen! !! !7.!The!ability!to!run!or!exercise!for!long! periods! !! !9.!The!top!male!&!female!wolves!of!a!pack!!! !11.!Something!on!the!top!or!back!of!an! animal’s!body! !! !13.!An!animal!that!feeds!on!the!bodies!of! dead!animals! !! !15.!The!freezing!region!that!surrounds!the! North!Pole!
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! !!!!!Fast!Facts! Fantastic!Mammals! ! ! How!are!mammals!different!from!other!animals?!Which!is!the!smallest! mammal?!Which!are!the!only!mammals!with!wings?!How!do!conservation! projects!help!to!protect!mammals!under!threat?!Enter!the!wonderful!world! of!mammals.!Find!out!how!they!became!the!most!successful!group!of! animals!on!land,!in!the!ocean,!and!in!the!air.!Get!your!teeth!into!some!biteA sized!mammal!facts!! ! Read!the!following!facts!and!stats!from!Fantastic(Mammals.!Write!“TRUE”!in!front!of!all!the! statements!that!are!true,!and!write!“FALSE”!in!front!of!all!of!the!statements!that!are!false.! ! ! 1. _________!Mammals!once!roamed!the!earth!with!the!dinosaurs.! 2. _________!All!mammals!give!birth!in!the!same!manner.! 3. _________!Quills!are!large!hairs!with!sharp!points!that!an!animal!uses!to!defend! itself.! 4. __________A!camel!stores!water!in!its!humps.! 5. _________Polar!Bears!have!little!bumps!on!the!pads!of!their!paws!for!good!gripe!on! ice.! 6. !_________!Meerkats!leave!scent!signals!around!their!burrows!by!spitting.! 7. _________!A!sentry!can!stand!on!its!tail!for!up!to!an!hour.! 8. _________!Elephants!send!messages!to!one!another!through!the!ground.! 9. !_________!Elephants!are!the!biggest!land!animals.! 10. _________!Elephants!do!not!have!a!sense!of!smell.! 11. _________!A!meatAeating!mammal!with!flippers!is!called!a!pinniped.! 12. _________!Most!mammals!can!swim,!even!though!they!normally!live!on!dry!land.! 13. _________Whales!belong!to!a!single!family!of!mammals!called!cetaceans.! 14. !_________!All!cetaceans!have!sharp!teeth.! 15. !_________Male!humpback!whales!sing!songs!that!other!whales!can!hear!hundreds! of!miles!away.! 16. !_________!There!is!more!than!1,000!types!of!primates.! 17. _________!Orangutans!spend!most!of!their!lives!in!trees.! 18. _________!Apes!are!a!group!of!tailless!primates.! 19. _________!Orangutans!use!giant!leaves!as!umbrellas.! 20. _________!An!omnivore!is!an!animal!that!eats!all!kinds!of!food.! 21. _________!Tigers,!rhinos,!and!giant!pandas!are!at!risk!of!extinction.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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! Fast%Facts% Monster%Dinosaurs% How!were!fossils!formed?!What!did!dinosaurs!look!like?!Which!was!the! smallest!dinosaur?!Step!back!in!time!and!unearth!some!of!the!most! awesome!dinosaur!specimens!yet!discovered.! ! Use!the!clues!to!finish!these!sentences!about!important!facts!from! Monster(Dinosaurs.!! ! ! ! 1. Early!on!in!their!history,!dinosaurs!split!into!these!two! groupings:______________________and!__________________________.!! 2. Preserved!remains!of!things!left!behind!by!animals!are!called______________________.! 3. An!animal!that!feeds!on!the!remains!of!dead!creatures!is!a__________________________.! 4. The!word!dinosaur!means!__________________________.!! 5. __________________________is!the!large!shield!found!on!the!back!of!the!head!of!a! Triceratops.! 6. One!of!the!oldest!dinosaurs!ever!discovered!is!called!______________________.!! 7. The!only!known!dinosaur!to!have!eaten!fish!is!the__________________________.!! 8. Scientists!classify!__________________________as!dinosaurs!because!they!are!direct! descendants!of!__________________________.! 9. ______________________is!one!of!the!biggest!predators!that!has!ever!walked!the!earth.!! 10. Tyrannosaurus!Rex!had!a!very!good!sense!of!__________________________which!helped!it! track!down!its!food.! 11. All!birdShipped!dinosaurs!were!__________________________Seaters.!! 12. Over__________________________years!ago!dinosaurs!vanished!from!earth.! 13. The!tough,!hard!skin!or!spikes!on!a!dinosaur!is!called!its__________________________.!! 14. The!name!Ankylosaurus!means__________________________.!! 15. Instead!of!chewing,!many!dinosaurs!swallowed__________________________to!help!them! grind!up!food!inside!their!stomach.!!
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! Fast%Facts% Mysterious%Rain%Forests%% % Which!is!the!biggest!snake?!How!many!species!of!rainforest!tree!are! there?!Which!creatures!live!high!up!in!the!canopy?!Journey!from!the! forest!floor!right!up!into!the!emergent!layers!of!the!rainforests—home! to!the!most!diverse!and!exciting!range!of!wildlife!on!the!planet.! ! ! Use!the!clues!to!finish!these!sentences!about!important!facts!from! Mysterious*Rain*Forests.!! ! ! 1.!The!three!layers!of!the!rain!forest!are!the!____________________,!____________________,!and! ____________________.! 2.!Most!rain!forests!lie!between!the!tropic!of!____________________and!the!tropic!of! ____________________.! 3.!The!forest!floor!provides!____________________and!____________________for!a!huge!number!of! insects.! 4.!A!number!of!creatures!of!the!same!species!that!live!and!work!together!are!called!a! ____________________.! 5.!The!____________________is!the!roof!of!the!rain!forest.! 6.!The!rain!forest!canopy!is!a!____________________for!many!animals!as!they!travel!along!the! branches.! 7.!The!clouded!leopard!is!one!of!the!top!predators!in!the!rain!forest.!They!are!called!this! because!they!have!no!natural!____________________.! 8.!____________________—which!can!weigh!as!much!as!half!a!ton,!are!large!water!mammals!that! eat!mostly!plants!in!shallow!water.! 9.!____________________is!a!staple!food!of!the!rain!forest!people!of!South!America!and!Africa.! 10.!The!cutting!down!and!destroying!of!trees!and!other!plants!in!the!forest!is!called! ____________________.! ! ! List!5!animals,!insects,!or!mammals!that!live!on!each!layer!of!the!rain!forest.!Then!on! another!sheet!of!paper,!draw!a!picture,!each!one!in!its!habitat!and!list!what!they!eat.! ! ! Canopy! ____________________! ____________________! ____________________! ____________________! ____________________! ! ! !
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! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Fast%Facts% Answer%Key% % Amazing%Universe% ! 1. THE!BIG!BANG! 2. ANTIMATTER! 3. GALAXIES! 4. THE!MILKY!WAY! 5. SUN! 6. LIGHT,!HEAT! 7. MERCURY! 8. CRATER! 9. EQUATOR! 10. MARS! 11. JUPITER! 12. NEPTUNE! 13. BLUE!GIANTS! 14. RESEARCH! 15. INTERSTELLAR!
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! Fast%Facts% Answer%Key% % Awesome%Knights% % 1. FALSE! 2. TRUE! 3. TRUE! 4. TRUE! 5. FALSE! 6. FALSE! 7. TRUE! 8. FALSE! 9. TRUE! 10. TRUE! 11. FALSE! 12. TRUE! 13. !TRUE! 14. TRUE! 15. TRUE! 16. FALSE! 17. TRUE! 18. TRUE! 19. FLASE! 20. TRUE! %
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! Fast%Facts% Answer%Key% % Deadly%Dinosaurs% ! 1.!LIZARDIHIPPED;!BIRDIHIPPED! 2.!TRACE!FOSSILS! 3.!SCAVENGER! 4.!TERRIBLE!LIZZARD! 5.!FRILL! 6.!EORAPTOR! 7.!BARYONYX! 8.!BIRDS;!DINOBIRDS! 9.!TYRANNOSAURUS!REX! 10.!SMELL! 11.!PLANT! 12.!66!M! 13.!ARMOUR! 14.!FUSED!LIZZARD! 15.!STONES!
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! Fast%Facts% Answer%Key% % Mysterious%Rainforests% % 1. canopy,!understory,!and!forest!floor! 2. Capricorn;!Cancer% 3. food;!shelter% 4. colony% 5. canopy!% 6. highway% 7. enemies% 8. Manatees% 9. cassava% 10. deforestation% % % ! List!5!animals,!insects,!or!mammals!that!live!on!each!layer!of!the!rain!forest.!Then!on! another!sheet!of!paper,!draw!a!picture,!each!one!in!its!habitat!and!list!what!they!eat.! % ANSWERS%WILL%VARY.%
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