In Focus Activity Sheets

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Crammed with amazing photography and incredible facts, IN FOCUS is a non-fiction series that really packs a punch! Expert authors take you on incredible journeys of discovery, from exploring the world of tiny bugs to zooming in on enormous galaxies. With lots of fast facts to discover in a cool, accessible format, IN FOCUS has it all! Use these book-specific activity sheets to extend and reinforce the information presented in each book.

Space Activity

One of These Things is Not Like the Others Read the clues about groups of things found in In Focus: Space. Then, circle the one that does not belong in the group.

1. Which of these things is not a moon? Callisto

Triton

Phobos

Keck

Titan

Saturn

Jupiter

Pluto

Mars

Mercury

3. Which of these things was not a space mission? Juno

ISS

Odyssey

Discovery

Searcher

4. Which of these things is not part of The Milky Way? Black Hole

Earth

Andromeda

Dark Matter

Stars

5. Which of these things is not found on the Moon? Lava

Footprints

Oxygen

Volcanoes

Dust

6. Which of these things is not a rocky planet? Earth

Saturn

Mars

Venus

Mercury

7. Which of these things is not in an asteroid? Ruby

Titanium

Iron

Rock

Nickel

8. Which of these things is not a gas planet? Saturn

Neptune

Jupiter

Uranus

Venus

9. Which of these things is not a constellation? Orion

Cygnus

Aquila

Hayabusa

Cassiopeia

10. Which of these things is not a part of your

universe address?

Virgo Cluster Milky Way Galaxy Outer Group Laniakea Supercluster Planet Earth

One of These Things is Not Like the Others Answer Key 1. Keck 2. Pluto 3. Searcher 4. Andromeda 5. Oxygen 6. Saturn 7. Ruby 8. Venus 9. Hayabusa 10. Outer Group

2. Which of these things is not a planet?

Space Activity

Word Search Find some of the important words from In Focus: Space in the Word Search below.

S R Y P E U K K T Q F K W R F I A X C E R I Q T O I N E L M T L A Q D Y O E K J E T U O E N L L Z R I L S I J S Q T K R A E A S T R O N A U T S H E C L T G C G U N R L D I U T L U T S S U A E N C E L D R K E R A R O U P S R I L T O D I N Y I E N T N E S A V G S I Y T J X T U W P G C I R E H A S I M J N F U J L Y A O F R O T C S E I S I T W D C Q P B S H U C E P O C S E L E T O E L E L H G A N Y M E D E H N T I T A N R E T A R C C P H J S O A R J

Asteroid

Cassiopeia

Galaxy

Mercury

Astronauts

Crater

Ganymede

Neptune

Atlantis

Cygnus

Interstellar

Phobos

Callisto

Eros

Lenticular

Bugs Activity

What’s That Word Again? 1.

Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on ____________________ plants.

Dragonflies have a ______________ lifecycle: egg, _________ and adult.

Centipedes have a long, flat body with an exoskeleton divided into _______________ .

A millipede’s legs move in __________ , with groups of legs swinging forward while other groups of legs swing backward.

I nsects were the first animals to fly, more than _____________________ years ago.

__________________ and _________________ have powerful cutting and chewing jaws that bite through tough plant leaves.

A butterflies wings are covered in tiny ________________.

If a dragonfly larva is disturbed or attacked, it can suddenly squeeze __________ out of the back of its body.

9. 10.

Most termites are __________ . Bumblebees live in ___________ of between 50 and 600 individual bees.

Word Bank • 350 Million • Milkweed • Waves • Segments • Three-stage; nymph • Blind • Scales • Water • Colonies • Grasshoppers; caterpillars For more information visit www.kingfisherbooks.com Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd, All rights reserved.

What’s That Word Again? Answer Key 1. Milkweed 2. Three-stage; nymph 3. Segments 4. Waves 5. 350 Million 6. Grasshoppers; caterpillars 7. Scales 8. Water 9. Blind 10. Colonies

Use words from the Word Bank below to finish these important facts from In Focus: Bugs.

Bugs Activity

Name That Bug! Use the clues from In Focus: Bugs to figure out who’s who in the world of bugs.

1. These bugs have reserves of fat that help them fly for over 20 hours.

2. These bugs are known as the Draculas of the bug 3. The female of this bug guards her eggs until

they hatch. She keeps the eggs clean and safe from predators. When the nymphs hatch, she coughs up food for them to eat!

4. The male type of this bug use drum-like structures on his abdomen to produce a courtship song made up of a stream of clicking sounds.

5. These bugs have a long, flat body with an exoskeleton divided into segments. Each segment except the last one has one pair of legs.

6. This bug rolls into a ball if it is attacked. The thick

“armor” on its back creates armor-plated shell, which protects the bug’s soft bellies.

7. These bugs stab each other with “love darts” during courtship.

8. These bugs have six legs and three body parts. 9. These bugs make nests that are usually built on the ground , either underground or in mounds of soil, twigs, and leaves above the surface.

10. This bug keeps very still while waiting for its prey to

come within reach, then shoots out its spiked front legs to grab it, and starts eating it while it’s still alive.

Name That Bug! Answer Key 1. Locusts 2. Bedbugs 3. Earwig 4. Cicada 5. Centipedes 6. Pill millipedes 7. Roman snails 8. Insects 9. Ants 10. Mantis

world because they feast on human blood

Polar Lands Activity

I Want to Know . . .

Is it True or False?

______ 3. The first Iditarod, in 1973, took 30 days to complete. ______ 4. Sea pigs eat by sucking up particles from freezing water. ______ 5. A polar bear’s skin is black, while its outer layer of fur is see-through. ______ 6. Nenets are reindeer herders. They live in the most northerly parts of Alaska and move with the migration of reindeer herds. ______ 7. Ann Bancroft was the first woman to reach the North Pole on foot and sled and the first to ski across Antarctica. ______ 8. Killer whales are a type of dolphin. ______ 9. Narwhals have teeth horns known as tusks. ______ 10. Female emperor penguins lay the eggs, but male emperor penguins protect their chicks right after they are born so the mom can go off to feed.

9. True 1. True

______ 2. The Southern Giant Petrel can turn its head three-quarters of the way around.

I Want to Know…Is it True or False? Answer Key 2. False 3. False 4. False 5. True 6. False 7. True 8. True

______ 1. Orcas are found in both the Arctic and Antarctic waters.

10. True

Read the following facts and stats from In Focus: Polar Lands. Write “True” in front of all of the statements that are true, and write “False” in front of all of the statements that are false.

Polar Lands Activity

Word Scramble Use the clues to help you unscramble important words and phrases from In Focus: Polar Lands.

people with a particular aim, such as exploring unmapped lands or performing scientific work.

DTINEOXPEI

2. The first successful flight over the North Pole was by this airship. E O R N G

3. This is marked by a small,

red-and-white-striped pole topped by a chrome globe, and surrounded by 12 flags.

HTOSU OPLE

4. To constantly move homes

instead of living in just one place. A word to describe people who move.

MCIODNA

5. This is the world’s rarest penguin

with just 4000 thought to exist. Found in and around New Zealand, it can live to be 20 years old!

6. Colors and patterns that blend in with a creature’s surroundings making the creature hard to see.

GFUAOMCELA

7. These animals have two layers of

fur covering a thick layer of body fat, called blubber. Their short tail, ears and snout also help by giving off less heat. L R A P O E R A B

8. These strange-looking sea

creatures grow tangled masses of arms, all covered in tiny, sharp hooks that help them to catch prey. E T S B K A A T S R

9. Blue whales feed on these tiny,

shrimp-like creatures. L K I R L

10. This landform juts out into the sea and has water on three of its sides. U L P E I A N N S

W L E O LY — E D Y E

Word Scramble Answer Key 1. EXPEDITION 2. NORGE 3. SOUTH POLE 4. NOMADIC 5. YELLOW-EYED 6. CAMOUFLAGE 7. POLAR BEAR 8. BASKET STAR 9. KRILL 10. PENINSULA

1. A journey made by a group of

Oceans and Seas Activity

What’s That Word Again? Use words from the Word Bank below to finish these important facts from In Focus: Oceans and Seas.

giant ocean, but we have divided it into _________ parts.

2. _____________ ________ are

where tides, waves and currents are gentle, mud collects along the shore, mangrove trees can grow, and since the currents and tides are stronger, long, sandy beaches form.

3. The ______ ______ ________

is the farthest point down the shore that the sea reaches at low tide. Below this mark is underwater all the time.

gulper or ________ _________ 6. Tishealmost all mouth! Its jaws open wide so it can swallow prey bigger than itself. he smallest sea mammal is the 7. T________ ____________. moving, funnel-shaped area 8. Aoftall, fast-spinning winds, usually beneath large storm clouds, is called a ______________.

9. P recious ______________ ;

4. Surfers love big, crashing waves, or

______________; and _________ come from mud and rocks under the sea. They include gold, silver, and even

______________ , which can reach

diamonds! They are scooped up by

more than 65 feet tall in places such

mechanical grabs or sucked up by

as Hawaii, USA and Nazare, Portugal.

massive tubes.

5. ______________ occurs when huge 10. fishing boats scoop so many fish from the sea that there aren’t enough fish to breed young for the future.

In flat, shallow areas, water can ______________ to reveal Saltpans. These are areas of land covered by glistening sea salt, left behind by the water.

Word Bank • Metals; minerals; and gems • Tropical areas • Overfishing • Five • Sea otter • Pelican eel • Low tide mark • Tornado • Five • Breakers • Evaporate For more information visit kingfisherbooks.com Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd, All rights reserved.

What’s That Word Again? Answer Key 1. Five 2. Mangrove Trees 3. Low tide mark 4. Breakers 5. Overfishing 6. Pelican eel 7. Sea otter 8. Tornado 9. Metals; minerals; and gems 10. Evaporate

1. The Earth may look like it has one

4 9

to produce young.

surface of a planet and starts to flow.

17 Hot, molten rock that erupts onto the

underwater breathing apparatus.”

13 This is short for “self- contained

or crevasse.

10 This is a narrow, deep, steep-sided crack

wind farms.

9 A large number of these in the sea are called

its head out and bite in a flash.

8 Lurking in a cave or crack, this animal darts

7 When a male and a female animal come together

by sudden movements of its continents.

6 A violent shaking felt on Earth’s surface, caused

The female digs a pit with her flippers, lays her eggs, covers them with sand, and then heads back to the sea.

5 These animals lay their eggs on sandy beaches.

4 Marine is the study of civilizations, buildings, art and other remains, such as shipwrecks!

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and moons, including Earth.

1 An Olympic sport held in the ocean. 3 The layer of gases that surround some planets

DOWN

but more aggressive!

15 Animals that have a neon glow are ________. 16 Trash is one cause of this. 1 8 These sharks are smaller than great whites,

and ocean creatures, which helps to keep them warm.

14 This is a thick layer of fat under the skin of many polar

yet they are home to 25 percent of ocean animals.

12 ______ cover less than 1 percent of all the oceans’ area,

top or peak is underwater, not above the surface.

11 A mountain that rises from the seabed, but its

and catch shoals of fish, “talking” to each other using different noises, such as squeals and clicks.

2 These mammals work together to surround

ACROSS

Figure out the answers to this crossword puzzle using clues from In Focus: Oceans and Seas.

Crossword Puzzle 1

Oceans and Seas Activity