PATTERNS IN NATURE

MULTIPLE CHOICE INSTRUCTIONS: Use your Reading WORKBOOK to answer the following questions aboutPatterns in Nature. The text begins on p. 239. Which sentence best shows the main idea idea of Patterns in Nature? REMEMBER: The central idea idea tells what the WHOLE passage is mainly about. You can use rocks to make color patterns. Patterns can be made from different numbers of objects. In nature, you can find many different kinds of patterns. The colors of a rainbow are always in the same order. A butterfly is an example of a creature with symmetry. True False Which detail best supports the idea that patterns occur in nature. "The seasons repeat themselves year after year in the same order: spring, summer, fall, winter, spring, summer, fall, winter." "Good thing you're wearing a jacket. It's starting to rain. But up in the sky is a rainbow." "Look! A ladybug is sitting on this flower." "In springtime, many creatures come out from their winter homes." FILL IN THE BLANK INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following question in your own words. Explain three examples of patterns in nature. Use details from the selection in your answer. Which detail best supports the idea that some things in nature have the same pattern on both sides? "This butterfly was tucked in a cocoon, but now it's out." "Patterns are all around us." "A rainbow is a pattern of colors across the sky!" "The butterfly is symmetrical." MATCHING INSTRUCTIONS: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the correct definition on the right. Look on the following pages in your reading workbook.nature p. 240patterns p. 240repeat p. 242sequence p. 246symmetry p. 251 patterns sets of things that repeat in order repeat to happen over and over nature the things around us not made by humans symmetry being the same on both sides sequence a series of things in order INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the best vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Reread the sentence with your answer to see if it makes sense.