What's that Sound?!! - Jungle 1

From PLUM LANDING · 2014

What's that Sound?!! - Jungle 1
4 min1st2nd3rd4thScience
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Summary

A strange, not-jungle sound shows up on Plum's video game, so Clem and Brad bubble down to Borneo to investigate. The jungle turns out to be full of sounds -- from barking deer to trumpeting elephants.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

The kids listen their way through a Borneo jungle bursting with animal sounds.

  1. What are some sounds the kids heard in the jungle?
  2. Why do animals make sounds?
  3. How do animals use sound to send messages to each other?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: sound, vibration, communication.

Try it: List three jungle sounds and guess what message each animal might be sending.