Venus Fly Traps

Introduction

We will be digging deeper and looking at two different text types that are on the topic of Venus Fly Traps. We will be looking online at information and at nonfiction texts. These sources of information will help enable us to write and speak knowledgeably about the topic.

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Task

Read about Venus Fly Traps at these two sites first!

http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html

http://www.botany.org/Carnivorous_Plants/

 

  1. Write five facts you learned about Venus Fly Traps  
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  1. Draw picture in the rectangle below and label the parts of the plant. 

 (You can find other pictures and examples of these plants at various websites below)

http://www.puchen.org/gardens/Conservatory/bog/v.html

  

  1. Watch the following video and answer the questions below

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/life/videos/venus-flytrap-catches-flies.htm

--What can you infer about why the Venus Fly trap makes itself look so beautiful?

 

-In your opinion, why do you think there are hairs on the Venus Fly trap?

 

-What do you think the word “desiccated husk” mean when the video says, “10 days later, all that remains is a desiccated husk”?  

 

-What was the purpose of the video?