Saguaros Now that we have our topicwhat next

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Saguaros! Now that we have our topic-what next?

• What do I know about my topic?
• -I know that saguaros can get very large.
• -I know that they can survive a long time without
  much water.
• -I know that they have big pods that grow off the
  top of them.
• -I know some have arms.

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What do I want to know about Saguaros?

• How big can they get? Height? Weight?
• Where do they store the water? How much do they
  need?
• What are the pods for? Can they be eaten?
• How do the arms grow? Why do they have different
  amounts of arms?

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051.4.2 Your turn fold a sheet of paper in half
and complete as shown.
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0501.4.8 Discern and use appropriate reference
sources.

• Where can I find the information I need?
• -Encyclopedias
• -Internet search engines
• -Library
• -Textbooks
• -Experts
• -Newspapers, magazine
• -Almanac

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Locating Information

• Answer your questions by..
• Using guide words
• Using table of contents or Index
• Skimming
• Using the captions
• Attend to the illustrations
• Examine the graphics
• Browse the headings

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0501.4.9 Record your information

• Dont copy the text
• Restate it in your own words
• Bullets and phrases are sufficient
• Is it interesting?
• Does it answer your questions?
• What additional information do you want to
  include?

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0501.4.5 Organize your information

• What are your main ideas? How will your order
  them?
• What details support your main ideas?
• What comments of your own will you include with
  each main idea?
• How will you summarize your learning?
• Consider your hook and introductory paragraph
• Use the four-square

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Use your four-square
Arms -75 years to develop -Grown to develop
reproductive Capacity -dependent on rain
patterns
Pods -The sweet, ruby-colored fruit matures by
late June -A well-pollinated fruit will contain
several thousand tiny seeds -Large quantities of
pollen are required for pollination.
-The major pollinators are bats
Hook Interesting Saguaro facts Size-may live
for more than 150  years 13.8 meters (45.3 ft)
tall -with a girth of 3.1 meters (10 ft)
Water -Thick, waxy coating keeps the water
Inside allowing water to trickle down the
stem to be absorbed by the roots -Cacti have a
thick, hard-walled, succulent stem Water is
stored in the stem. a fully-grown Saguaro cactus
(Carnegiea gigantea) can absorb up to 3,000
litres of water in ten days
Close -Fascinating plant -Find yourself in the
desert feeling very thirsty, youll know where
to find some water -Just be careful, shallow
roots, and the size, it sure would hurt, how
much do they weigh?