<p class="ql-block">?? 3bU7-over in the meadow</p><p class="ql-block">reptile</p> <p class="ql-block">the Magic School Bus Episode: The Magic School Bus Gets Cold Feet (Season 2 Episode 12).</p> <p class="ql-block">?? Supplement & Game</p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color: rgb(237, 35, 8);">1. All about Reptiles</b></p><p class="ql-block">1、Nearly all reptiles lay shelled eggs</p><p class="ql-block">2、Reptiles breathe air</p><p class="ql-block">3、Reptiles are covered in scales or have a bony external plate such as a shell</p><p class="ql-block">4、Nearly all reptiles are cold blooded</p><p class="ql-block">5、The first reptiles are believed to have evolved around 320 million years ago. They are the oldest type of animal in the world</p><p class="ql-block">6、Reptiles use a variety of methods to defend themselves from dangerous situations, such as avoidance camouflage, hissing and biting</p><p class="ql-block">7、Snakes and lizards flick their tongues in the air to smell</p><p class="ql-block">8、Reptiles do not have sweat glands like you and I have so their skin is usually cool and dry</p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color: rgb(237, 35, 8);">cold blooded vs warm blooded</b></p><p class="ql-block">This is a short and quick experiment to help kids see what cold blooded vs warm blooded means.</p><p class="ql-block">Equipment You'll Need:</p><p class="ql-block">Thermometer (to take your kid's temperature)</p><p class="ql-block">Instant read thermometer (to take the temperature of a glass of water) (we used one like this)</p><p class="ql-block">Steps</p><p class="ql-block">First, find 3 different places with 3 different temperatures. For example, you can use a sunny spot outside, a shaded spot outside, and a spot next to a warm appliance.</p><p class="ql-block">Fill up 3 small glasses of water using room temperature water. Set one glass in each of the 3 locations. Wait about an hour.</p><p class="ql-block">When ready, take your kid to each of the three locations and take their temperature. Their temperature should stay the same.</p><p class="ql-block">Next, use the instant thermometer and take the temperature of the water in the glass. The temperature should be different.</p><p class="ql-block">Explain how the water changes temperature based on the environment. This is what happens to cold blooded animals.</p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color: rgb(237, 35, 8);">Reptile Play</b></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="color: rgb(1, 1, 1);"> I am a reptile mommy. who wants to be a reptile baby?</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="color: rgb(1, 1, 1);">I'm going to lay eggs. And</span> my babies will hatch out. Will you take care of yourself after hatching?</p><p class="ql-block">Show me your teeth. Are they the same size and same shape? Go hunt for food.</p><p class="ql-block">Can I touch your skin? How is your skin like? Is it dry and tough?</p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color: rgb(237, 35, 8);">Different types of reptile</b></p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color: rgb(237, 35, 8);">2. Snakes</b></p><p class="ql-block">A snake has no legs. even so, it can glide over the ground, climb trees and swim.</p><p class="ql-block">Some snakes are smaller than a pencil. Others are as long as your school bus.</p><p class="ql-block">有些蛇比鉛筆還小。有的和你的校車(chē)一樣長(zhǎng)。</p><p class="ql-block">All snakes have a few things in common, though.</p><p class="ql-block">不過(guò)，所有的蛇都有一些共同點(diǎn)。</p><p class="ql-block">They have long, thin bodies and no limbs [l?ms].</p><p class="ql-block">他們的身體又長(zhǎng)又瘦，沒(méi)有四肢。</p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color: rgb(237, 35, 8);">snake's eyes</b></p><p class="ql-block">Can snakes blink？</p><p class="ql-block">Snakes have eyes that don’t blink.</p><p class="ql-block">Every snake has round eyes like this.but the eyes never blink become a snake has no eyelids. </p><p class="ql-block">Come on, let's have a race. Everyone open your eyes wide and no blinking.</p><p class="ql-block">Snakes have poor sight,it can’t see things clearly.</p><p class="ql-block">How they find and catch other animals for food.</p><p class="ql-block">Snake is good at smelling,it use its long tongue to smell and carry them to their mouth.</p><p class="ql-block">That’s why snakes often stick out their tongue.</p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color: rgb(237, 35, 8);">snake’s teeth and tongue</b></p><p class="ql-block">Snakes have poor sight,it can’t see things clearly. How can they find and catch other animals for food?</p><p class="ql-block">Snake is good at smelling,it use its long tongue to smell and carry them to their mouth.</p><p class="ql-block">That’s why snakes often stick out their tongue.</p><p class="ql-block">Snake have some small teeth in mouth. but it is not used for chew food. they have to swallow it whole.</p><p class="ql-block">Snake can open mouth very wide so it can eat some bigger than themselves.</p><p class="ql-block">What do snakes like to eat?</p><p class="ql-block">Snakes are carnivores (meat eaters).they like mice、frog and so on.</p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color: rgb(237, 35, 8);">What do they eat</b></p><p class="ql-block">All snakes are carnivores[kan?v?z] and most of them eat rodents[?ro?dnt]嚙齒動(dòng)物, such as mice, rabbits and rats.</p><p class="ql-block">所有的蛇都是食肉動(dòng)物，它們大多吃嚙齒動(dòng)物，如老鼠、兔子和老鼠。</p><p class="ql-block">Rodents eat human food and crops. They also carry disease.</p><p class="ql-block">嚙齒動(dòng)物吃人的食物和莊稼。它們也攜帶疾病。</p><p class="ql-block">Snakes keep rodent populations under control. Without their help, rodents would overrun [?o?v??r?n] the earth.</p><p class="ql-block">蛇能控制嚙齒動(dòng)物的數(shù)量。如果沒(méi)有他們的幫助，嚙齒動(dòng)物會(huì)橫掃地球</p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color: rgb(237, 35, 8);">snakeskin</b></p><p class="ql-block">Do you know what is it?</p><p class="ql-block">It is skin of snake.They are also covered in scales [ske?lz].</p><p class="ql-block">As a snake grows, its skin becomes stretched.</p><p class="ql-block">Unlike our skin, a snake's skin doesn't grow as the body grows.</p><p class="ql-block">the snake will take off its old skin and replace it with a new layer of skin.</p><p class="ql-block">knowledge</p><p class="ql-block">Snakes shed their skin as they grow to allow for further growth and to remove parasites that may have attached to their old skin.</p><p class="ql-block">蛇生長(zhǎng)過(guò)程中會(huì)蛻皮，以便進(jìn)一步生長(zhǎng)，并除去附著在舊皮膚上的寄生蟲(chóng)。</p><p class="ql-block">As a snake grows, its skin becomes stretched.</p><p class="ql-block">當(dāng)蛇生長(zhǎng)時(shí)，它的皮膚就會(huì)被撐大。</p><p class="ql-block">Unlike human skin, a snake's skin doesn't grow as the body grows.</p><p class="ql-block">與人類(lèi)皮膚不同，蛇的皮膚不會(huì)隨著身體的生長(zhǎng)而生長(zhǎng)。</p><p class="ql-block">Eventually, a snake's skin reaches a point where further growth is not possible.</p><p class="ql-block">最終，蛇的皮膚達(dá)到了無(wú)法進(jìn)一步生長(zhǎng)的程度。</p><p class="ql-block">At that time, the snake will shed its old skin and replace it with a new layer of skin.</p><p class="ql-block">那個(gè)時(shí)候，蛇就要把舊的皮脫落，重新?lián)Q一層新的皮膚。</p> <p class="ql-block">hibernation</p><p class="ql-block">They hibernate[?ha?b?rne?t] during the winter season.</p><p class="ql-block">它們?cè)诙径摺?lt;/p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color: rgb(237, 35, 8);">Game: Catch the snake</b></p><p class="ql-block">Drag a jump rope across the floor (snake) and encourage children to try to catch it.</p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color:rgb(237, 35, 8);">3. Lizard</b></p> <p class="ql-block">All lizards are reptiles. <span style="font-size: 18px;">A typical lizard has a small head, a long body and a long tail. </span></p><p class="ql-block">One of its most interesting features is its tail. Lizards have long tails that can grow back if they get broken (or bitten) off. Another interesting fact is that it have a tongue like you do, but it use the tongue to smell things! Imagine having to stick out your tongue to smell a flower!</p><p class="ql-block">They come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors. Sometimes, their colors are bright and beautiful; other times, they blend in with the colors of nature. The colors and shapes of their bodies depend on our environments.</p><p class="ql-block">There are many species of lizard, so it’s no wonder they come in various sizes. </p><p class="ql-block">Almost all lizards are harmless to humans. The lizard is a favorite pet for many people.</p><p class="ql-block">Almost all lizards live on the ground, but some make their homes in trees, burrows, and even water. </p><p class="ql-block">Their diet includes fruits and plants, insects, birds, amphibians, carrion, and plants.</p><p class="ql-block">A lizard spends a considerable amount of time seeking out food. Many of them, including Iguanian lizards, hang out in familiar spots and usually wait for prey</p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="color:rgb(237, 35, 8);">4. Turtle and tortoise</b></p> <p class="ql-block">Turtles</p><p class="ql-block"> Turtles have a hard shell that protects them like a shield, this upper shell is called a carapace.Turtles also have a lower shell called a plastron.</p><p class="ql-block">Many turtle species can hide their heads inside their shells when attacked by predators.</p><p class="ql-block"> Turtles have existed for around 215 million years.</p><p class="ql-block"> Turtles lay eggs. Some turtles lay eggs in the sand and leave them to hatch on their own. The young turtles make their way to the top of the sand and scramble to the water while trying to avoid predators.</p> <p class="ql-block">Tortoises – are animals that live on land. The feet have rounded, stumpy toes with deep pads perfect for walking on land.</p><p class="ql-block">Tortoises are different to turtles because they only live on land and do not have flippers.</p><p class="ql-block"> Tortoises have stubby, elephant-like feet and heavier, domed shells.</p><p class="ql-block"> Tortoises shells have nerve endings, so tortoises can feel every rub, pet, or scratch.</p><p class="ql-block"> A tortoise's shell is made up of 60 different bones, all of which are connected to one another.</p><p class="ql-block"> Although they have no teeth, tortoises have strong mouths and horned ridges to mash their food.</p><p class="ql-block"> Tortoises have good vision and very good sense of smell.</p><p class="ql-block"> Tortoises are herbivores (plant eaters). They eat grass, flowers, tree leaves and fruit.</p><p class="ql-block"> Tortoises hibernate (sleep) all winter.</p> <p class="ql-block">5. crocodile and alligator</p><p class="ql-block">The key difference between a crocodile and an alligator lies in their physics appearance. The snout of the crocodiles is long narrow and V-shaped while the snout f the alligator is wide and U shaped.</p> <p class="ql-block">Crocodiles</p><p class="ql-block">Crocodiles are reptiles.</p><p class="ql-block">The physical characteristics of crocodiles make them good predators.</p><p class="ql-block">Crocodiles are fast over short distances.</p><p class="ql-block">Crocodiles have sharp teeth.</p><p class="ql-block">Crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal in the world.</p><p class="ql-block">The muscles that open crocodiles jaws however are not so powerful, reasonably strong people could hold a crocodiles jaw closed with their bare hands.</p><p class="ql-block">Like other reptiles, crocodiles are cold-blooded.</p><p class="ql-block">Crocodiles can survive for a long time without food.</p><p class="ql-block">Most crocodiles live in fresh water rivers and lakes but some live in salt water.</p><p class="ql-block">Crocodiles eat a variety of fish, birds and other animals.</p> <p class="ql-block">Alligators</p><p class="ql-block">Alligators have shorter, wider heads that are more U-shaped than crocodiles.</p><p class="ql-block">Alligators strongly favor freshwater while some species of crocodile live in seawater.</p><p class="ql-block">Alligators are less aggressive than crocodiles.</p><p class="ql-block">Alligators tend to have a darker appearance than crocodiles.</p><p class="ql-block">Alligators in the wild are only found in the US and China while crocodiles are found all over the world.</p>