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Flying Cockroaches! Heat Sends Pests Soaring

Notes on my thoughts, reactions

and questions as I read:

The summer heat is causing cockroaches to take the skies.

Summer weather can make for hot, sticky and uncomfortable days. And if
staying cool and keeping hydrated arent enough to worry about, heat waves
could cause cockroaches to take to the skies. Yes, you read that right. Flying
cockroaches.
Cockroaches, like all insects, are cold-blooded, meaning their activity rate
increases with temperature, said Jules Silverman, an entomologist and
professor at North Carolina State University, in an interview with Live
Science. (Cold-blooded creatures are ectothermic, which means they depend
on external heat to keep their bodies warm.)
Kubota, T. Flying cockroaches! Heat sends pests soaring. Livescience.com. 19 Aug. 2016. Web 31 Aug. 2016.

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Notes on my thoughts, reactions

and questions as I read:

This article addresses the

following CCSS ELA Standards
in addition to those noted.
7/8.W.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
7/8.L.1,2,3,4,5,6,
7/8.SL.1,2,3,4,5,6
Kubota, T. Flying cockroaches! Heat sends pests soaring. Livescience.com. 19 Aug. 2016. Web 31 Aug. 2016.

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Flying Cockroaches! Heat Sends Pests Soaring (920L)

Comprehension questions answers may be in phrases.

1. List three scientific reasons cockroaches may fly.

2. Briefly, describe a cockroachs flight ability as compared to other insects.

3. Define hydrated as used in the article.

4. What dangers to humans are associated with flying cockroaches?

5. Define ectothermic as used in the text.

7/8.RI.4,5

Answer each question in one or more complete sentences and by providing complete explanations.
1. Why
ingare flying cockroaches more common in warmer states as compared to cooler areas? Cite
evidence from the text to support your answer.

2. Explain the use of quotations by the author in the second paragraph.

Of the

Rachel Feltman September 18 Rachel Feltman September 18

7/8.RI.1,4,5
Kubota, T. Flying cockroaches! Heat sends pests soaring. Livescience.com. 19 Aug. 2016. Web 31 Aug. 2016.

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3. Summarize the text using a one-sentence summary format.

7/8.RI.2

4. What textual evidence suggests that a cockroachs ability to fly is a survival instinct?
a. This also means that the species of cockroach that are able to fly (and most of them are capable) are
probably more likely to do so in warmer places, said Silverman.
b. No matter where you live, dont expect cockroaches to fill the skies. They arent exactly ace flyiers.
c. They may fly for various reasons, including to find mates, to find food or to escape a predator (or a
stomping foot).
5. Which sentence best reveals the central idea of the passage?
a. Sweltering summer heat, however, can give them enough energy to spread their wings.
b. Summer weather can make for hot, sticky and uncomfortable days.heat waves could cause
cockroaches to take to the skies.Flying cockroaches.
c. Cold blooded creatures are ectothermic, which means they depend on external heat to keep their bodies
warm.

Kubota, T. Flying cockroaches! Heat sends pests soaring. Livescience.com. 19 Aug. 2016. Web 31 Aug. 2016.