The Houdini Box

Explain how this magician entertained his audience.

In 1886, the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States from France to celebrate a long friendship.

MAGICIAN

What does this monument symbolize and honor today?

MONUMENT

person who entertains by art or skill of creating illusions, especially a sleight of hand

ESCAPE

something set up to honor a person or an event.

A MONUMENT MAY BE A BUILDING, PILLAR, ARCH,

STATUE, TOMB, OR STONE.

The Houdini Box

to get out and away; to get free

An octopus is the best animal at escaping predators.

After watching the video, give three reasons that support the opinion that an octopus is the best animal at escaping predators.

APPEARED

by Brian Selznik

VANISHED

disappeared, especially suddenly

was seen; came into sight

Both microscopes and telescopes are instruments that help make things appear clearer to people.

How are microscopes and telescopes similar, and how

are they different?

BUSTLING

ENGRAVED

Essential Question:

Is there an explanation

for everything?

Close your eyes and listen to 4 different bustling scenes.

Listen carefully. identify where each place is and give examples of what you heard that helped you figure it out.

CRUMBLED

cut deeply in; carved in; carved in

an artistic way

being noisily busy

and in a hurry

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An epitaph is a phrase usually engraved on a tombstone in memory of the person who has died.

How does this engraving help people understand who MLK and Coretta Scott King were?

fell to pieces; decayed

Finish the sentence frame and use the picture to help.

The house crumbled to the ground because _______.

The sidewalk crumbled because ___________.

The gingerbread man crumbled because________.

Droughts cause crumbled soil because_____________.