Transcript Messages by the Mile 1 - Open Court Resources.com

Spelling
this week!
Prefixes
re- means “again”
un- means “not”
rearra
rd
remo
rene
repla
rever
revie
repo
repacka
recou
rewri
recal
unbea
unequ
unfai
unfinis
u fi
uncov
unplan
unta
Vocabulary
this week!
infrasonic
Too low for people to hear
Its sound is infrasonic, meaning it is below the level
humans can hear.
Click for online sounds
Fin whale
Blue whale
conversation
An exchange of sounds
The elephants “conversations” were short.
Click to hear an online greeting!
melody
Pattern of musical sounds
The Paynes heard the male humpback’s beautiful, long
melody.
chorus
Part of a song that is repeated
The songs have choruses that repeat five or six times.
vibrations
Small, rapid movements
The vibrations of the foot massager tickled my feet.
After reading the story, you may click on Dr. Payne
to visit a website of her collections.
Background Knowledge
Messages by the Mile was written to share information and facts. Thus, it’s genre is
expository.
•People have long been fascinated by the “songs” of whales and
the communication between elephants, but until recently people
did not have the means to investigate them.
•Now, with technology, we can hear the noises of marine life.
What do the whales voices (sounds) mean? We know that
elephants communicate with each other, but what are they
saying?
•Scientists conduct experiments, gather data, and analyze them.
Their analyses are based on scientific principles but can be
interpreted in different ways. Modern technology enables
scientists to learn more about whales and elephants, but in the
end their data are a matter of interpretation.
Purposes for reading
• To learn about whales’ and elephants’
communication.
• What do the whales’ sounds mean?
• How do elephants communicate to each
other?
• What do elephants and whales have to
do with communication?
Videos to view
United Streaming: In the company of Whales
Ultimate Guide: Elephants
Pacific Whale Rendezvous
Videos to view
For more: Go to the file in the 5.1
folder titled Videos. To activate them,
double click.
United Streaming: In the company of Whales
Ultimate Guide: Elephants
Pacific Whale Rendezvous