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Cats

Price: $2.99, format: 7 page PDF, grades: 2,3,4,5,6

Cats have been pets for at least 5,000 years beginning with their domestication in Ancient Egypt. There cats held a special place in life and death - including association with one of the Egyptian gods who had the head of a cat and the body of a human. In this issue, students will increase their cat capacity as they "CATch" up on feline facts. Skills include reading, estimating, graphing, writing and interviewing.

In this issue students will:
• read about the fascinating status of cats in ancient Egypt
• estimate amounts associated with cat facts
• apply algebraic thinking to real world situations
• use the newspaper to locate animal stories and display findings in a graph
• Use the internet to explore more fascinating information about cats, ancient Egypt and pet care