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Questions about cats, dogs and the caveman. 1) Who takes care of a cats basic needs? 2) Why do cats like heights (high places)? 3) Why do cats like to play with string or other moving objects? 4) What is "fetch?" - Why do you think dogs like to play fetch? 5) Dogs probably view humans companions as members of their __what__? 6) Name some of your favorite cave paintings. 7) What are some other interesting facts you found about dogs, cats and cave paintings?

**House Cats**
[|Wikipedia - House cat behavior]

Dogs
[|Fetch] [|Loyalty]

Cave Paintings
[|The Cave of Lascaux]

Questions about the alphabet: 1) How many years ago was the alphabet invented? 2) Choose 3 different alphabets and write them on your paper. 3) How are the different alphabets alike? 4) How are they different? 5) List 3 different things that have been used as writing instruments. 6) Describe the letters of our alphabet - what do they each look like they were designed from?

How The Alphabet Was Made
[|The Evolution of Alphabets] [|Writing Instruments]

Questions to ponder before reading: 1) Where did people first start to write? 2) Before paper, what did people write on? 3) What are some examples of the first things people wrote?

How The First Letter Was Written
[|History of Writing] For Kids On the web page below, focus more on the samples of early writing you see. Write descriptions and examples of early writng and alphabets. [|Writing History]

Questions to answer about the armadillo: 1) Describe what an armadillo looks like - REALLY LOOK carefully. 2) What does an armadillo eat? 3) how do they protect themselves? 4) Where do they live? 5) Find other interesting facts.

Armadillos
[|Armadillo Online] [|Nine-Banded Armadillo] [|Enchanted Learning] Questions to answer about the hedgehog: 1) Describe what an hedgehog looks like - REALLY LOOK carefully. 2) What does an hedgehog eat? 3) how do they protect themselves? 4) Where do they live? 5) Find other interesting facts.

Hedgehogs
[|Wikipedia] [|Enchanted Learning] [|Oakland Zoo]

Kangaroo
[|Creature World] [|Nature.CA] [|Wikipedia] [|Kid's Planet] [|WWF]

Camels
[|Arab.net] [|wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel] [|sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes] [|featurestories/camel]

Rhinoceros
[|African Wildlife Foundation] [|Indian Worldlife Tours] [|Lewa Wildlife Conservancy]

Leopards
[|wikipedia - Leopard] [|Leopard] [|AWF Wildlife Leopard] [|San Diego Zoo]

__Elephant__
[|AWF Elephant] [|African Elephant] [|Asian Elephant] [|More Asian Elephants]
 * [|Science and Nature]**