(Lesson 4: Grades 2-3) Can animals laugh? by Rebecca Rimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x Gateway Science Time! en-us 2020-04-04 08:03:51 UTC 2025-12-10 08:53:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f469-1f52c.png Step 1: Watch Video Lesson rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/492213543 Essential Question:  Can animals laugh?
Click on photo below to play video.]]> 2020-04-04 08:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/492213543 Step 2: Learning Through Literacy rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/492219208 Read "Amazing Animal Helpers" and discuss the comprehension questions.  Click on the passage below to expand the text.]]> 2020-04-04 08:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/492219208 Step #4: Exit Ticket rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/492220509 What did this lesson make you curious about? What other questions do you have about animals?
Talk to someone in your home and explain to them if animals can laugh.  Why do you think that?  Explain your thinking.
"I think ___________________________________________________.". 
]]> 2020-04-04 08:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/492220509 Welcome from Mrs. Rimoldi rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/492226255 Today we will be asking ourselves if animals can laugh?  Below is a quick video of my cat, Louie.  What do you see?  What do you wonder?  Do you think animals can laugh?  Let's learn together!
Scroll the video down in order to look closely at what the cat is doing.]]> 2020-04-04 08:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/492226255 Step 3: Making Observations rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/492236896 Watch this video and ask yourself, "What do I notice?  What are the animals doing?  What do you think the animals are feeling?  What new questions do you have?]]> 2020-04-04 08:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/492236896 Bonus Activity rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/545113300 Try this experiment. Tell a friend a joke — and laugh out loud when you get to the funny part. Now tell another friend the same joke — but don’t laugh. Scientists say that people often laugh when they see someone else laughing. Do you think scientists are right about that? (If you need a joke, here’s a favorite: What’s orange and sounds like a parrot? (A carrot).]]> 2020-05-02 03:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/vcma0jf3f35x/wish/545113300