Fly Traps: Plants that Bite Back!

What is a Venus Fly Trap?

This week we will be reading a story about a Venus Fly trap. We will be learning about this kind of plant, and what it needs to survive. What most students like most about this special plant is their unique way of capturing their food! Here are some fun links that can show you all you need to know about a Venus Fly Trap!

The Mysterious Venus Fly Trap
Video of a Venus Fly Trap

Vocabulary:

collect - gather together

hinge - a joint on which a cover or lid moves back and forth

insects - small animals without backbones with bodies divided into three parts

pitcher - a container for holding liquids

plants - living things that can make their own food

trap - a thing or means for catching animals

bladderwort - any of a family of insect eating marsh or water plants

carnivorous - meat-eating

chemicals - substance used in chemistry

dissolve - to make into a liquid

flytrap - any of several plants that trap insects

Vocabulary Games:

Vocabulary Matching Game
Vocabulary Concentration Game
Vocabulary Flashcards
Vocabulary Word Search
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

Spelling Games

Spelling Wizard
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