How Penguins Raise a Family: teacher key

Penguins, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Penguins are birds that can not fly. See how penguin parents keep eggs warm and look after their chicks.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What do penguin chicks gather in while their parents find food?
   • Creches (answer)
   • Packs
   • Burrows
2. How do penguin parents feed their chicks?
   • They bring up food from their stomachs (answer)
   • They drop seeds
   • They plant crops
3. A father emperor penguin stands with the egg for about 65 days. A month has about 30 days. About how many months is that?
   • About 1
   • About 2 (answer)
   • About 6
4. Which penguin is the only wild penguin found north of the equator?
   • The Galapagos penguin (answer)
   • The emperor penguin
   • The king penguin
5. What does equator mean?
   • Earth's middle line (answer)
   • A group of chicks
   • A kind of fish

Words

• equator: Earth's middle line
• creches: chick groups