Deep Divers of the South: teacher key

Penguins, grade 5 edition, written for 5th grade. Penguins are birds that cannot fly, but they swim and dive. Read about their dives, their food and the places they live.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How deep can an emperor penguin dive?
   • More than 500 meters (answer)
   • About 5 meters
   • Only 1 meter
2. Which two kinds of penguin are true residents of the Antarctic continent?
   • Emperor and Adelie (answer)
   • King and gentoo
   • Little and African
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. The longest emperor dive on record lasted 22 minutes. Most dives last 3 to 6 minutes. About how many minutes longer is the record than a 6-minute dive?
   • About 3
   • About 16 (answer)
   • About 28
5. What does krill mean?
   • Tiny sea animals (answer)
   • A kind of ice
   • A penguin nest

Words

• countershading: hiding colors
• krill: tiny sea animals
• ecosystem: living community