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Recommended for: Grades 3-12

Resource: Cats

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This video segment from Nature, describes cats as independent, mysterious and aloof. While they have been domesticated for more than four thousand years, they are still powerful predators and survivalists. Cats have a reputation for being uncontrollable and leading solitary lifestyles, yet they compete with dogs as the most popular pet in America. Cats live in thirty percent of American households; however, they still demonstrate characteristics of creatures of the wild. Their hunting habits, for example, parallel those of lions, cheetahs and tigers.

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Teachers' Domain, Cats, published August 26, 2008, retrieved on ,
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Frame and Focus
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The following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for elementary or middle school students using this video in an English language arts or science lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.

What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?

Frame (ELA) What is your personal point of view about cats?

Focus (ELA) How does your personal point of view about cats compare or contrast with the facts about the cat family presented in the video?

Frame (SCI) In what ways are all humans the same? How may they be different? Are these differences important?

Focus (SCI) In what ways are all cats the same? How may they be different?