Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Main Idea and Details


 In the National Geographic Explorer magazine, you read the article "The Hidden Lives of Leaves."  In this post, please tell me the main idea of the article along with TWO details that support your main idea.  Once you have posted, please click on the Into the Book - Summarizing the Main Idea link in the Reading Resources.  Get ready to work for Jelly Bones Jones.  Ahoy!!!

19 comments:

TDK12304 said...

The main idea for mine is how leaves grow and live and what they need too grow and live.the two supporting details are that leaves use the suns energy to make food and deep in the soil the roots take in water.And thats it.

tk11 said...

The Main idea is how leaves help trees.A detail is the leaves make the food and the differend shape of leaves helps the tree get more sun light.

cb4 said...

The main idea is about Leaves and how they change.They Loose there Leaves in the winter.Some Leaves grow in a spral.

ads23 said...

All about differnt kinds of leaves. Tiny green leaves live on a gost tree.People call it miracle trees.Mark olson studeds leaves

logster 21 said...

The main idea is how leaves work.

One supporting detail is leaves work in the day and rest at night.

A 2nd supporting detail is the leaves use the suns engery for food.

BDM 14 said...

The main idea is about leaves and how they change corls. some detals are that leaves fall and it tells u about photosynthesis

j20 said...

The main idea is Leavs and how they change.Leaves change during the fall.
The article talks about photosynthesis alot.

AD5 said...

all about trees.Many trees make food during the spring and summer.the leaves in the japen tree changes to red.

edog1 said...

I was reading the hidden lives of leaves I think the main idea is how leaves work.2 details are leaves make food by photosynthesis.another detail is leaves get up in tthe morning and start working

tn16 said...

The article I read is The Hidden Lives of Leaves.And the main idea is what leaves do the details is at sunrise the leaves get to work and at night the leaves rest.

Z17 said...

The main idea of the hidden lives of leaves is about leaves and planes.Most trees leaves sleep at night,at sun light leaves work.

oo19 said...

how leafs work was the mian idea.two of the details were the ghost trees leafs make food for the holl tree and a laerg trees leafs spred.

A.b3 said...

The mian idea is leevs and different trees. Plants mix carbon dioxid and gas in food. Plants open ther hols so carben dioxid can enter.

KG9 said...

The main idea is how leaves help trees.2 details are they make the food by taking in the sun light and also takes in the carbindie oxie.

maxster said...

The main idea of the hidden lives of leaves is how leaves help trees.Aconifer tree stays green year-round.Leaves make food by using the suns energy.

AS22 said...

Leavs make food using the suns energy to make food.This is called photosinthasis.

CB2 said...

How Leave Help Trees,
The leaves take in sun light.The leaves make the food for the trees.
Many leaves have cutout eges so the sun light can come in.

RM said...

the mane is about this styitis hoo statys laeyvs.and he lik'se laevs. and he also a siytis.

KD said...

All about leaves trees lose their leaves because fotositis solse down.In the fall jappines trees change colors.A confer tree is difforent because it dose not lose its leaves dring the winter.The tiny green leaves on a gost tree makes its own food.Plants mix whith water wich creats carben dieoside.The main idea is plants mix water wich creats carben dieoxide