Use these questions to check students’ understanding and stimulate discussion:
1. What is the main reason scientists weigh and measure every animal?
(to make sure they are healthy and growing well)
2. Which do you need to weigh a meerkat?
(patience)
3. Why do you have to weigh each squirrel monkey quickly?
(Answers will vary.)
4. What animal would you like to weigh, and how would you do it?
(Answers will vary.)
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