One of my middle school classes is reading Matilda (by Roald Dahl), and, as part of the story, there is a newt.
Since I was fairly sure that my students did not know what a newt is (it's a salamander, or, to be descriptive but inaccurate, a water lizard), I searched the internet for pics and a video.
I quickly found this very interesting (and very short) National Geographic video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvBi5Wv8-qg
Also, I showed a few classes this "Boom Chicka Boom" song/video, for fun, and to see what would happen; interestingly, the boys in 2 classes got into it but, while the girls also liked it, they didn't dance and move:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2XVfTzel8E
Since I was fairly sure that my students did not know what a newt is (it's a salamander, or, to be descriptive but inaccurate, a water lizard), I searched the internet for pics and a video.
I quickly found this very interesting (and very short) National Geographic video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvBi5Wv8-qg
Also, I showed a few classes this "Boom Chicka Boom" song/video, for fun, and to see what would happen; interestingly, the boys in 2 classes got into it but, while the girls also liked it, they didn't dance and move:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2XVfTzel8E
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