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HeroRATs

Series:

Flying Start to Literacy

Level:

Q

Text Type/s:

Report

ISBN:

9781760674878
Price:
NZD 12.95
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Synopsis:

HeroRATs explains how rats are trained to detect landmines and tuberculosis. It describes how this began and how it is helping people.

Curriculum link:

Science: Science and human endeavour. Science: Living things

Key Concepts:

Rats can be trained to help people. Rats can use their sense of smell to detect things such as landmines and tuberculosis.

Reading Strategies:

Asking questions about the information

Extent:

32

Paired Title:

Clever Ratty

Supporting Materials:

Lesson Plan - HeroRATs / Clever Ratty