Read the article "Sea Turtles Find Their Spot on the Beach." What is the main idea of the text? Explain how you know using 3 supporting details from the text to back up your answer.
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Natasha
2/3/2015 06:34:25 am
The main idea of the text is how the turtles find their birthplace to lay their eggs. Some evidence is that it says in the text " One thing has puzzled scientists for years: How do sea turtles find their way back to the place where they were hatched?" That is just one example. There are many more.
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alex
2/3/2015 08:05:22 am
Your right there are many examples. Another is How do turtles sence the geomagnetic force.
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Celeste
2/3/2015 08:10:52 am
You need to give 3 exaples. Not just say "There are many more."
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Connie
2/3/2015 08:36:24 am
I agree with you about the main idea. Though, I think you should replace the sentence, "There are many more." and actually write the evidence down.
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julian
2/3/2015 07:15:02 am
i think the main idea of the text is to tell about how scientists are trying to find out how turtles find the way back to the place they were nested. here is an example, "one thing that has puzzled scientists for years: how do sea turtles find their way back to the place where they were hatched?"
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alex
2/3/2015 08:10:15 am
I agree with tou Julian. O ne of the main ideas on how Scientists find there birthplace is geomagnetism
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Celeste
2/3/2015 08:12:15 am
You need to give 3 exaples! Not 1.
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Minerva
2/3/2015 12:05:27 pm
My details are scattered around my response. I don't state that they are supporting details. Is that OK?
nola
2/3/2015 08:38:23 am
I agree with you Julian because scientists have been trying to figure out how they have memorized where they were born and how they know for years!
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#BEN#WHAT THE WHAT!!!!:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
2/3/2015 08:48:18 am
I agree with you Julian because that is a great example of the scientists being puzzled
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BRIAN
2/3/2015 07:41:30 am
I think the main idea is about how they know where there mom came from. And how there going back where they were born. I think that is the main idea
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Jay
2/3/2015 08:41:06 am
The main idea is how turtles find the place from where they came from,but you need 2 more details.
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Tommy
2/3/2015 07:45:08 am
I think the main idea is geomagnetism and how turtles act the same way on finding there way but scientists want to find out how they know where they were born. The article said "Turtle act the same way'' Somewhere in the paragraph of geomagnetism. It also explained what geomagnetism meant so we could understand what the turtles did to go back home but that may just be a clue to figuring out how they memorize where they lived when they were born.
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Mrs. Chenu
2/3/2015 07:57:00 am
Supporting details- meaning you should CITE evidence.
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Minerva
2/3/2015 07:57:18 am
The main idea is that scientists did a study that shows that sea turtles come back to the same place they were born to lay eggs due to geomagnetism. Some evidence from the text is: "LOS ANGELES — Every two or three years, female sea turtles swim back to the beach where they were born. They return to lay eggs." The scientists think that the turtles have a magnet in them that leads them back to the magnet in the earth on the beach.
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alex
2/3/2015 08:03:02 am
The main idea of the text is how are able to find there birth place. One of the reasons are the goemagnitism. Somehow the turties are able to sence the force. How do they sence it, that remains an unanswered question. The turtles are also moving there position around the world. The turtels also remember where there birthplace is.
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#BEN#WHAT THE WHAT!!!!:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
2/3/2015 08:46:18 am
I agree because those are great reasons for the main idea.
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Celeste
2/3/2015 08:09:06 am
The main idea of the text is sea turtles being able to find their way back to the spot where they were born. Detail #1: "Every two or three years, female sea turtles swim back to the beach where they were born." from paragraph 1. Detail #2: "The magnetic signature of beaches changes, however, when the magnetic field changes in strength or direction." from paragraph 12. Detail #3: "The new study shows that turtles are not just using geomagnetism to go north, south, east and west. They also know the magnetic signature of their birth beach. It is in their memories." from paragraph 11.
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Connie
2/3/2015 08:32:21 am
I agree with you, Celeste. The scientists are trying to find out how turtles can find their way back to their birth place. Now, the scientists know that turtles are able to sense geomagnitism.
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jay
2/3/2015 08:36:34 am
I agree with you Celeste because they do memorize the magnetic signature of their birth beach.
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Wolfvoelker6789
2/3/2015 11:50:37 am
I think that the ability for turtles to find their way back to their birth place is incredible, and I think the main Idea is that scientists are trying to figure out how they do this. One piece of evidence is that parts talk about geomagnetism which is one reason of them being able to get back to their birth place Another reason is that a paragraph talks about scientists trying to figure this out and it says that there's definitely
nola
2/3/2015 08:47:10 am
I agree with your 3# supporting details, because their all saying something about your main topic. And I agree with your main topic because the article was almost entirely talking about how do these female turtles get to their birth beach.
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Wolfvoelker6789
2/3/2015 11:55:14 am
Oh dear my computer just glitched and submitted my comment! I was going to say that there's definitely another reason that the turtles are finding their way back but that reason is unknown.
Arlon
2/3/2015 08:59:39 am
I disagree with you Celeste because when I read the article,it talked about magnetism for about over half the article.
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Ashley
2/3/2015 09:06:36 am
I agree with you Celeste because knowing where they were born is kind of important in the future.
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Connie
2/3/2015 08:24:17 am
I think the main idea of the passage is how sea turtles can travel back to their birth place after 2-3 years. And scientists are trying to find out about that. In the text, the 2nd paragraph, it was about scientists are confused of how sea turtles are able to find their way back to the birth place. The turtles also travel/swam across thousands of miles! In the second paragraph, it too was written, "Every two or three years, female sea turtles swim back to the beach where they were born." Now, scientists knew that turtles sense geomagnitism. Though, they have another question.(How could they find the same beach where they were born?)
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Arlon
2/3/2015 08:57:27 am
I disagree with you Connie because throughout the article it talks about geomagnetism all over the article.
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Ashley
2/3/2015 09:04:24 am
I agree with you Connie because the scientists have to at least find out where the sea turtles were born.
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Ryan.... I Think
2/3/2015 11:31:53 am
I agree the article does say that the turtles are laying their eggs at their own birth places.
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Minerva
2/3/2015 12:08:58 pm
I liked your entry, Connie. You put evidence from the text into your response, and you stated your full opinion.
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$JAY$
2/3/2015 08:31:13 am
The main idea is how do the turtles find their birth place to lay their eggs? Some evidence is ''One thing has puzzled scintists for years:How do sea turtles find their way back to the place where they hatched?Another detail is that the magnetic signature of beaches changes. My last detail is they memorize the magnetic signature of their birth beach!
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nola
2/3/2015 08:33:02 am
I think that the main idea of the text is how do these female turtles find their birth places. This has made scientists puzzled for years. Scientists figured out part of it, the turtles have been guided by this force that's called the geomagnetic field. It seems to be like a gigantic magnet. It says that it's like your pointing a magnet at two different objects, and only one pulls you forward very strong, the difference is each object's magnetic signature. Beaches have their own magnetic signature too, the turtles will memorize their birth beach and find it. J. Rodger Brothers said that if the turtles find out that their birth places are to crowded they will find a different beach. J. Rodger Brothers said that the turtles may have a magnetic thing in their brains or in their bodies to help them remember their birth beach. I think that the scientists will figure it out after some more research.
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chalrotte
2/3/2015 11:38:08 am
I agree. The main idea of this text was that the scientists were trying to figure out how the turtles got back to their birth place.
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Aidan
2/3/2015 12:06:33 pm
I agree with you Jay because female Sea Turtles can find their birth spot and also how could there find there birth spot?
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#bEN#WHAT THE WHAT!!!!:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
2/3/2015 08:44:09 am
The main idea is how sea turtles find their way back to there birth place. Turtles use geomagnetism to find their way to their birth place. A supporting detail is that the turtles can sense if a signature changes. This helps them because it is a feature that is very important on finding their way to their own birth place. Another detail is that the turtle can hatch their eggs only if there is space. If there isn't they usually have birth at a different beach. The third detail is that if a signature changes at there birth place they go a different direction. This is something that scientists know but don't know why.
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Aidan
2/3/2015 12:10:15 pm
I agree with you Ben because the main idea is that Sea Turtles find their way back to there birth place.
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Arlon
2/3/2015 08:55:55 am
The main idea of the paragraph is about Earth's geomagnetism.The reason why I think this is because it is all around the entire paragraph.An example would be from the paragraph "This how works" it says,"The magnetic signature of a beach changes over time.It shifts when the magnetic field changes in strength or direction." Another example would be the last 2 sentences of the first paragraph,it says"They knew the returning sea turtles are guided by a mysterious force.The force is known as Earth's geomagnetic field."And the final piece of evidence is the first part of paragraph "A Very Strong Pull" it says,"Geomagnetism because is an invisible,but very strong force.It is like that because the center of the Earth is mainly made of iron.The huge chunk of iron creates a magnetic field.It acts just like a giant magnet." That is why I think the main idea of the article is about Earth's geomagnetism.
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Ashley
2/3/2015 09:01:56 am
The main idea is, the scientists are trying to find how the sea turtles find the same beach and place where the sea turtles were born. One supportive detail that is from the article is, " What scientists did not know was how turtles find the same beach where they born," because they didn't know how the turtles found their own nests from long ago, when they were born. The second supportive detail is, " The shift makes them lay their eggs in different places," because the scientists will still not know where the turtle will lay their eggs next. The third supportive detail is," Other things shape the choice of a place to lay their eggs," because they will not get to know where the magnetic signature will strike next and they might never get to know where the first turtle has laid the eggs and the correct destination of where they were really born.
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2/3/2015 09:59:52 am
The main idea of the text is about turtles retuning to there birth place.The reason turtles are able to find there way back home is because when they are born they memorize the geomagnetic field of the beach.Another reason that turtles are able to get back to there birth place is because the geomagnetic field pushes them towards there birth place.Three reason how the main idea is about turtles trying to get to there birth place is because:
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2/3/2015 10:00:00 am
The main idea of the text is about turtles retuning to there birth place.The reason turtles are able to find there way back home is because when they are born they memorize the geomagnetic field of the beach.Another reason that turtles are able to get back to there birth place is because the geomagnetic field pushes them towards there birth place.Three reason how the main idea is about turtles trying to get to there birth place is because:
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2/3/2015 10:00:11 am
The main idea of the text is about turtles retuning to there birth place.The reason turtles are able to find there way back home is because when they are born they memorize the geomagnetic field of the beach.Another reason that turtles are able to get back to there birth place is because the geomagnetic field pushes them towards there birth place.Three reason how the main idea is about turtles trying to get to there birth place is because:
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lol duuude jorden here.#LOLMANGETINTHEVAN:)
2/3/2015 10:01:02 am
The main idea of the text is about turtles retuning to there birth place.The reason turtles are able to find there way back home is because when they are born they memorize the geomagnetic field of the beach.Another reason that turtles are able to get back to there birth place is because the geomagnetic field pushes them towards there birth place.Three reason how the main idea is about turtles trying to get to there birth place is because:
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jorden
2/3/2015 10:01:16 am
The main idea of the text is about turtles retuning to there birth place.The reason turtles are able to find there way back home is because when they are born they memorize the geomagnetic field of the beach.Another reason that turtles are able to get back to there birth place is because the geomagnetic field pushes them towards there birth place.Three reason how the main idea is about turtles trying to get to there birth place is because:
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Sofia
2/3/2015 11:06:45 am
The main idea of the text is that turtles nest in the same where they were born. Scientists don't know how the turtles find their way back. The scientists think that the turtles have something metal in their brain or body so they can remember where they were born. That is the main topic in the text.
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sarah (;
2/3/2015 11:24:51 am
I think the articles main idea is geomagnetism helping the female sea turtles find their birth place. Here are some supporting details. 1. Paragraph 1." Every few years, female sea turtles where they were born." 2. Paragraph 6. " Sea turtles use geomagnetism to guide themselves. What scientists did not know was how turtles find the same beach where they were born." 3. Paragraph 21. " Turtles will not use their birth beach if it is too crowded, Brothers said." Those are my supporting details.
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Ryan..... I Think
2/3/2015 11:29:26 am
The main idea of the text is about how female sea turtles find where they were born so they can lay their eggs. 3 reasons are because the article talks about turtles going to their birth place,the geomagnetic force pulling the turtles toward them and, how they memorize the magnetic pull.
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charlotte
2/3/2015 11:32:46 am
I think that the main idea of this article was that scientists were trying to figure out how turtles find their way to their birth place and how they could sense the magnetic pull if the force was invisible. I think that this was the main idea because in the text it says for support # 1, "One thing that puzzled scientists for years was How do Sea Turtles find their way back to the place where they were hatched?" This support tells us that they were wondering how the Sea Turtles were able to find the place where they were born. My support # 2, is, "What Scientists did not know, was how turtles find the same place where they were born." This support is saying the same thing as support # 1, that they wanted to know how the turtles got back to their birth place. Support # 3 says, "Scientists did a new study in Florida to find out. This support tells us that the scientists were actually going and trying to figure out the mystery
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Gael
2/3/2015 11:47:01 am
I think the main idea of the article about turtles was how females give birth the same way they born.It says scientist dont know how they find their way. Also a magnetic force is there and they see it so they follow the magnetic pull thing.
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Jaya...I think
2/3/2015 11:56:26 am
The main idea of the text is about turtles returning to their birthplace. The reason that the turtles are able to remember their birthplace is because they can memorize the geomagnetic field of the beach. One more reason that turtles remember their birthplace is because the geomagnetic pushes them towards their birthplace. I have three reasons how the main idea is about turtles returning to their birthplace is:
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Cara
2/3/2015 12:01:38 pm
I agree, Jaya. Another supporting detail could be turtles know the signature of their beach where they were hatched. I don't think "it is the article name" is a very good supporting detail because it's not really in the story.
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Cara
2/3/2015 11:56:27 am
The main idea was how do turtles find their way to the same place they were born. Here are some supporting details.
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Jaya...I think
2/3/2015 12:01:37 pm
I agree Cara, i agree with your #1 and #2 and #3 supporting details. So basically all of them.
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violet
2/3/2015 12:01:57 pm
I think that the main idea of the text is about what guides the turtles 🐢 to the same beach they were hatched on , also the article talks about how the turtles don't always go to the same beach . In the article it states ' sea turtles use geomagnetism to guide themselves ' and ' Sea turtles were changing where they swam ' .it is weird to know that different things are happening to animals almost at the same time as us. Some may think that only the drought matters , when other things that are important are happening to things like turtles.
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Aidan OF AWESOMENESS
2/3/2015 12:02:22 pm
I think the main idea of the text is that How do Sea Turtles find there way back to their birth place? Also how could they sense the magnetic pull of the force if it was not to be seen. I think that is the main idea because #1 One thing that puzzled scientist FOR YEARS was how do Sea Turtles find there birth place. #2What scientists didn't know was how Sea Turtles found where they were born. #3 Scientists did a new study in Florida to understand how the force works.
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Sasha
2/3/2015 12:30:50 pm
The main idea of this is how the sea turtles find their way home. They try to find where they layed there eggs. But how do they do this.The magnetism is basically unexplainable to my and probably other people's thinking. However we wouldn't know if those turtles exactly came back to almost the exact place they laid them? In the article it states they come sometimes to
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Lesly@awsome person.com
2/5/2015 12:51:40 pm
I think that the main idea of the text is about how scientist are finding out how turtles are finding their way back to their birth beaches.
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