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QUIZ

« PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE KRASNODAR REGION»

IN THE PREPARATORY GROUP

Goals:

Generalization and consolidation of children's knowledge about animals and plants of the Krasnodar Territory, their appearance, habitat; activation of verbal vocabulary, vocabulary of adjectives.

Formation of ecological culture, a sense of responsibility for the animal and plant world

To promote verbal communication on the basis of joint activities, to cultivate the ability to work in a team.

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Educator. Guys, today we have gathered to take part in the quiz "Plants and Animals of the Krasnodar Territory". 2 teams will compete (teams formed in advance)

1 competition "Warm-up".

Let's start with a warm-up. The host will ask the question to the teams in turn, if the team does not answer, then the right to answer passes to the opponents.

1. What does a hedgehog do in winter? (asleep)

2. What terrible fish lives in the Black Sea? (Dog shark)

1. What bird does not build nests and hatch chicks? (Cuckoo)

2. What medicinal plant can be found on any path? (Plantain)

1. What is the name of a coniferous tree that does not rot in water? (Yew)

2. What is the name of the berries that our ancestors collected to treat sore throats? (Raspberry)

1. What is the name of the plant that helps turn fallen leaves into humus? (Mushrooms)

2. What mushroom is poisonous for humans and medicine for animals? (Amanita)

1. Name the animal listed in the Red Book. Is it the largest in the Caucasian Reserve? (Bison)

2. What bird "saves" people 1 ton of bread a year? (Owl)

The jury sums up the results of the competition.

2 competition "Know the animal."

Description first:

“She has a black cap on her head, her back, wings and tail are dark, and her breast is bright yellow. In summer it feeds on bugs, worms, and in winter it eats everything - various grains, bread crumbs, and boiled vegetables. But he especially loves fat. (Tit)

Description second:

“This is a small animal, lives in the house, but at the same time it is a predator. Hunts from ambush. Can watch for prey for hours. From an ambush rushes, makes several rapid jumps. But if the prey has escaped, then it does not pursue it. To grab and hold prey, he uses sharp claws and climbs trees with their help. (Cat)

3 contest "Guess the riddle"

1 team:

1. Weaved thick grasses

Meadows curled up

YesandI myself am all curly,

Even the curl of the horn. (Ram)

2. Just touch 3. Black vest,

You lift your palm: Red beret,

The grass burns, the nose is like an axe,

like fire. (Nettle) Tail like an emphasis. (Woodpecker)

4. round, mature, tanned

Got it on the tooth.

He couldn't break.

And got under the hammer

Ra crunchedh -and cracked side.(Nut)

5. Gladishb -caresses,

Teasing - biting. (Dog)

6. A bee does not circle over him

She is not friendly with him.

fragrant panicle

pickles need. (Dill)

7. Lives in water, 8. Flies all night-

There he eats and sleeps. He gets mice.

And never And it will become light

Does not speak. (Fish) Sleep flies into the hollow.

(Owl)

9. With a fighting and strange nose

And funny, and very strict.

What is there to think about the question-

"Who is he?" It - ……(Rhinoceros)

10. Under the pine by the path

Who is standing among the grass?

There is a leg, but no boot,

Hat eatsb -no head. (Mushroom)

2 team:

1. In the field - with a whisk,

In a bag - pearls.(Wheat)

2. There is a curl in the garden -

White shirt.

Golden heart.

What it is?(Chamomile)

3. It grows in the ground

Known throughout the world.

Often on the table

Shows off in uniform. (Potatoes)

4. Fidget motley,

long-tailed bird,

talking bird,

The most chatty.(Magpie)

5. At the threshold crying,

hides claws,

Quietly enter the room

Purr, sing. (Cat)

6. Cheren, but not a raven,

Horned, but not a bull;

Flying - howling.

Sit down - close the earth.

7. Without wings

BUTfasterbirds.

From tree to tree

flies. (Squirrel)

8. Rye is earing in the field.

There, in the rye, you will find it.

Bright blue and fluffy

Just a shame it's not fragrant.

(Cornflower)

9. Although I am put in a cage,

I will not abandon my ideas.

I ask the audience for candy

And I am mocking them.(A monkey)

10. The tail is fluffy,

golden fur,

Lives in the forest.

He steals chickens in the village.

5 competition.

Educator: Identify the "extra" word among the riddles and prove your choice. (1 team - rhinoceros, 2 team - monkey: these animals do not live on the territory of the Krasnodar Territory)

Musical pause- Dramatization of the song "Little Hedgehog"

(Perform both commands)

6 competition. " Proverbs and sayings".

Exercise: Teams are invited to complete proverbs and sayings.

2. Healthy woodpecker tree……(does not hammer)

3.Wolf legs...(feed)

2 team:

1. be afraid of wolvesI -in the forest…(do not go)

2. The word is not a sparrow, fly outt -not …(get caught)

3. A tree is expensive with fruits, but a man ....(deeds)

7 competition "Pantomime"a".

The teams are given cards with the task to depict an animal that lives on the territory of the Krasnodar Territory. Time is given for discussion and preparation. Then the pantomime is shown, and the opposing team guesses the animal. For example:

one . Draw a bear looking for food.

2. Show how a heron catches frogs.

1. Show how the hedgehog collects mushrooms.

2. Depict how the squirrel jumps from tree to tree.

8 competition "Cunning letter".

Educator. And now let's rest a little and play the game "The sound got lost." I read the poems and the teams take turns identifying and correcting the mistakes.

We collected cornflowers

We have a puppy on our headsand (wreaths)

Snow is melting. A stream flows.

The branches are full of doctorsth (rooks)

In the meadow in spring

The tooth grew youngth (oak)

Spinning like a bun wheel(squirrel)

The hunter shouted “Oh!

doors(animals)are chasing me!"

Drags a mouse into a mink

Huge bread hillat (crust)

Under the birches, where is the shade

hid old day (stump)

Scarecrow of the peasants of the surrounding villages

Osho soaring in the airl (eagle)

sparrows galloped-

Somewhere cats(crumbs)found.

He ate one right now.

The rest didn't make it.

In front of the children

Rat(roof) topainters paint

Summarizing, Winner's reward ceremony.

QUIZ

"PLANTS AND ANIMALS

KRASNODAR REGION»

IN THE PREPARATORY GROUP

Target

Development of cognitive motives aimed at obtaining new knowledge about wildlife; cognitive qualities of the individual associated with the assimilation of the basics of scientific knowledge.

Who among animals is the fastest, most dexterous, most intelligent? And what are the records among plants?

Record holders of the animal and plant world are able to surprise. The tallest tree in existence is the Hyperion sequoia. The height of this giant is 115.5 meters. That's taller than a thirty-story building! And the age of the tree is estimated at 700-800 years.

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Text. Quiz The most-most (animals and plants)

    The most poisonous snake. Cobra

    The fastest animal. Cheetah

    An animal with the smallest movement speed. Snail

    The largest monkey. Gorilla

    The longest plant Liana

    The highest jumping animal. puma

    The most ferocious and bloodthirsty fish that lives in the rivers of South America. Piranha

    The largest amphibian. Giant Sala Mandra

    The largest lizard. monitor lizard

    The largest land tortoise is... ivory

    The smallest bird in our fauna. Wren

    The highest flight vulture

    Develops the highest speed during flight. peregrine falcon

    This is the largest cell of a living organism, eaten by humans. Egg

    The strongest and largest boa constrictor in the world. Anaconda

    The fastest growing plant. Japanese bamboo

    The largest leaves. brazilian palm raffia tedigera

    The longest roots wild fig

    The largest flowers rafflesia arnold

    The tallest tree of all time. regal eucalyptus

Record holders among animals in size - blue whales. The blue whale, or, as it is also called, vomited, is not just the largest and heaviest modern animal. It is likely that this huge mammal is the largest animal that has ever lived on earth. The length of his body can reach 33 meters, and the weight exceeds 200 tons. The heart of a whale is the size of a car, and the tongue is the size of an adult elephant.

Despite such an impressive size, whales feed on small cephalopods, fish, crustaceans, krill, and plankton. The exact lifespan of giants is not known for certain. But a whale can live for a long time - about 80-90 years, and the oldest recorded whale lived to the respectable age of 110 years.

Due to the uncontrolled capture of blue giants, there are not so many left on our planet - no more than 10 thousand individuals.

Long-lived animals.

How long did the oldest animals-record holders live? Everyone knows that some species of birds and fish can exist for more than a hundred years. The sea urchin of the Red Sea is able to cross the two-hundred-year mark. The most ancient mollusk today is considered to be an individual, by the rings on the shell of which the age of 405 years was determined. Another fantastic long-liver is the arctic sponge. This animal leads an attached lifestyle and grows very slowly. A large individual was found, whose age is estimated from 15 to 23 thousand years!


But this figure is not the limit. The jellyfish species Turritopsis Nutricula is potentially immortal! Having reached maturity, this amazing animal again turns into a polyp, from which new jellyfish will form in the future. This metamorphosis continues indefinitely, which means that death from old age does not threaten the jellyfish.

The largest land animal.

Record holders from the animal world, elephants, are the largest land creatures living on the planet at the moment. The weight of the male can reach 7 tons, and the height is 3.5 meters. Elephants are remarkable not only for their size, they are also one of the most intelligent animals.

An example of the high intelligence of elephants is the fact that they are able to recognize their reflection in a mirror. This is an indication that these animals have self-awareness, self-image, their own "I". In addition to humans, only highly developed species of monkeys and dolphins recognize the reflection in the mirror. Elephants can use improvised tools, that is, in fact, weapons of labor. For example, these mammals can take branches to brush off flies. Not alien to the giants and creativity. Elephants can draw and have a good ear for music.

The smartest animal.

Several species of animals claim the title of the most intelligent, but chimpanzees are the closest to humans. Gifted individuals can learn sign language and even make short phrases in it. They have a sense of humor, are able to use words in a figurative sense, and even create new concepts based on known ones. Chimpanzees understand speech addressed to them. These are the most photogenic animals-record holders. Photos of these monkeys can be seen in many collections of original and amazing pictures.


These amazing animals in nature use primitive tools - sticks, leaves, stones - and can combine 2 tools. Chimpanzees break nuts with stones and use thin sticks to extract the kernels, they can sharpen sticks with their teeth and use them for hunting.

The tallest animal

What do the tallest animals look like? Record holders for growth are giraffes. Males can reach a height of 6 meters and a weight of 1.2 tons, while almost one third of the length is the neck. The step of this majestic animal is 6-8 meters. In order for blood to supply oxygen to the brain of a giraffe, it needs a strong eight-kilogram heart muscle. The animal has high blood pressure and thick blood, and its arteries are thick-walled and equipped with a system of valves.

A giraffe can get tasty leaves from the upper branches of trees, but it’s hard for him to drink, he has to kneel down. These giants sleep lying down, bending their flexible neck and resting their heads on the croup. Due to their high growth and sharp eyesight, giraffes can see danger at a distance of two kilometers. They can defend themselves with their front hooves and run at a speed of 60 km/h.

The fastest animal

What is the fastest animal record holder? The cheetah is able to reach a speed of 65 km / h from a standstill in just two seconds and reach a speed of 130 km / h in a short distance. He catches up with the victim in one jump and instantly kills with a precise bite to the neck. After the meal, the animal leaves the carcass, as it is not able to protect it from other predators.


The cheetah is a flexible, slender animal. These graceful cats are not shy, not prone to aggression towards humans and often resemble dogs in their behavior. There are known cases of domestication of cheetahs. Spotted sprinters communicate with each other with the help of soft yapping and soft chirping, reminiscent of a bird.

smallest mammal

Animals-record holders can be tiny. The pig-nosed bat is often called the bumblebee mouse. This tiny mammal really resembles the size of an insect. The body length of the mouse barely reaches 3 cm, and the weight is 2 grams. The nose of the animal looks like a small snout, hence the name of the species. These babies live in Myanmar and Thailand, are rare. Animals live in groups, in limestone caves. They are nocturnal and feed on insects.

The smallest bird

Tiny record-breaking animals often resemble insects. So, a hummingbird-bee is compared with a butterfly, then with a bumblebee. This tiny bird weighs 1.6 g, and its body has a length of 5.7 cm. The crumbs fly at lightning speed and can reach a speed of 80 km / h. Their wings move so fast that you can hear the buzzing. Hummingbirds feed on flower nectar.

Record holders among plants

The tallest tree in existence today is the Hyperion sequoia.. The height of this giant is 115.5 meters. That's taller than a thirty-story building! And the age of the tree is estimated at 700-800 years.

The largest living organism on Earth - "Pando"- clonal colony of aspen poplar (USA, Utah). As scientists have established, 47 thousand stems come from one once living poplar. All 47 thousand stems have a single root system and can be called a single organism, the mass of which is 6 thousand tons. The age of "Pando" is 80 thousand years (according to some estimates - up to a million years), which makes it one of the main candidates for the title of the longest-lived organism on the planet.


The oldest tree to date is 4845 years old. This is a bristlecone pine named Methuselah, native to California. Spinosa pines are about 10 meters high, their trunks and branches are mangled, and the bark is often missing. Methuselah also suffered significantly from tourists who tried to take a branch or a piece of bark with them as a keepsake. Now the exact location of the tree is kept secret.

The tallest tree of all time - the regal eucalyptus(Eucalyptus regnans). An 1872 report by Australian State Forest Surveyor William Ferguson mentions a fallen and charred tree of the species Eucalyptus regnans (regal eucalyptus), which in life had a height of at least 150 meters.

The longest plant- rattan palm, which belongs to the liana family. The length of the rattan stem reaches 300 meters.

Another candidate for the title of the longest-lived and largest clonal organism on Earth is a colony of oceanic Posidonia south of the island of Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea. Clonal colony of oceanic Posidonia 8 km in size. in diameter can be up to 100 thousand years old.

The largest tree in terms of volume and, in general, the largest non-clonal living organism on Earth is the sequoiadendron (giant sequoia or mammoth tree) "General Sherman", the volume of which is 1487 cubic meters. m. Age "General Sherman" - from 2300 to 2700 years. The height of this giant sequoia is 83.8 m, the diameter at the base is 11.1 m, the circumference of the trunk is 31.3 m. The tree has a mass of 1910 tons. For comparison: the weight of the largest animal (the blue whale) is up to 190 tons.


The oldest non-clonal organism of all time is the mountain pine.. The longest-lived tree of this species ("Prometheus") was cut down in 1964 in the US state of Nevada. Only after the tree was cut down, it was possible to establish that this is the longest-lived tree of all time - "Prometheus" was 4862 years old. Another representative of the pine spiny intermountain species is the Methuselah tree (named after the biblical centenarian), which is currently 4842 years old and in 21 years, "Methuselah" can bypass the life expectancy of "Prometheus".

The tree with the thickest trunk - Arbol del Thule / Thule Tree Taxodium Mexican species. The tree grows right in the middle of the city of Santa Maria del Tule in Mexico. The diameter of the trunk of this tree is 11.62 meters, the circumference of the trunk is 36.2 m. According to the legends of the Zapotecs (Indian people in Mexico), the tree was planted 1400 years ago by the priest of the Aztec wind god Ehecatl. Scientists confirm that the age of the tree is about the same as the Indian legend says.

However, there was a tree even thicker than Arbol del Tule. The circumference of the "Hundred Horse Chestnut" in Sicily is 57.9 m (measured in 1780). At the same time, "Hundred Horse Chestnut" at that time had not one trunk, but several (all trunks come from one root). According to legend, Giovanna I of Aragon, accompanied by a hundred knights, fell into a thunderstorm. All travelers then took refuge under this tree, which became known as the “Chestnut of a Hundred Horses”. The age of this tree is from 2 to 4 thousand years. Currently, the tree is divided into 3 trunks, the largest of which has a circumference of 22 meters.

The fastest growing plant is Japanese Madake Bamboo.(Phyllostachys bambusoides), which can grow more than 1 meter per day.



The longest roots (120 m) of wild figs growing near the Echo Cave in the Eastern Transvaal (South Africa).

The largest leaves are on the Brazilian raffia tedigera palm.(Raphia taedigera), which are over 22 meters long and nearly 12 meters wide.

Sections: Biology

The game-quiz can be held both as a final lesson in the course "Natural Studies" (grade 5), and as an extracurricular activity within the subject week of the NGO "Natural Science".

The class is divided into five teams of 5-6 people.

OBJECTIVES OF THE GAME

  1. Repetition and consolidation of the acquired knowledge in the process of gaming activity.
  2. Developing skills to clearly, clearly and specifically express your point of view, answer questions.
  3. Development of ecological consciousness and thinking among students.
  4. Education of love for the "small Motherland".
  5. Introducing students to independent work with additional literature about nature, natural phenomena and natural features of the native land.
  6. Using the acquired knowledge to solve non-standard situations and in practice.

PLAYING THE GAME

To play, you need a spinner disk (see Appendix 1), which is divided into four sectors - red, yellow, green and orange. Each sector includes 16 questions (8 each in the outer and inner circles).

The red field - questions about animals, green - about plants, yellow - about the nature of the Don region and ecology, orange - riddles about nature and natural phenomena.

In each colored sector there are 2 questions with an asterisk (the so-called "Lucky case").

RULES OF THE GAME

  1. Each team has the right to rotate the spinner three times in a row (in case of correct answers).
  2. For a correct answer to a question from the red, green and yellow sectors, the team receives 2 points, for an incomplete answer or addition - 1 point, for an incorrect answer - 0 points. For the correct answer to the question from the orange sector - 1 point.
  3. For a correct answer to a question with an asterisk from the red, green and yellow sectors, the team receives 4 points, and from the orange sector - 3 points.
  4. For hints and disrespectful attitude to the teams and to the leader, points are deducted.
  5. 20 seconds are allotted for discussion.
  6. If the spinning team answers the question incorrectly or the answer is incomplete, the other teams have the right to answer the question or complete the answer.

SUMMARIZING

  1. While the jury is summing up the results, the teams receive a task - to collect 6 “scattered” proverbs and sayings about nature (see Appendix 2).
  2. For all correctly collected proverbs and sayings, the team is awarded an additional 2 points.
  3. The team with the most points is considered the winner.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE QUIZ

PLANTS(Green field)

1. How are the following plants distributed: oak, rowan, mosses, barberry in the forest community? (I tier - oak, II tier - mountain ash, III tier - barberry, IV tier - mosses).

2. List the conditions necessary for plant life. (Light, heat, water, air, mineral nutrition).

3.* What plant and why is it called "overcome-grass"? (The water lily is white, it used to be believed that the rhizome of this plant overcomes evil spirit. Pieces of the rhizome were sewn into an amulet and worn around the neck).

4. What can bread be baked from in the forest? How to do it? (Flour is prepared from dried and crushed rhizomes of white water lily, cattail and reed).

5. Solve anagrams and eliminate the extra word: a) a bzeer (birch); b) lnёk (maple); c) ja n with e (ash); d) a with c and and k (sour). (Excess acid is a herbaceous plant.

6. What is the difference between birch porridge and oak porridge? (Oak porridge can be boiled from acorns, and birch porridge was called the punishment of delinquent schoolchildren, who were flogged with birch branches on Saturdays).

7. Why is it said about the tundra that mushrooms grow higher than trees there? (Because, in the tundra, the trees are dwarf and their branches creep along the ground).

8. This plant can be found in the tropical rainforests of India or the Sunda Islands. Local residents make fabrics from this plant, the stem of the inflorescence is used as a wick, wood for buildings, bark for making paint, milky juice is mixed with coconut oil and get glue. Leaves replace paper, tablecloths, plates and even hats. What plant are we talking about? And how do the locals use the fruits of this plant? (This is a breadfruit tree, the fruits of which have a weight of 20 kg. They are cut into plates and baked cakes).

9. Name the branches of crop production. (Field growing, vegetable growing, floriculture, fruit growing).

10. We ended up in the forest. And we wanted to drink a cup of hot aromatic coffee. But, alas, we are not in the rainforest where the coffee tree grows. How to be? Can our wish come true? (Yes, you can make coffee from oak acorns or cattail and reed rhizomes).

11. For normal nutrition, a person needs carbohydrates, starch, sugar, fats and proteins. Starches and fats can be found in plants. But there are few proteins in flowering plants, especially in wild ones. Even wheat bread contains only 8% of proteins. But in the meat of proteins 38%. But where can we get meat in the forest? After all, we do not have the right to enter the forest with a gun and shoot. Is it possible to find a meat substitute in the forest? (Yes, you can. These are mushrooms).

12. Where can I find cotton wool in the forest? (Peat moss grows in the swamp - sphagnum, which absorbs moisture very well and has a bactericidal effect).

13. List the producers of the steppe. (Producers are plants, for example, feather grass, wormwood, thyme, etc.).

14. * What plant and why is it called the "white man's footprint"? How can it be used? (This is a plantain. They call it that because this plant came to the American continent with the appearance of people with white skin. The seeds of this plant stick to the sole and spread. This plant can be used for bruises and minor injuries).

15. How to drink forest gull? (Forest tea can be made from the leaves of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, lingonberries. The leaves must be processed. First, they are dried in the shade, then they are twisted with the palms until juice appears. After that, they are covered with wet gauze and kept in the sun for 10 hours. The processing is completed by drying the leaves).

16. List the producers of fresh water (These are plants: duckweed, elodea, cattail, chastukha, water lily, egg capsule and others).

PUZZLES(orange field).

1. In the spring it amuses, in the summer it cools, in the fall it nourishes, in the winter it warms. (tree, forest).

2. Pan flew, fell on the water. He does not sink and does not muddy the water. (Sheet).

3. In a small pot, porridge is sweet. (Nut).

4. Neither a beast, nor a bird, but a nose like a knitting needle, it flies - it screams, it sits down - it is silent. Whoever kills him will shed his own blood. (Mosquito).

5. Taras sits under the shore, screaming a lot. (Frog).

6. Not for fish, but for setting up nets. (Spider).

7. *a) Shines, but does not heat. (Moon);

b) What do you not see in the room? (Air);

c) The edge is visible, but you won’t reach it. (Horizon).

8. What is the fastest thing in the world? (Wind).

9. They waited, called, but it seemed - everyone ran away. (Rain).

10. *a) Breathes, grows, but cannot walk. (Plant);

b) What grows upside down? (Icicle);

c) Sits - turns green, flies - turns yellow, falls - turns black. (Sheet).

11. What is stronger than everyone in the world? (Water).

12. Water is all around, but drinking is a problem. (Sea).

13. Not the sea, not the land, the ships do not sail, but you can’t walk. (Swamp).

14. I am water, and I swim on the water. (Ice).

15. The fly sat on the grass, and the grass ate that fly. (Sundew).

16. Nobody scares, but everything trembles. (Aspen).

ANIMALS(red box)

1. *The body of this animal is “dressed” in thick brown fur with a silvery sheen. The length of the animal is 40 cm, weight is about 500 g. It has an elongated proboscis nose. With his proboscis, he not only sniffs out prey, but also grabs everything that can be eaten and directs food into his mouth. Lives in reservoirs. When diving, the nostrils on the proboscis and the holes in the ears are closed with valves. Name it. (Muskrat).

2. Every summer, a fish dinner flies out of the water in due time. What is this lunch? (Mosquitoes).

3. Name the consumers of the first order of the forest community. (Consumers of the first order are herbivorous, for example, squirrel, hare, elk, vole, etc.).

4. Can a polar bear eat a penguin in nature? Explain. (No, since they live at different poles).

5. This is the only completely blind animal in our fauna. Adapted to underground life. Feeds on bulbs of steppe plants. The direction of the endless underground passages is indicated by heaps of earth thrown out. Who are we talking about? (Mole rat).

6. Name the third-order consumers of a fresh water body. (Consumers of the III order are predators, for example, pike, pike perch, perch).

7. Why is a woodpecker called a forest doctor? (Because he eats pests and their larvae).

8. This animal is widespread in the forests of our country. He spends most of his time in trees, which he climbs excellently. The animal feeds on acorns, nuts, kidneys, berries, mushrooms. Stocks up for the winter. Who are we talking about? (Squirrel).

10. What inhabitant of fresh water never drinks? (Frog).

11. Do all mosquitoes drink human and animal blood? (No, males feed on nectar).

12. Name the livestock industries. (Cultural and small cattle breeding, pig breeding, horse breeding, rabbit breeding, poultry farming, fish farming, beekeeping).

13. Make a food chain: plants, mouse, eagle, snake, lizard, grasshopper, hare.

14. One letter must be added to the name of which river to get the name of a forest bird? (Oriole).

15. Which animal has ears on its feet? (Grasshopper).

NATURE OF THE DON REGION. ECOLOGY(yellow field).

1. Are there swamps in the Rostov region? (Yes, in the lower reaches of the Don).

2. *Name the poisonous plants of the Rostov region. (Corrosive ranunculus, red-gorged nightshade, poisonous milestone, common hemlock, black henbane, sleeping pills poppy).

3. What is a reserve? Are there reserves in the Rostov region? (A reserve is a territory completely withdrawn from any economic activity where research work is being carried out. On the territory of the Rostov region there are three reserves "Persianovskaya Steppe", "Donskoy State Fish Reserve (Don Forbidden Fish Space)", State Steppe Reserve "Rostovsky").

4. Tell us about the water cycle in nature.

5. “At the seashore there is a green oak, A golden chain on that oak ...” And where is this “Lukomorye”? (Lukomorye is the old name of the Taganrog Bay).

6. Name the medicinal plants of the Don region. (St. John's wort, lily of the valley, shepherd's purse, wild rose, thyme, coltsfoot, yarrow).

7. Tell us about the Red Book. (The Red Book is a register of rare and endangered species of animals and plants. Red pages are endangered species, yellow pages are rare, black pages are extinct, and green pages are restored species).

8. What is a sanctuary, a national park?

9. Name the rare and protected plants of the Don. (Narrow-leaved peony, snow-white water lily, medicinal valerian, Russian hazel grouse, Schrenk tulip, lanceolate plantain, etc.).

10. Name the rare and protected animals of the Don region. (Steppe eagle, pink pelican, demoiselle crane, bustard, loaf, muskrat, giant evening, etc.).

11. List the main forms of nature conservation. (Reserves, sanctuaries, national parks, natural monuments, Red Book, botanical gardens, zoos, nurseries).

12. Where is the "witness" of the forest power of the Don? (3 km from Vyoshenskaya station there is a giant oak 400 years old).

13. What is the area of ​​the Rostov region and its main wealth? (On the territory of the region such states as Belgium, Portugal, Denmark and Switzerland, taken together, can be accommodated. The main wealth is fertile soil - black earth).

14. Why is Don often called "Ivanovich"? ( Because the Don originates from Ivan Lake).

15. *What year lasts only one day? (New Year).

16. On what path has not a single person been yet? (On the Milky Way).

Lydia Azatovna
Quiz "Vegetable and animal world the globe"

Goals:

1. Form students' cognitive interest.

2. Develop curiosity, cognitive activity.

3. Expand knowledge about the life of animals and plants.

4. Cultivate love for wildlife.

Equipment: fabric bag, number cards, animal illustrations, plant illustrations.

Representatives from 4 classes sit in groups, 5 people in each group.

Quiz progress

The moderator introduces the jury.

1. Warm up.

The facilitator asks the same questions to all groups. The group that quickly raises their hand and answers the question gets 1 point.

Vegetable world

1. What plant is called a symbol of peace? (oliva)

2. What plant is called the symbol of the sun? (Lotus)

3. What plant is called the "golden" apple? (Tomato)

4. What is the tallest tree in the world? (Eucalyptus)

5. Which plant is the thickest? (Baobab)

6. Which plant is the longest? (Mouth palms - 400 m)

Animal world.

1. Who runs the fastest? (Cheetah)

2. Who swims the fastest? (Swordfish)

3. Which bird flies the fastest? (Swift)

4. Who "breathes" through one nostril? (sperm whale)

5. Who hears with their feet? (Grasshopper)

6. What animal has only two colors in color? (Zebra)

7. Which animal is always with a bag? (Kangaroo)

8. Who always sings on one leg? (Mosquito)

2. Graphic dictation "Animals of the Tundra".

The team chooses one representative. If students agree with the statement, put +, no -. (10 points)

1. In the tundra there is a small rodent - a lemming.

2. White partridge is a bird of prey.

3. The white owl is a herbivorous bird.

4. The white partridge and snowy owl constantly live in the tundra.

5. Arctic foxes eat lemmings.

6. Wild reindeer eat moss.

7. In summer, there are few mosquitoes and flies in the tundra, as there is no food for them.

8. Polar wolves mainly prey on sick deer.

9. The dense plumage of a white owl protects it from icy winds.

10. Sandpipers and ducks feed on plants and insects.

Answers: + -- + + + - + + +.

3. Magic bag.

Each team pulls out a card with a number from the bag. The facilitator reads out the description of the animal under this number. Children must recognize the animal. (1 point)

1. He is a polar inhabitant. This giant is a close relative of the seal. He is big and strong, and few people dare to attack him. He has two long fangs, which he uses when fighting to get out on the ice to rest. And, besides, with fangs, he digs shells out of the mud and eats their contents. (Walrus).

2. He eats fish. He lovely swimmer and a diver. He has flippers instead of legs. It will emerge, gain air and again into the water. And in winter, when the water freezes quickly, he has to break through the ice with his head, otherwise he will suffocate. (Seal) .

3. He is a huge beast, up to 3 m long and weighing up to 1000 kg, can run at a speed of 40 km/h. It swims well, rowing with its huge paws, it hunts not only in water, but also from ice. Not only strong, but also patient. Sometimes it sits at the hole for a long time, waiting for the seal. When the seal emerges, the predator grabs it. And in the spring, when the ice begins to melt and break, the animal, diving among the floating ice floes, swims under the ice floe, tilts it strongly so that the seals on it slide into the water, and then the predator kills them with one blow of powerful paws. (Polar bear) .

4. Its mouth is huge. Seems to swallow anyone. But in fact, he eats tiny crustaceans. During the day, he eats two to four tons of food. (Polar whale).

Leading. The great storyteller G.-Kh. Andersen said: "To live, you need the sun, freedom and a small flower." Today we will talk about flowers. Let's play the game "Gardener" It begins like this: "I was born a gardener, I was seriously angry, I was tired of all the flowers, except for ..." Within a minute, you must list the names of the flowers. Names must not be repeated, and the last one to name the flower wins.

The correct answer is 1 point. The team with the most points wins.

4. Quiz questions.

The group that raises their hand the fastest and answers the question gets 1 point.

1. What is the name of the first spring flower? (Snowdrop)

2. What is the name of the snowdrop other peoples of the world? (The British - a snow drop, the French - a snow drill, the Czechs - snowflakes, the Spaniards - a white flower, the Germans - a snow bell, the Bulgarians - a bully.)

3. Name early spring flowers. (Mother -and- stepmother, blueberry, bites, sleep - grass, periwinkle, violet, daisy, forget-me-not, narcissus, tulip, hyacinth, lily of the valley.)

4. What flower is called blue in Latin? (Cornflower.)

Leading. AT Ancient Rome the cornflower was called cyanus. Exists ancient legend about the origin of the name of this flower. In ancient Rome, there lived a young man whose name was Cyanus. The young man was very fond of the blue color: he wore blue clothes, loved blue flowers, from which he wove wreaths and garlands. Somehow, in a grain field among plucked blue flowers, a young man was found dead. The goddess flora breathed life into a dead body, turning the young man into a cornflower.

What blue and blue flowers do you know? (Cornflower, flax, forget-me-not, bluebell, violet, periwinkle, adonis.)

Leading. Poetry lives in every flower. Therefore, there are many poems and songs about flowers. Give examples of songs about flowers.

What flowers are the symbols of states?

Russia - chamomile. Ukraine is a sunflower.

Belarus is a flax flower. Bulgaria is a rose.

India - lotus. Japan - chrysanthemum.

China is a peony. Holland - tulip.

France - lily. England is a daisy.

Ireland - clover. Italy is clove.

Sweden is a cornflower.

Leading. Interesting and unique Live nature. And the greatest miracle in her is flowers, her amazing creations. The world of flowers is mysterious and wonderful. Thousands of flowers adorn our planet. However, many flowers of our meadows and forests are included in the alarming list of protected plants in the Red Book.

What flowers are listed in the Red Book? (Water lily, lily of the valley, snowdrop, bluebell, forget-me-not.)

Leading. They say whoever grows flowers brings joy to himself and to people. Let's give flowers to people and each other!

5. Find a word.

The teams are given a card with the word quiz, they need to find as many words as possible in this word. (Word - 1 point)

6. The results of the quiz.

The jury sums up the quiz.

Participant awards.

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  • ^ Animal and plant world quiz

    1. What birds can't fly? (Penguins, ostriches)
    2. Where does the white partridge sleep? (In the snow)
    3. Which bird breeds chicks in winter? (Crossbill)
    4. Where does the duck swim from? (From the shore)
    5. Which songbird in search of food can dive and run underwater?
    (Olyapka is a water sparrow)
    1. Does a chick breathe in an egg? (Yes)
    2. What is more terrible for birds in winter: cold or hunger? (Hunger)
    3. What does a toad eat in winter? (Nothing, she is sleeping)
    4. Who sleeps upside down? (Bat)
    5. What is the most common animal in the world? (Frog)
    6. What is the most common bird in the world? (Chicken)
    7. (Monstera begins to release moisture in a day before a bad weather).
    8. Which plants drop their leaves at sunset and open them at sunrise (Heliotrope, mimosa).
    9. (Bees, birds)
    10. (She closes the flowers before the rain and in the evening).
    11. (Mokritsa)
    12. 19. When do trees “cry” and why? (In the spring, during sap flow)
    13. 20. What grass do cats like? (to Valerian)

    Quiz "Nature Conservation"

    1. Why is it impossible to destroy and carry away the forest floor from the forest?

    (The litter affects the growth of plants, young shoots, creates favorable conditions for the life of shrews, insect larvae, protects plant roots from frost and heat.)

    2. A mushroom picker found one boletus, and dug up all the moss and bedding around, looking for small mushrooms. What harm did he do to nature?

    (Such a "prospector" destroyed the mycelium, which may be 300 - 500 years old.)

    3. Remind the rules for picking mushrooms.

    (You can’t tear the moss, disturb the mycelium. Cut the mushroom with a knife or twist it, fill the hole with earth or cover with moss. Do not collect unfamiliar and old mushrooms, do not touch poisonous ones. Moose and other animals are treated with poisonous mushrooms.)

    4. Why do not lichens grow in every forest?

    (Lichens grow only where there is clean air.)

    5. Why, especially in spring and early summer, you can’t make noise in the forest, turn on a tape recorder, make a fire?

    (The noise, the smell of smoke frighten the forest dwellers, make the birds leave their nests, the little animals look for secluded places.)

    (Do not trample the grass near the nest, if it is on the ground, do not touch the eggs with your hands, do not pick up the chicks.)

    7. Chicks that have flown out of the nest are called fledglings. Why can't you take them home?

    (Birds teach chicks to look for food, to defend themselves from enemies. It is difficult to feed a chick at home; released into the wild, he will be helpless.)

    8. Why should the spring bumble bee be treated with special care?

    (Only females that give offspring hibernate in bumblebees.)

    9. What kind of hunting is allowed in the forest at any time of the year?

    (Photo hunting.)

    10. How to kindle a fire? (Choose a place away from the trees, remove the turf and put it under a bush. When the fire is flooded with water, remove the firebrands, put the turf back, water it well).

    Quiz "Remember how and who people talk about?"


    1. Bold as... (a lion).
    2. Hardworking like... (ant (bee)).
    3. Careless as... (dragonfly).
    4. Evil as... (dog).
    5. Insidious, evil, like... (snake).
    6. Faithful, devoted, like... (dog).
    7. Sly as... (Fox).
    8. Stubborn as... (sheep, donkey).
    9. bloodthirsty like... (jackal (wolf)).
    10. Cowardly as... (hare).
    11. Weak, defenseless, like... (mouse).
    12. Mighty like... (eagle).
    13. Slippery like... (acne).
    14. Quiet as... (mouse).
    15. Free as... (bird).
    16. Silly as... (duck).
    17. Wise as... (crow).
    18. Predatory like... (shark).
    19. Hardy like... (horse).
    20. Cold like... (frog).
    21. Important, inflated, like... (turkey).
    22. Toothy like... (crocodile).
    23. Hungry like... (wolf).
    24. Thick as... (hamster).
    25. Clumsy like... (bear).
    26. Long legged like... (heron).
    27. Yellow-faced like... (chick).
    28. Big-eyed like... (eagle owl (owl)).
    29. Fast like... (deer).
    30. Flutter like... (butterfly).
    31. Dragging, crawling like... (turtle).
    32. Stomp like... (elephant).
    33. Jump, jump like... (flea (grasshopper)).
    34. Slide like... (snake).
    35. Performing great like... (peacock).
    36. Swim like... (fish).
    37. Chatting, chatting like... (magpie).

    Quiz "Little secrets of nature"

    1. In summer, on the grass, flowers, you can see lumps of foam, similar to saliva. What it is? (This is the house of the larvae of the cicada-pennitsa or saliva. It sucks the juice from the plant, releases it and beats the foam with its legs, releasing a special sticky substance into it.)

    2. "Spider webs fly over the sleepy stubble." (M.Isakovsky) Explain this phenomenon. When does it happen? (Flying threads are a web on which, settling, small spiders fly in the fall.)

    3. Does a lizard, grabbed by the tail, always throw it away? (No, only in response to pain, even mild.)

    4. What kind of tree “changes clothes”, becoming either gray-silver, or green?

    (Aspen. Its leaves tremble even in calm weather, since their petioles are strongly flattened in the upper part.)

    5. Why does nettle "burn"? (There is formic acid in the hairs, on the leaves, of the nettle. When you touch the skin, the tip of the hair breaks. The hair makes a wound on the skin, the liquid pours into the wound and causes a burning sensation.)

    6. A hare can bear offspring three times a year. What is the name of the hare of each brood? (Hares of 1 brood are “nastoviki”, as they appear when there is crust on the snow; summer hares are “spikelets” and “herbalists”; autumn ones are “leafy”.)

    8. Which animal is the cleanest? (Badger. It is always clean near the hole, the toilet is deep holes - the badger arranges a few meters from the hole. When the hole is filled, the badger buries it and makes a new one. Going hunting, he cleans the fur from adhering dirt, straightens the hairs crushed in the hole.)

    10. Why do birds not peck at a bright ladybug? (She exudes a caustic liquid. Once tasted, the bird remembers the bright bug.)

    11. Name the most voracious predator on the planet. (Dragonfly, because in a day it eats several times more food than it weighs itself.)

    12. Why is a meadow geranium called a crane? (The fruit with a long process is similar to the beak of a crane.)

    Quiz "Forest Pharmacy"

    1. You rubbed your leg on the way. How to relieve pain? (Attach a plantain leaf.)

    2. Fresh leaves of which plant are used for abrasions, burns and insect bites? (Plantain leaves.)

    3. What marsh plant can be used instead of iodine and cotton wool?

    (Sphagnum moss, or peat moss. It absorbs blood and pus well, contains the disinfectant sphagnum.)

    3. What berry replaces lemon? (Cranberries contain citric acid.)

    4. The fruits of which shrubs are very rich in vitamin C?

    (Black currant, wild rose.)

    5. How medicinal property possesses mother - and stepmother?

    (Decoction of dry leaves - good remedy From cough.)

    6. What grass do cats like? What diseases does it help?

    (Valerian. Valerian drops are used for insomnia and nervous disorders.)

    7. What diseases does the beautiful birch treat?

    (Birch buds are used as a diuretic, diaphoretic choleretic agent.)

    8. When should medicinal raw materials be collected?

    (When plants accumulate more nutrients: flowers - at the beginning of flowering; leaves - before flowering or at the beginning of it; roots and rhizomes - in spring and autumn; bark - at the beginning of sap flow. Collect plants in dry sunny weather, when the grass dries.)

    9. Name the drying rules medicinal herbs.

    (The plants should be dried under a canopy, avoiding direct sunlight, spreading out in a thin layer. Leaves are placed with petioles in one direction. Rhizomes and roots are washed from dirt and cut. Three to four times a day, the plants are turned over, dry ones are removed. Sphagnum moss is dried on the roof canopy, in the sun.)

    Quiz « Connoisseurs of natural science"


    1. Which sea owes its name to algae? (Red sea)
    2. “I am a cloud, and a fog, and a stream, and an ocean, and I fly, I run, and I can be glass.” (Water)
    3. Zone of plant poverty. (Desert)
    4. Plants that kill microbes. (Bird cherry, oak leaves, garlic, horseradish, onion, birch, pine, jasmine, black currant, mint).
    5. The inhabitants of the Brazilian jungle call him "the lady under the veil." What's this? (Mushroom)
    6. Predatory flower. (Sundew)
    7. Water fleas. (Daphnia)
    8. Air castle under water. Who built it? (Spider - silverfish)
    9. The desert tree knows how to extract and protect every drop of water. (Saxaul)
    10. Gazelles and antelopes do not drink water throughout their lives. How do they manage without water? (Water is formed in the body of animals.)
    11. Lives in Central and South America. If not disturbed, he will sleep most of the time. (Sloth)
    12. When these insects gather in marching columns and march through the forest, even the jaguar flees. (Ants).
    13. What are icebergs? (Floating islands of ice.)
    14. What is a geyser? (Periodically gushing source of hot water and steam.)
    15. A tornado of gigantic destructive power. (Tornado.)

    Quiz "Living world of forests"

    1. What are the two smallest animals in the forests? (A shrew is a baby and a mouse is a baby.)

    2. What animals build nests in trees like birds? (The mouse is a baby and a squirrel.)

    3. What flying animals do you know? (Bats and flying squirrels.)

    4. What animals have the most valuable fur? (In sable, beaver, marten, otter, mink.)

    5. What aquatic animals do you know? (Otter, mink, beaver, muskrat, water vole.)

    6. Name the white animals and white birds. (Polar bear, arctic fox, ermine, weasel, hare, white partridge, snowy owl, swan, crane - Siberian Crane, snow plantain.)

    7. What is the smallest bird? (Yellow-headed kinglet.)

    8. What birds are the best at protecting the forest from pests? (Tits, woodpeckers, nuthatches, pikas, beetles.)

    9. Which three birds sing the best? (Nightingale, song thrush, field lark.)

    10. Are owls good or bad? (Owls are beneficial because they feed on rodents.)

    11. What is the smallest owl? (Owl sparrow.)

    12. Which snakes are poisonous and which are safe for humans? (The black and gray viper is poisonous, and the copperhead is safe.)

    13. Are there legless lizards? (Spindle.)

    14. Are there rhinos in our forests? (They are found, these are rhinoceros beetles.)

    15. How many species of newts can be found in spring? (Three species: common newt, Siberian salamander newt, log newt.)

    16. Name the largest night butterfly. ( Butterfly large saturn, or large nocturnal peacock eye.)

    17. Are there singing frogs in the swamps? (Yes, toads.)

    18. Which butterflies are more - day or night? (Night butterflies - there are several thousand species, diurnal ones are about a hundred.)

    19. What predator runs like an ox, climbs like a cat, and looks like a bear? (Wolverine.)

    20. What animal of our taiga is the most dexterous? (Bear.)

    Quiz "Plants and animals - predictors"


    1. Which indoor plant can predict the weather?
    (Monstera begins to release moisture in a day before a bad weather)
    1. Which plants drop their leaves at sunset and open them at sunrise? (Heliotrope, mimosa)
    2. Which animals have an internal clock? (Bees, birds)
    3. How do swallows predict the weather? (Swallows fly low before the rain above the ground, because insects also fall down.)
    4. How does a water lily predict rain and tell the time? (She closes the flowers before the rain and in the evening.)
    5. This weed has the nickname "barometer". If he didn't open the flowers by 9 am, then wait for the rain. In addition, it is a favorite food of songbirds. (Mokritsa)
    6. Which swamp plant cries before rain? (Reed)
    7. Which plants always close their flowers before it rains? (Dandelion, mother - and - stepmother, goatbeard)
    8. What does early and late flowering bird cherry mean?
    10. Why does woodlice close flowers in the morning? (To the rain.)

    11. The flowers of which plant bloom in cloudy weather and portend a clear one? ( field bindweed)

    12. What does acacia blossom portend? (It won't be cold.)

    13. Marigold inflorescences close before the rain, and open early in the morning - why? (to clear weather)

    14. Why do wild rose and dandelion flowers bloom in autumn? (To a long and warm autumn)

    15. What portends the flowering of mountain ash? (To the long heat)

    16. What insects are especially angry before the rain? (Gadflies)

    17. Why do grasshoppers crackle strongly? (To hot weather)

    18. What does the early flight of bees from the hives mean? (By early spring)

    19. Why do midges climb into the face? (to the rain)

    20. Why do flies wake up in winter? (TO heat)

    Application No. 8

    Regulations on the competition of readers

    1. Goals and objectives

    The competition is held with the aim of attracting children to read poems about nature; aesthetic moral education of the younger generation, as well as the development of their creativity.

    2. Timing

    3. Organizers of the competition:

    • Peregrebinsky district forestry,
    4. Competition nominations

    4.1. The best reading of a poem.

    5. Participants of the competition

    Stage 1 - acceptance of applications for participation in the competition.

    Applications in any form, corresponding to the nominations, are accepted within the time limits established by the organizing committee at the address: Chemashi, st. School, d.15.

    3rd stage - summing up the results of the competition, awarding the winners and prize-winners.

    Expressiveness of reading a poem;

    Creativity;

    Originality of the idea.

    8. Rewarding

    9. Additional information

    Additional information about the conditions for participation in the competition can be found on the school website.

    Application No. 9

    Regulations on the drawing competition

    Topic: Changes in nature occur from year to year ...

    1. Goals and objectives

    The competition is held with the aim of aesthetic, moral education of the younger generation, as well as the development of their creative abilities.

    2. Timing

    The competition is held 3 times a year according to the seasons - autumn, winter, spring.

    3. Competition organizers

    • MOU DOD "House of children's creativity",
    • Peregrebinsky district forestry,
    • school forestry "Lesovik",
    • MOU "Chemahinskaya secondary school" NOU "BIOM".
    4. Competition nominations

    4.1. The best drawing on the topic "Seasonal changes in nature."

    4.2. The youngest participant in the competition.

    5. Participants of the competition

    Everyone is allowed to participate in the competition, regardless of gender and age.

    6. The order of the competition

    1st stage - acceptance of competitive works.

    Works corresponding to the nominations are accepted within the deadlines established by the organizing committee at the address: Chemashi, st. School, d.15. Drawings are accepted from brief description(name, surname, name and address of the author).

    2nd stage - evaluation of works, determination of winners and prize-winners of the competition.

    3rd stage - summing up the results of the competition, preparation of award materials.

    4th stage - the solemn awarding of the winners and prize-winners of the competition.

    7. Criteria for determination the best works competition

    When summing up the results, the competition commission takes into account:

    Compliance with the theme of the competition;

    Unusual drawing;

    The originality of the drawing.

    8. Rewarding

    Participants who take 1-3 places in each nomination are awarded with diplomas.

    9. Additional information

    Additional information can be found on the school website.

    Application No. 10

    Riddles about nature


    1. Not water and not land:
    You can't sail on a boat.

    And you can't walk with your feet.

    (Swamp)

    1. In a blue shirt
    Runs along the bottom of the ravine.

    (Stream)

    1. Between mountains, between valleys
    The white horse is running.

    (River)

    1. Not snow and not ice
    And silver will remove all the trees.

    (Frost)

    1. Doesn't burn in fire
    Doesn't sink in water.

    (Ice)

    1. Day and night screaming
    And the voice won't stop.

    (Waterfall)

    1. Jealous ox
    For a hundred villages

    For a hundred words.

    (Thunder)

    1. crumbled peas
    On seventy-seven roads;

    No one will pick him up.

    Neither king nor queen

    Not a red girl.

    (Snow)

    1. Walked lanky,
    Stuck in the ground.

    (Rain)

    1. lay, lay,
    Yes, I ran into the river.

    (Snow)

    1. Flying - silent
    Lying - silent

    When he dies

    Then it will roar.

    (Snow)

    1. Dawn - dawn,
    red maiden

    I walked around the world (around the world),

    Tears (keys) dropped;

    saw the moon

    The sun hid.

    (Dew)

    1. No arms, no legs
    Knocking under the window

    Asks for a hut.

    (Wind)

    1. Running down the same street
    Moved to another

    And on the third flew.

    (Wind)

    1. blue fur coat
    Covered the whole world.

    (Sky)

    1. The eagle flies
    By blue sky,

    Wings spread out

    The sun has dimmed.

    (Cloud)

    1. Painted rocker
    It hung across the river.

    (Rainbow)

    1. Walks without legs
    Sleeves without hands

    Mouth without speech.

    (Shadow)

    1. I have,
    You have,

    At the oak - in the field,

    At the fish in the sea.

    (Shadow)

    1. I am cloud and fog
    And the stream and the ocean.

    And I fly and I run

    And I can be glass. (Water)

    1. It is not known where he lives.
    It flies, the trees are oppressed. Whistling - trembling along the river. Mischievous, but you won't get away. (Wind)
    1. There are a lot of threads, but you can’t wind them into a ball. (Web)