Red Panda (acrobat)

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/red-panda--acrobat-

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How tall is Red Panda (acrobat)?8 feet (2.4 meters)
2. What is the performer's birth year?1970 or 1971
3. What is the performer's nationality?Chinese American
4. Who is the Red Panda acrobat?The Red Panda is Rong Niu, a Chinese American performer who rides an 8‑foot unicycle and balances metal bowls on her feet and head.
5. What does the Red Panda do in her act?She rides a very tall unicycle while balancing bowls on her feet and head, showing amazing balance and control.

Proprioception: The sense of the relative position of one's own parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement.
Kinesthetic Intelligence: The ability to use one's whole body or parts of the body to solve problems or create products.
Flow State: A mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment.