CONTENT Discover the world of science Complete the graphic organizer. _____________ the box. _____________ together. _____________ your ideas. _____________ your ideas. _____________ information. People have questions about the natural world. Science helps answer these questions. People who investigate these questions are called scientists. Scientists come from different cultures and backgrounds. Anyone can be a scientist! READING STRATEGY Look for important words Highlighted words are important words. Write these words in your notebook. Unit 1 | twenty-seven 27 Unit 1 | 27 UNIT 1 / CONNECT TO SCIENCE . | DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Redirect students’ attention to the reading strategy. Have students repeat: important words. Point out the word scientist again and point to the image of the girl. Say: The girl is a scientist. She investigates. Other important words are natural world. This means things like plants, places, people, stars, and much more. Show corresponding images from the Internet. Also, search for and depict scientists of varying backgrounds (male, female, varying ethnicities). Reread chorally: Scientists come from different cultures and backgrounds. Preview “Meet a scientist” on page 29. Point to Gonzáles Camarena’s picture and note his cultural background is Mexican. Amplify Pair students with higher levels of English proficiency. Have them read the text “Discover the world of science” again. Each partner should take turns reading one sentence aloud. Have them identify which words are important and why they think so. Offer a sentence frame: I think some of the important words are ___ because ___. Reading strategy: Look for important words • Use prereading supports Teach the reading strategy explicitly. Point to a highlighted word and trace your finger underneath. Say: This strategy is a special way to help you understand. Look at the color. The word is highlighted. Knowing which words are important will help you understand what you read. • Have students preview the highlighted terms and see what they already know. Discover the world of science Read aloud or play the audio for the text. Explain the meaning of the highlighted word. Ask students to share their own connections, explanations, or examples if they are able to do so. Academic vocabulary • Spiral back to the term investigate on the academic word wall. Have students turn to a classmate and say what it means. (to ask questions about something) • Use the vocabulary routine to teach the terms discover and scientist. Add these terms to the academic word wall. Guide students through the steps for completing the graphic organizer. Model filling in the first step. Look back at the steps on page 26 if needed. ANSWERS Observe the box. Investigate together. Gather information. Discuss your ideas. Explain your ideas. PRACTICE 57
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