Space Travel & Technology: Living in Space Gr. 5-8
Students read a comprehension passage on living in space, complete hands-on activities, a crossword and word search, and a comprehension quiz.
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Students read a comprehension passage on living in space, complete hands-on activities, a crossword and word search, and a comprehension quiz.
For each of 17 chapters: complete a pre-chapter vocabulary-guessing activity (write a word, guess its definition from context clues, then compare definitions with classmates in a 'Souvenir Walking Tour' activity before the teacher reveals the real definition); answer a 'detective'-style discussion/comprehension worksheet with…
Read the Pre-Consumer Waste passage, answer reading comprehension questions, complete a related hands-on activity, solve a crossword and word search, and complete a comprehension quiz; check answers against the 'Easy Marking' answer key.
Students read a comprehension passage on blasting off, complete hands-on activities, a crossword and word search, and a comprehension quiz.
Read the reading-comprehension passage on the chapter topic, complete matching/level-based comprehension questions (per the included Bloom's Taxonomy skill chart), complete a crossword and word search using chapter vocabulary, take a comprehension quiz, and complete a bonus research worksheet (e.g., research a WWI soldier…
Read the Pollution passage, answer reading comprehension questions, complete a related hands-on activity, solve a crossword and word search, and complete a comprehension quiz; check answers against the 'Easy Marking' answer key.
Students read a comprehension passage on becoming an astronaut, complete hands-on activities, a crossword and word search, and a comprehension quiz.
Students complete Before-You-Read vocabulary matching, read a comprehension passage on WWII's background and causes, answer embedded and After-You-Read short-answer/creative/evaluative questions, and complete research/extension activities; teachers may also use an assessment rubric and comprehension quiz.
Read the Waste and the Ocean passage, answer reading comprehension questions, complete a related hands-on activity, solve a crossword and word search, and complete a comprehension quiz; check answers against the 'Easy Marking' answer key.
Students read a comprehension passage on a trip to the moon, complete hands-on activities, a crossword and word search, and a comprehension quiz.
Read the reading-comprehension passage on the chapter topic, complete matching/level-based comprehension questions (per the included Bloom's Taxonomy skill chart), complete a crossword and word search using chapter vocabulary, take a comprehension quiz, and complete a bonus research worksheet (e.g., research a WWI soldier…
Read the Post-Consumer Waste passage, answer reading comprehension questions, complete a related hands-on activity, solve a crossword and word search, and complete a comprehension quiz; check answers against the 'Easy Marking' answer key.
Students read a comprehension passage on looking into space, complete hands-on activities, a crossword and word search, and a comprehension quiz.
Read a comprehension passage on Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, answer comprehension questions at multiple Bloom's Taxonomy levels, complete a crossword and word search, take a comprehension quiz, and research a WWI soldier for an extension activity.
Read the Packaging passage, answer reading comprehension questions, complete a related hands-on activity, solve a crossword and word search, and complete a comprehension quiz; check answers against the 'Easy Marking' answer key.
Students read a comprehension passage on mission to mars, complete hands-on activities, a crossword and word search, and a comprehension quiz.
Students complete Before-You-Read vocabulary matching, read a comprehension passage on major WWII battles, answer embedded and After-You-Read short-answer/creative/evaluative questions, and complete research/extension activities; teachers may also use an assessment rubric and comprehension quiz.
Read the What Is Waste? passage, answer reading comprehension questions, complete a related hands-on activity, solve a crossword and word search, and complete a comprehension quiz; check answers against the 'Easy Marking' answer key.
Look up and apply vocabulary word definitions (adjectives and nouns) in original sentences, complete a whole-novel reading comprehension assessment that includes an essay question, and use a review sheet to prepare for the final test.
Students complete Before-You-Read vocabulary matching, read a comprehension passage on new WWII weapons of war, answer embedded and After-You-Read short-answer/creative/evaluative questions, and complete research/extension activities; teachers may also use an assessment rubric and comprehension quiz.
Read the Solid Waste Disposal passage, answer reading comprehension questions, complete a related hands-on activity, solve a crossword and word search, and complete a comprehension quiz; check answers against the 'Easy Marking' answer key.
Read each of three texts (the first is 'The Creepy House', a fiction narrative) within a timed format, then answer mixed question types (tick-one multiple choice, short written answer, find-and-copy-a-phrase, longer explanation) worth stated mark values per question.
Read the reading-comprehension passage on the chapter topic, complete matching/level-based comprehension questions (per the included Bloom's Taxonomy skill chart), complete a crossword and word search using chapter vocabulary, take a comprehension quiz, and complete a bonus research worksheet (e.g., research a WWI soldier…
Read passages and answer multiple-choice and short-answer comprehension questions in a timed practice format.