May 2002     Vol.3 Issue 5

Suggested lesson plan for "Winning contest
entry is more than just a science project"

Readability: Above sixth grade reading level

Possible hard words: Proper names: Pavan Vinjamoori, CyberChallenge website competition, Lasik, Junior Academy's Spontaneous Challenge
Other words: myopia, skeptical, designer, complicated

BEFORE READING: Have the young reader read the terms from the list above. Help, where needed. Since there are few words on the list and the article is fairly short, ask the young reader to read it aloud and be ready to discuss it afterward.

DURING READING: Supply words fairly quickly if needed to keep the reading fluent.

AFTER READING: Questions such as the following can be used to check comprehension and stimulate discussion.

1. What two things are combined to make the CyberChallenge contest?
2. Why was Pavan interested in the research for more that just contest purposes?
3. Why does Pavan think he would like to study engineering?
4. Is there any area you might like to research? What topic or topics?