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November
2002 Vol.3 Issue 11
Suggested
lesson plan for "One Waterloo, Ill. team's unique rocket
design didn't work"
Readability: About
sixth grade reading level
Possible hard
words: Proper names: Waterloo, Ill., Heather Wiegand, Tori
Vogt, Teryn Schaefer, Amber Rucker, Cody Gallagher, T.J. Ervin,
Andrew Biffar, Kayla Kohler, Kaitlyn Stephan, Sara Yarbrough,
Christ Bush, Wesley Braswell, Andrew Robert, Quinn Rodenberg,
Debbie Clinebells, Mike Hopper
Other words: unique, expectations, reusable, consecutive,
stabilize, parachutes, deploy
BEFORE READING:
Have the young reader read the list of possible hard words.
You help out with pronunciations where needed. If fewer than
three items call for help, ask the child to read the article
silently. If four to six items require help, suggest that
the child read the article aloud to you. If seven or more
items are troublesome, you volunteer to read the article aloud.
In each instance, point out that questions will be raised
after the reading.
DURING READING:
For the silent reader, offer to help out with any words if
asked. For the one reading aloud, supply troublesome words
fairly promptly to keep the reading fluent. If you read aloud,
model smooth, fluent oral reading.
AFTER READING:
Questions can be raised such as the following in order to
check understanding and promote discussion.
- What were
these teams of rocket builders supposed to accomplish?
- How much did
the rocket reaching maximum height exceed the 30 meters
target?
- Why did the
girls want a smaller exhaust hole on their rocket?
- What did the
kids do to take the place of parachutes on their rockets?
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