Understanding Connections in Scientific Texts

2. Standard: 2.RI.KID.3 Describe the connections between a series of historical events, scientific ideas, or steps in a process in a text.

3. I Can Statement: I can describe the connection between events, ideas, and steps in a text.

4. Vocabulary: • Scientific text—is read for learning more about scientific processes.  • Historical text- is read for learning more about the past. • Technical Text- is read for the purpose of understanding how to complete a task. • Cause and Effect- is a relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others.

5. Brain Warmup:

6. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. The objective is _________ .

7. What is Scientific Text? • Scientific text is informational text. • It includes many facts, ideas, concepts, and procedures. • Scientific text is read to gain knowledge in a particular area of science.

8. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Prior Knowledge Have you noticed the connections between events that take place around you? If I see it begin to rain outside, I may observe people taking out their umbrellas. If I regularly brush my teeth, I think they will be ______ .

9. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Concept Just like you can observe connections in events which take place around you….. You can also observe connections within scientific text.

10. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Concept Scientific Text: tells about how and why things happen in the natural world How does a seed grow into a plant? Seeds have an outer shell. This is called the seed coat. Inside the seed there is a baby plant called the embryo. There is plant food within the seed called the endosperm. A seed can sense when it is in the right environment for growing. When the seed is planted in soil, receives water, and the temperature is right, then it can begin growing. It will first push down roots. Then, a shoot will push through the ground and begin growing. Plant matter is produced mostly from air and water, not from soil. A scientific text tells about _____ .

11. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Concept Scientific Text: describes the connections between two events or concepts * One type of scientific text is cause and effect Then it can grow into a plant. When a seed is planted inside of soil, and it receives water, air, and sunlight ….. Effect Cause Scientific text describes _____ .

12. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Concept Some scientific texts can have multiple connections within the text Ecosystems Did you know that the food of almost all animals reverts back to plants? Some animals eat plants directly, and some animals eat other animals that eat plants. When plants and animals die, some organisms, such as fungi and bacteria break these down. These organisms are called decomposers. Decomposers can restore nutrients from the dead animals and plants back to the soil.

13. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Concept Some scientific texts can have multiple connections within the text Some animals eat plants. Some animals eat animals that eat plants. Animals and plants die. Fungi and bacteria decompose the animals and plants. A scientific text can have _____ .

14. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Importance It’s important to be able to explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text because ….. If you can understand how events and concepts connect together, you may better understand how the world works around you. It’s important to be able to explain _____ because ______ .

15. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Read the text Determine the connections between events or concepts Write an explanation about the connections you have observed Skill – I Do Have you ever wondered why the sun appears to be bigger and brighter than the other stars in the sky? The brightness of the sun and the stars in the sky are due to a variety of factors. One thing that effects the brightness of the sun and stars is their distance from the Earth. The closer it is to the Earth, the brighter and bigger it will appear. The connections between concepts in this text are _____ .

16. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Read the text Determine the connections between events or concepts Write an explanation about the connections you have observed Skill – I Do The distance the sun or stars are from Earth… Effects how big and bright they appear to people on Earth. Written Explanation The stars in the sky appear much smaller than the sun. This is because the closer a star is to Earth the bigger and brighter it will appear. The farther a star is from Earth the smaller and less bright it will appear. My written explanation states _____ .

17. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Read the text Determine the connections between events or concepts Write an explanation about the connections you have observed Skill – We Do Did you know that the Earth is always spinning? It spins on an imaginary line called an axis. It completes one full spin each day. This invisible line goes through the north pole of the earth and out the south pole. The turning movement of the Earth is called a rotation. When the Earth is facing the sun, that part of the Earth is having daytime. When the Earth is facing away from the sun, that part of the Earth is having nighttime. Night Day The connections between concepts in this text are _____ .

18. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Read the text Determine the connections between events or concepts Write an explanation about the connections you have observed Skill – We Do The effect of this rotation is that the Earth experiences night and day. The earth makes one revolution along it’s axis each day. Written Explanation The earth rotates along it’s axis once each day. This is called a revolution. When the Earth faces the sun, this part of the Earth has daytime. When the Earth faces away from the sun, this part of the Earth has nighttime. Night Day My written explanation states _____ .

19. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Read the text Determine the connections between events or concepts Write an explanation about the connections you have observed Skill – You Do While the Earth is spinning on it’s own axis each day, it is also revolving around the sun. The Earth makes one revolution around the sun every 365 days. At certain times of the year, the northern hemisphere will be pointing towards the sun. Sometimes, the southern hemisphere will be tilting towards the sun. This creates a weather pattern called seasons. For example, when the northern hemisphere is tilting towards the sun, that part of the Earth will experience summer weather and longer days. The connections between concepts in this text are _____ .

20. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Read the text Determine the connections between events or concepts Write an explanation about the connections you have observed Skill – You Do This revolution around the sun creates seasons on Earth. The earth makes one revolution around the sun every year. Written Explanation The earth makes one revolution around the sun every 365 days, which is once a year. This revolution around the sun creates seasons on Earth. For example, when the northern hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, that part of the Earth experiences summer weather and longer days. My written explanation states _____ .

21. Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Closure Why is it important for you to be able to explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text? It is important for me to be able to explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text because _____ .

22. Read: • Teacher will choose a nonfiction text that focuses on scientific ideas or concepts. (Two States of Water) Throughout the book, teacher will have students answer questions about connections between ideas. • We will complete the connections organizer on page 32.

23. Questioning: • How are the ideas connected? • How are the pieces of information connected? • Does your text involve historical events, technical steps, or scientific ideas? • Why does the author make ideas connect in a text? • Why did the author write this informational text?

24. Discuss: • Teacher will display the chicken life cycle poster. • Students will participate in a Mix-Pair-Share activity where they mix up, pair up with a new partner, then share what they notice about each step. Repeat for all five steps.

26. Write: • Students will work with a partner to write about each step in the chicken life cycle, and then how the steps are all connected.