How Does Popcorn Pop?
Lesson Roadmap
- Complete the Warm-Up Exercises
- Review the Vocabulary Section
- Watch the Vocabulary Video
- Play the Vocabulary Game
- Watch the Popcorn Video
- Read the Reading Comprehension Passage
- Answer the Reading Comprehension Questions
- Chit Chat – Talk about what you learned
- Complete the Homework (Optional)
Objective
- Use key vocabulary
- Identify the main idea of a written passage
- Learn how popcorn pops
warm-up
1Popcorn pops in hot pans.
2Kernels explode into fluffy snacks.
3Popcorn is fun to eat at the movies.
4Heat turns hard seeds into soft puffs.
5Popcorn pops with a loud sound!
Vocabulary
Popcorn A snack made by heating kernels.
Kernel A small, hard seed of corn.
HeatWarmth that makes things hot.
Pan A round container for cooking.
SnackA small amount of food.
FluffySoft and light.
Video
Watch a video showing kernels popping and turning into popcorn
Game
Use the pencil to match the words to the pictures
heat
fluffy
kernel
pan
Video
Watch this video to learn the science of popcorn popping
reading
read the text below out loud
Popcorn starts as a small, hard seed called a kernel. Inside the kernel, there is water. When the kernel gets hot, the water turns into steam. The steam makes the kernel explode, turning it into soft, fluffy popcorn!
Questions
Questions
Explanation
Popcorn starts as a small, hard seed called a kernel. Inside the kernel, there is water. When the kernel gets hot, the water turns into steam. The steam makes the kernel explode, turning it into soft, fluffy popcorn!
Questions
Questions
Explanation
Popcorn starts as a small, hard seed called a kernel. Inside the kernel, there is water. When the kernel gets hot, the water turns into steam. The steam makes the kernel explode, turning it into soft, fluffy popcorn!
Questions
Questions
Explanation
The steam makes the kernel explode, turning it into soft, fluffy popcorn!
Questions
Questions
Explanation
The steam makes the kernel explode, turning it into soft, fluffy popcorn!
chit-chat
Do you like eating popcorn? Why or why not?
What is your favorite snack?
Where do you eat popcorn?
Homework
pick any of these activities
Option 2 - Writing
Option 1 - Video
Pretend to be a popcorn kernel and explain how you pop.
Draw a bowl of popcorn and write two sentences about how it pops.
L2 - How does popcorn pop?
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Transcript
How Does Popcorn Pop?
Lesson Roadmap
Objective
warm-up
1Popcorn pops in hot pans.
2Kernels explode into fluffy snacks.
3Popcorn is fun to eat at the movies.
4Heat turns hard seeds into soft puffs.
5Popcorn pops with a loud sound!
Vocabulary
Popcorn A snack made by heating kernels.
Kernel A small, hard seed of corn.
HeatWarmth that makes things hot.
Pan A round container for cooking.
SnackA small amount of food.
FluffySoft and light.
Video
Watch a video showing kernels popping and turning into popcorn
Game
Use the pencil to match the words to the pictures
heat
fluffy
kernel
pan
Video
Watch this video to learn the science of popcorn popping
reading
read the text below out loud
Popcorn starts as a small, hard seed called a kernel. Inside the kernel, there is water. When the kernel gets hot, the water turns into steam. The steam makes the kernel explode, turning it into soft, fluffy popcorn!
Questions
Questions
Explanation
Popcorn starts as a small, hard seed called a kernel. Inside the kernel, there is water. When the kernel gets hot, the water turns into steam. The steam makes the kernel explode, turning it into soft, fluffy popcorn!
Questions
Questions
Explanation
Popcorn starts as a small, hard seed called a kernel. Inside the kernel, there is water. When the kernel gets hot, the water turns into steam. The steam makes the kernel explode, turning it into soft, fluffy popcorn!
Questions
Questions
Explanation
The steam makes the kernel explode, turning it into soft, fluffy popcorn!
Questions
Questions
Explanation
The steam makes the kernel explode, turning it into soft, fluffy popcorn!
chit-chat
Do you like eating popcorn? Why or why not?
What is your favorite snack?
Where do you eat popcorn?
Homework
pick any of these activities
Option 2 - Writing
Option 1 - Video
Pretend to be a popcorn kernel and explain how you pop.
Draw a bowl of popcorn and write two sentences about how it pops.