Ready Steady Read Together
Women in Science: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
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Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'census'?
True or False?
The 2011 census showed how poorly women are represented in STEM fields.
False
True
Which One's Right?
The Apollo mission was a success, and her crucial contributions made it possible!Which word has the closet meaning to crucial?
A unique
B unnecessary
D accurate
C important
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
4 census
1 honorary
3 contribution
2 scarce
C input or participation in
B given as an reward to show respect
A hard to find or not enough
D a count of people in a country
Click if correct
Check
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Debate
Should society do more to encourage girls to pursue careers in STEM subjects?
I disagree because...
I agree because...
I see your point, but...
How do you know that?
Can you explain...
One reason is...
For
Against
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
darkroom
lesions
contagious
isolated
leper colony
exile
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From: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
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Adapted from: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
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Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) In the text, it says ‘Today we know that it isn’t very contagious, but back then, police arrested the sick and isolated them in a leper colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.’
Circle the word which has the closest meaning to isolated:
visited
protected
welcomed
separated
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name three symptoms of leprosy.
Acceptable Answers:
- numbness
- skin lesions
- damage to the nerves
- damage to the eyes
- damage to the nerves and eyes
RevealAcceptable Answers
Practise & Apply
3) What word(s) tell us that a person with leprosy weren’t given a choice about going to the leper colony?
Acceptable Answers:
- arrested
- forced
- exile
- forced into exile
RevealAcceptable Answers
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4) Which is the best summary for this text?
Tick one
Alice Ball created a treatment for the stomach pain of those with leprosy.
Alice Ball discovered that leprosy was highly contagious and isolated people with the disease.
Alice Ball discovered a way to inject chaulmoogra oil to treat people with Hansen’s disease.
Alice Ball discovered antibiotics which could be used to treat the symptoms of the disease.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) How did Alice Ball’s treatment change the lives of people living with leprosy? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - no longer feared to be contagious, the sick did not need to be isolated - patients could see their families - new patients were no longer forced into exile
Text Mark Evidence back then, police arrested the sick and isolated them in a leper colony
could remain intheir communities
would no longer bepunished for their disease
Text Mark Evidence chaulmoogra oil caused major stomach pain when swallowed
less painful treatment
effective treatment
Text Mark Evidence - she is remembered for finding a cure for what seemed like a hopeless disease - she developed the only working treatment for leprosy
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
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Ready Steady Read Together
Women in Science: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'census'?
True or False?
The 2011 census showed how poorly women are represented in STEM fields.
False
True
Which One's Right?
The Apollo mission was a success, and her crucial contributions made it possible!Which word has the closet meaning to crucial?
A unique
B unnecessary
D accurate
C important
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
4 census
1 honorary
3 contribution
2 scarce
C input or participation in
B given as an reward to show respect
A hard to find or not enough
D a count of people in a country
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Debate
Explore
Debate
Should society do more to encourage girls to pursue careers in STEM subjects?
I disagree because...
I agree because...
I see your point, but...
How do you know that?
Can you explain...
One reason is...
For
Against
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
darkroom
lesions
contagious
isolated
leper colony
exile
Explore
From: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) In the text, it says ‘Today we know that it isn’t very contagious, but back then, police arrested the sick and isolated them in a leper colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.’ Circle the word which has the closest meaning to isolated:
visited
protected
welcomed
separated
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name three symptoms of leprosy.
Acceptable Answers:
RevealAcceptable Answers
Practise & Apply
3) What word(s) tell us that a person with leprosy weren’t given a choice about going to the leper colony?
Acceptable Answers:
RevealAcceptable Answers
Practise & Apply
4) Which is the best summary for this text?
Tick one
Alice Ball created a treatment for the stomach pain of those with leprosy.
Alice Ball discovered that leprosy was highly contagious and isolated people with the disease.
Alice Ball discovered a way to inject chaulmoogra oil to treat people with Hansen’s disease.
Alice Ball discovered antibiotics which could be used to treat the symptoms of the disease.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) How did Alice Ball’s treatment change the lives of people living with leprosy? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - no longer feared to be contagious, the sick did not need to be isolated - patients could see their families - new patients were no longer forced into exile
Text Mark Evidence back then, police arrested the sick and isolated them in a leper colony
could remain intheir communities
would no longer bepunished for their disease
Text Mark Evidence chaulmoogra oil caused major stomach pain when swallowed
less painful treatment
effective treatment
Text Mark Evidence - she is remembered for finding a cure for what seemed like a hopeless disease - she developed the only working treatment for leprosy
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
create your own fact book.
Reveal
Write down what you've learned and add pictures or diagrams.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced and adapted for accessibility from: Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.