Ready Steady Read Together
101 Great Science Experiments: Non-Fiction Lesson 1
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
The young plant always grows towards a source of light.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Put the following steps in the correct order.
B) Why is light important for plants?
C) Name two reasons why you need a jug of water.
D) What does a young plant bend or grow towards?
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Let me read today's text
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Adapted from: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Adapted from: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
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plant
every
find
many
water
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Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
compost
replace
insert
source of light
competing
adapted
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From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
compost
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
compost
Your turn
insert
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
replace
source of light
competing
adapted
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
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Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
1. Cut a large window in one end of the box.
2. Cut a window in each card.
3. Plant the bean seed in the pot and water it.
4. Fit a piece of card in the box. Put the pot in the bottom. 5. Put the lid on and stand the box in a warm, light place.
What did you notice?
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From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
1. Cut a large window in one end of the box.
2. Cut a window in each card.
3. Plant the bean seed in the pot and water it.
4. Fit a piece of card in the box.
Put the pot in the bottom.
5. Put the lid on and stand the box in a warm, light place.
Explore
From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
1. Cut a large window in one end of the box.
2. Cut a window in each card.
3. Plant the bean seed in the pot and water it.
4. Fit a piece of card in the box. Put the pot in the bottom. 5. Put the lid on and stand the box in a warm, light place.
Explore
From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Sequence It, Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
Put the events in the right order!
A) Put the following steps in the correct order.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the first steps in the experiment. I can ‘find and take’ the first thing you must do - cut windows. I can ‘sequence it’ by putting B as the first step.
A) Plant the bean seed and water it.
B) Cut windows in the box and each card.
C) Stand the box in a warm, light place.
D) Put the plant in the box and put the lid on.
E) Fit a piece of card in the box.
Teach
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) Plant the bean seed and water it.
B) Cut windows in the box and each card.
C) Stand the box in a warm, light place.
D) Put the plant in the box and put the lid on.
E) Fit a piece of card in the box.
A) Put the following steps in the correct order.
B) Why is light important for plants?
D) What does a young plant bend or grow towards?
C) Name two reasons why you need a jug of water.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
B) Cut windows in the box and each card.
A) Plant the bean seed and water it.
A) Put the following steps in the correct order.
E) Fit a piece of card in the box.
D) Put the plant in the box and put the lid on.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
C) Stand the box in a warm, light place.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence plants must have light in order to grow
helps them get bigger
B) Why is light important for plants?
Text Mark Evidence they (plants) use the light to make food for themselves
to make food
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence plant the bean seed in the pot and water it
to water the plant
C) Name two reasons why you need a jug of water.
Text Mark Evidence soak the bean seed for a day before planting it
to soak the seed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - it bends in order to get through all the windows and reach the light - the young plant always grows towards a source of light - many trees grow very tall, competing with each other for light
light / light source
D) What does a young plant bend or grow towards?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘source of light’?
Which One's Right?
6. Insert the second piece of card when the plant grows and replace the lid.
Which word is the best match for ‘replace’?
B remove
A put back
C throw away
D lift
True or False?
Plants only grow straight up.
True
False
Find Me
Find the word that means ‘place inside’:
1. Insert the second piece of card when the plant grows and replace the lid.
Discuss then check
insert
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use graphs and pictures.
Reveal
Pay attention to visuals that explain the topic.
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: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Transcript
Ready Steady Read Together
101 Great Science Experiments: Non-Fiction Lesson 1
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
The young plant always grows towards a source of light.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Put the following steps in the correct order.
B) Why is light important for plants?
C) Name two reasons why you need a jug of water.
D) What does a young plant bend or grow towards?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Adapted from: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
plant
every
find
many
water
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
compost
replace
insert
source of light
competing
adapted
Explore
From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
compost
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
compost
Your turn
insert
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
replace
source of light
competing
adapted
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Explore
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
1. Cut a large window in one end of the box. 2. Cut a window in each card. 3. Plant the bean seed in the pot and water it. 4. Fit a piece of card in the box. Put the pot in the bottom. 5. Put the lid on and stand the box in a warm, light place.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
1. Cut a large window in one end of the box.
2. Cut a window in each card.
3. Plant the bean seed in the pot and water it.
4. Fit a piece of card in the box.
Put the pot in the bottom.
5. Put the lid on and stand the box in a warm, light place.
Explore
From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
1. Cut a large window in one end of the box. 2. Cut a window in each card. 3. Plant the bean seed in the pot and water it. 4. Fit a piece of card in the box. Put the pot in the bottom. 5. Put the lid on and stand the box in a warm, light place.
Explore
From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Sequence It, Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
Put the events in the right order!
A) Put the following steps in the correct order.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the first steps in the experiment. I can ‘find and take’ the first thing you must do - cut windows. I can ‘sequence it’ by putting B as the first step.
A) Plant the bean seed and water it. B) Cut windows in the box and each card. C) Stand the box in a warm, light place. D) Put the plant in the box and put the lid on. E) Fit a piece of card in the box.
Teach
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) Plant the bean seed and water it. B) Cut windows in the box and each card. C) Stand the box in a warm, light place. D) Put the plant in the box and put the lid on. E) Fit a piece of card in the box.
A) Put the following steps in the correct order.
B) Why is light important for plants?
D) What does a young plant bend or grow towards?
C) Name two reasons why you need a jug of water.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
B) Cut windows in the box and each card.
A) Plant the bean seed and water it.
A) Put the following steps in the correct order.
E) Fit a piece of card in the box.
D) Put the plant in the box and put the lid on.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
C) Stand the box in a warm, light place.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence plants must have light in order to grow
helps them get bigger
B) Why is light important for plants?
Text Mark Evidence they (plants) use the light to make food for themselves
to make food
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence plant the bean seed in the pot and water it
to water the plant
C) Name two reasons why you need a jug of water.
Text Mark Evidence soak the bean seed for a day before planting it
to soak the seed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - it bends in order to get through all the windows and reach the light - the young plant always grows towards a source of light - many trees grow very tall, competing with each other for light
light / light source
D) What does a young plant bend or grow towards?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘source of light’?
Which One's Right?
6. Insert the second piece of card when the plant grows and replace the lid.
Which word is the best match for ‘replace’?
B remove
A put back
C throw away
D lift
True or False?
Plants only grow straight up.
True
False
Find Me
Find the word that means ‘place inside’:
1. Insert the second piece of card when the plant grows and replace the lid.
Discuss then check
insert
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use graphs and pictures.
Reveal
Pay attention to visuals that explain the topic.
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: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.