Ready Steady Read Together
101 Great Science Experiments: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘attract’?
Fill the Gaps
static electricity
repel
Because can objects as well as attract them, the paper people will jump both ways.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Which sentence is the best summary of Jump with electricity?
Tick one:
A Paper people like music and dancing.
B Static electricity can make objects move.
Check
C Balloons are fun to play with at parties.
Click if correct
D Pumping air in a balloon makes it bigger.
Link Me
Link each experiment from this unit with the items needed:
A three saucers, a jug of water, seeds and paper towels
1 Make aplant maze
B a balloon, a balloon pump, and thin paper
2 Discover the needs of seeds
Check
Click if correct
C five jars, elastic bands and materials like cotton, felt and plastic
3 Rain-test materials
D a seed in a pot of compost, a shoebox and two pieces of card with windows cut
4 Jump with electricity
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
TV Journalist
What change did you see when you tried it?
Which science experiment did you test today?
Why do you think that happened?
What equipment did you need to make it work?
What did you have to do carefully in the experiment?
How did you feel when the experiment worked (or didn’t work)?
In pairs, take turns being the scientist and the TV reporter.Use the questions to help you talk about your experiment.
Common Exception Words
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every
find
cold
old
water
hour
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Vocabulary
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old-fashioned
sprinkle
mixture
layers
icicles
surface
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From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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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.
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Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Why do you think the text says this is an ‘old-fashioned’ way of making ice cream?
Accept answers which reflect an understanding of the word old-fashioned by explaining it was done a long time ago or in the past or which reference the use of salt and ice instead of a freezer:
- people don’t use ice and salt to make ice cream
- people use freezers now to make ice cream
- it is how people made ice cream long ago
- it is how people made ice cream before they had freezers
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Which statement explains the main idea of Make your own ice cream?
Tick one:
Ice cream is tasty and cold.
Ice cream stays frozen in the freezer.
You need to eat ice cream quickly before it melts.
You can make ice cream without a freezer.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Name three ingredients which are mixed to make ice cream.
Acceptable Answers:
- cream
- drinking chocolate powder
- milk
Do not accept ice cubes, salt or references to equipment.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
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Ready Steady Read Together
101 Great Science Experiments: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘attract’?
Fill the Gaps
static electricity
repel
Because can objects as well as attract them, the paper people will jump both ways.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Which sentence is the best summary of Jump with electricity?
Tick one:
A Paper people like music and dancing.
B Static electricity can make objects move.
Check
C Balloons are fun to play with at parties.
Click if correct
D Pumping air in a balloon makes it bigger.
Link Me
Link each experiment from this unit with the items needed:
A three saucers, a jug of water, seeds and paper towels
1 Make aplant maze
B a balloon, a balloon pump, and thin paper
2 Discover the needs of seeds
Check
Click if correct
C five jars, elastic bands and materials like cotton, felt and plastic
3 Rain-test materials
D a seed in a pot of compost, a shoebox and two pieces of card with windows cut
4 Jump with electricity
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
TV Journalist
What change did you see when you tried it?
Which science experiment did you test today?
Why do you think that happened?
What equipment did you need to make it work?
What did you have to do carefully in the experiment?
How did you feel when the experiment worked (or didn’t work)?
In pairs, take turns being the scientist and the TV reporter.Use the questions to help you talk about your experiment.
Common Exception Words
Explore
every
find
cold
old
water
hour
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
old-fashioned
sprinkle
mixture
layers
icicles
surface
Explore
From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Why do you think the text says this is an ‘old-fashioned’ way of making ice cream?
Accept answers which reflect an understanding of the word old-fashioned by explaining it was done a long time ago or in the past or which reference the use of salt and ice instead of a freezer:
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Which statement explains the main idea of Make your own ice cream?
Tick one:
Ice cream is tasty and cold.
Ice cream stays frozen in the freezer.
You need to eat ice cream quickly before it melts.
You can make ice cream without a freezer.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Name three ingredients which are mixed to make ice cream.
Acceptable Answers:
- cream
- drinking chocolate powder
- milk
Do not accept ice cubes, salt or references to equipment.Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
follow instructions.
Reveal
Use DIY, craft or recipe books to try something new.
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: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
static electricity
repel