Ready Steady Read Together
101 Great Science Experiments: Non-Fiction Lesson 3
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?
Use rainwater to discover the water resistance of different materials.
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)
Teacher Model Question OnlyHow many jars do you need?
A) What shape should you draw on the material?
B) What do you paint on the jar?
C) How long should you leave the finished jars in the rain?
D) Name two things you could coat materials with to make them waterproof.
Explore
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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water
hour
only
again
find
hold
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Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
water resistance
secure
materials
waterproof
stretchy
coating
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
water resistance
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.
water resistance
Your turn
materials
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
secure
waterproof
stretchy
coating
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. Draw a circle that’s wider than the top of the jar. Cut it out. 2. Place the circle of material over the top of one jar. Secure it to the jar with an elastic band. 3. Paint a face on the jar.
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. Draw a circle that’s wider than the top of the jar.
Cut it out.
2. Place the circle of material over the top of one jar.
Secure it to the jar with an elastic band.
3. Paint a face on the jar.
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. Draw a circle that’s wider than the top of the jar. Cut it out. 2. Place the circle of material over the top of one jar. Secure it to the jar with an elastic band. 3. Paint a face on the jar.
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: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question Only How many jars do you need?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Teacher Model Question OnlyHow many jars do you need?
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the word ‘jar’. I know that the text box with ‘You will need’ has a list of items that you will need to use in the experiment. I will look there first. I can then ‘find and take’ the answer. You will need five jars.
Teach
From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. 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) What shape should you draw on the material?
B) What do you paint on the jar?
C) How long should you leave the finished jars in the rain?
D) Name two things you could coat materials with to make them waterproof.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) What shape should you draw on the material?
Text Mark Evidence draw a circle that’s wider than the top of the jar
a circle
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) What do you paint on the jar?
Text Mark Evidence paint a face on the jar
a face
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) How long should you leave the finished jars in the rain?
Text Mark Evidence leave them (the jars) for two hours before looking at them again
two hours
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence materials can be made water-resistant by coating them with…rubber
rubber
D) Name two things you could coat materials with to make them waterproof.
Text Mark Evidence materials can be made water-resistant by coating them with…wax
wax
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘secure’?
Fill the Gaps
water resistance
materials
Use rainwater to discover the of different . You will soon see why only certain materials are used with water.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Which material would be good make a water bottle?
Tick one:
A wool
B cotton
Check
C plastic
Click if correct
D paper
Link Me
Link each material with the correct statement:
A It is waterproof and stretchy.
1 cotton
B It falls apart in the rain.
2 plastic
C It lets in water.
3 rubber
Check
Click if correct
D It is waterproof and can hold water.
4 paper
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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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Ready Steady Read Together
101 Great Science Experiments: Non-Fiction Lesson 3
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?
Use rainwater to discover the water resistance of different materials.
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)
Teacher Model Question OnlyHow many jars do you need?
A) What shape should you draw on the material?
B) What do you paint on the jar?
C) How long should you leave the finished jars in the rain?
D) Name two things you could coat materials with to make them waterproof.
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
water
hour
only
again
find
hold
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
water resistance
secure
materials
waterproof
stretchy
coating
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
water resistance
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.
water resistance
Your turn
materials
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
secure
waterproof
stretchy
coating
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. Draw a circle that’s wider than the top of the jar. Cut it out. 2. Place the circle of material over the top of one jar. Secure it to the jar with an elastic band. 3. Paint a face on the jar.
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. Draw a circle that’s wider than the top of the jar.
Cut it out.
2. Place the circle of material over the top of one jar.
Secure it to the jar with an elastic band.
3. Paint a face on the jar.
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. Draw a circle that’s wider than the top of the jar. Cut it out. 2. Place the circle of material over the top of one jar. Secure it to the jar with an elastic band. 3. Paint a face on the jar.
Explore
From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question Only How many jars do you need?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Teacher Model Question OnlyHow many jars do you need?
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the word ‘jar’. I know that the text box with ‘You will need’ has a list of items that you will need to use in the experiment. I will look there first. I can then ‘find and take’ the answer. You will need five jars.
Teach
From: 101 Great Science Experiments by Neil Ardley © 1993. 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) What shape should you draw on the material?
B) What do you paint on the jar?
C) How long should you leave the finished jars in the rain?
D) Name two things you could coat materials with to make them waterproof.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) What shape should you draw on the material?
Text Mark Evidence draw a circle that’s wider than the top of the jar
a circle
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) What do you paint on the jar?
Text Mark Evidence paint a face on the jar
a face
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) How long should you leave the finished jars in the rain?
Text Mark Evidence leave them (the jars) for two hours before looking at them again
two hours
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence materials can be made water-resistant by coating them with…rubber
rubber
D) Name two things you could coat materials with to make them waterproof.
Text Mark Evidence materials can be made water-resistant by coating them with…wax
wax
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘secure’?
Fill the Gaps
water resistance
materials
Use rainwater to discover the of different . You will soon see why only certain materials are used with water.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Which material would be good make a water bottle?
Tick one:
A wool
B cotton
Check
C plastic
Click if correct
D paper
Link Me
Link each material with the correct statement:
A It is waterproof and stretchy.
1 cotton
B It falls apart in the rain.
2 plastic
C It lets in water.
3 rubber
Check
Click if correct
D It is waterproof and can hold water.
4 paper
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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.
water resistance
materials