Ready Steady Read Together
The Story of Science: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
For thousands of years, humans have looked up at the night sky and wondered what lies beyond our planet.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why did the invention of the telescope change people’s understanding of space?
B) How did Galileo Galilei use the telescope to challenge what people believed about Earth?
C) Why did Galileo ask the Doge of Venice for money to improve his telescope?
D) How does a refracting telescope make far-away objects appear closer?
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Let me read today's text
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Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
scientific history
orbiting
observed
naked eye
celestial bodies
refracts
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From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. 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
scientific history
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
scientific history
Your turn
observed
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
orbiting
naked eye
celestial bodies
refracts
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
These drawings helped people begin to understand space.
How did it work?
The first telescopes used curved pieces of glass, called lenses. Curved glass refracts, or bends light. This focuses the light, which makes far-away objects appear closer than they are.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
These drawings helped people begin to understand space.
How did it work?
The first telescopes used curved pieces of glass, called lenses.
Curved glass refracts, or bends light.
This focuses the light, which makes far-away objects appear closer than they are.
Explore
From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
These drawings helped people begin to understand space.
How did it work?
The first telescopes used curved pieces of glass, called lenses. Curved glass refracts, or bends light. This focuses the light, which makes far-away objects appear closer than they are.
Explore
From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Look Around & Read Between the Lines
Be a detective and look for clues!
A) Why did the invention of the telescope change people’s understanding of space?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The invention of the telescope changed this forever. By allowing distant objects in space to appear closer and clearer, telescopes helped scientists to make discoveries that transformed our understanding of the universe.
A) Why did the invention of the telescope change people’s understanding of space?
Reveal Explainer
I can see in the text that the telescope made far-away objects appear closer and clearer. From this, I can infer that the telescope let scientists see distant objects more clearly, which helped them learn more about space.
Teach
From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. 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) Why did the invention of the telescope change people’s understanding of space?
B) How did Galileo Galilei use the telescope to challenge what people believed about Earth?
C) Why did Galileo ask the Doge of Venice for money to improve his telescope?
D) How does a refracting telescope make far-away objects appear closer?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) Why did the invention of the telescope change people’s understanding of space?
Text Mark Evidence make discoveries that transformed our understanding of the universe
it helped scientists make new discoveries about Earth
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) How did Galileo Galilei use the telescope to challenge what people believed about Earth?
Text Mark Evidence Galileo's finding was the great proof that our Earth is not at the centre of the universe, with everything orbiting around it, as most people believed at the time
by observing moons orbiting Jupiter, Galileo showed that not everything moves around Earth
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Why did Galileo ask the Doge of Venice for money to improve his telescope?
Text Mark Evidence enemy ships off the coast could be spotted two hours sooner than with the naked eye
he wanted funding to improve the telescope and argued it could help protect Venice
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) How does a refracting telescope make far-away objects appear closer?
Text Mark Evidence - curved glass refracts, or bends light - this focuses the light, which makes far-away objects appear closer than they are
it bends and focuses light using lenses, which makes distant objects look bigger and clearer
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘celestial bodies’?
Which One's Right?
Which word best completes this sentence?The first telescopes used curved pieces of glass, called...
A) light
B) lenses
D) ships
C) space
True or False?
Hans Lipperhey was an Italian astronomer who studied Jupiter’s moons.
True
False
Sequence Me
Put these sentences in the correct order for what happens in a refracting telescope:
A) The image is magnified again by a smaller lens.
B) The bent light is focused here.
C) Light bounces off an object.
D) The light is bent by a larger lens.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
discover new authors.
Reveal
Try books from writers you've never heard of to expand your horizons.
Copyright Notice
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Story of Science: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
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?
For thousands of years, humans have looked up at the night sky and wondered what lies beyond our planet.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why did the invention of the telescope change people’s understanding of space?
B) How did Galileo Galilei use the telescope to challenge what people believed about Earth?
C) Why did Galileo ask the Doge of Venice for money to improve his telescope?
D) How does a refracting telescope make far-away objects appear closer?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
scientific history
orbiting
observed
naked eye
celestial bodies
refracts
Explore
From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. 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
scientific history
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
scientific history
Your turn
observed
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
orbiting
naked eye
celestial bodies
refracts
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
These drawings helped people begin to understand space. How did it work? The first telescopes used curved pieces of glass, called lenses. Curved glass refracts, or bends light. This focuses the light, which makes far-away objects appear closer than they are.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
These drawings helped people begin to understand space.
How did it work?
The first telescopes used curved pieces of glass, called lenses.
Curved glass refracts, or bends light.
This focuses the light, which makes far-away objects appear closer than they are.
Explore
From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
These drawings helped people begin to understand space. How did it work? The first telescopes used curved pieces of glass, called lenses. Curved glass refracts, or bends light. This focuses the light, which makes far-away objects appear closer than they are.
Explore
From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Read Between the Lines
Be a detective and look for clues!
A) Why did the invention of the telescope change people’s understanding of space?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The invention of the telescope changed this forever. By allowing distant objects in space to appear closer and clearer, telescopes helped scientists to make discoveries that transformed our understanding of the universe.
A) Why did the invention of the telescope change people’s understanding of space?
Reveal Explainer
I can see in the text that the telescope made far-away objects appear closer and clearer. From this, I can infer that the telescope let scientists see distant objects more clearly, which helped them learn more about space.
Teach
From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. 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) Why did the invention of the telescope change people’s understanding of space?
B) How did Galileo Galilei use the telescope to challenge what people believed about Earth?
C) Why did Galileo ask the Doge of Venice for money to improve his telescope?
D) How does a refracting telescope make far-away objects appear closer?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) Why did the invention of the telescope change people’s understanding of space?
Text Mark Evidence make discoveries that transformed our understanding of the universe
it helped scientists make new discoveries about Earth
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) How did Galileo Galilei use the telescope to challenge what people believed about Earth?
Text Mark Evidence Galileo's finding was the great proof that our Earth is not at the centre of the universe, with everything orbiting around it, as most people believed at the time
by observing moons orbiting Jupiter, Galileo showed that not everything moves around Earth
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Why did Galileo ask the Doge of Venice for money to improve his telescope?
Text Mark Evidence enemy ships off the coast could be spotted two hours sooner than with the naked eye
he wanted funding to improve the telescope and argued it could help protect Venice
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) How does a refracting telescope make far-away objects appear closer?
Text Mark Evidence - curved glass refracts, or bends light - this focuses the light, which makes far-away objects appear closer than they are
it bends and focuses light using lenses, which makes distant objects look bigger and clearer
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘celestial bodies’?
Which One's Right?
Which word best completes this sentence?The first telescopes used curved pieces of glass, called...
A) light
B) lenses
D) ships
C) space
True or False?
Hans Lipperhey was an Italian astronomer who studied Jupiter’s moons.
True
False
Sequence Me
Put these sentences in the correct order for what happens in a refracting telescope:
A) The image is magnified again by a smaller lens.
B) The bent light is focused here.
C) Light bounces off an object.
D) The light is bent by a larger lens.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
discover new authors.
Reveal
Try books from writers you've never heard of to expand your horizons.
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: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.