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The Story of Science: Non-Fiction Lesson 3
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?
This invention changed the face of entertainment and the way we communicate information.
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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) Put the following events in the order that they happened.
B) Why do you think Baird’s invention “stoked the public’s enthusiasm” even though it was quickly replaced?
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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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transmit
stoked
superior technology
heralded a new age
impulses
liquid crystals
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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
transmit
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Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
transmit
Your turn
superior technology
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
stoked
herladed a new age
impulses
liquid crystals
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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This invention changed the face of entertainment and the way we communicate information. After the creation of moving pictures in the late 19th century, many inventors tried to work out a way to transmit them into homes. The first person to achieve this was the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, who created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926.
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
This invention changed the face of entertainment and the way we communicate information.
After the creation of moving pictures in the late 19th century, many inventors tried to work out a way to transmit them into homes.
The first person to achieve this was the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird,
who created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926.
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
This invention changed the face of entertainment and the way we communicate information. After the creation of moving pictures in the late 19th century, many inventors tried to work out a way to transmit them into homes. The first person to achieve this was the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, who created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926.
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 & Sequence It
Put the events in the right order!
A) Put the following events in the order that they happened:
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The first person to achieve this was the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, who created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926. Baird’s machine was quickly replaced by superior technology, but his invention stoked the public's enthusiasm and heralded a new age of entertainment for the next century.
Reveal Events
A) Put the following events in the order that they happened:
First, I look around for the dates in the text and notice that 1926 is the earliest, which tells me it could be the first event. When I read the whole sentence with 1926 in it, I can see that John Logie Baird is mentioned. I can also see the word ‘Televisor’, which is a key word in the events listed, so this tells me it comes first: John Logie Baird created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926.
Reveal Explainer
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
B) Why do you think Baird’s invention “stoked the public’s enthusiasm” even though it was quickly replaced?
A) Put the following events in the order that they happened.
A) RCA launched America’s first fully electronic TV service. B) RCA created an all-electric television using a cathode-ray tube. C) The BBC began regular public television broadcasts in London. D) Television was replacing radio as the main source of home entertainment. E) John Logie Baird invented the first television, called the Televisor.
Find the answers
Text mark
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Acceptable Answers
E) John Logie Baird invented the first television, called the Televisor.
A) Put the following events in the order that they happened:
B) RCA created an all-electric television using a cathode-ray tube.
C) The BBC began regular public television broadcasts in London.
A) RCA launched America’s first fully electronic TV service.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
D) Television was replacing radio as the main source of home entertainment.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - many inventors tried work out a way to transmit them into homes - the first person to achieve this was…John Logie Baird
it proved that transmitting moving pictures into homes was possible
Text Mark Evidence the invention changed the face of entertainment and the way we communicate information
it marked a major change in how people experienced entertainment
B) Why do you think Baird’s invention “stoked the public’s enthusiasm” even though it was quickly replaced?
Text Mark Evidence heralded a new age of entertainment for the next century
people recognised it as the start of something long-lasting
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - it wasn’t until the 1970s that colour television really took off - the quality of image and sound has steadily increased
it showed that television technology could continue to develop
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘VCR’?
Which One's Right?
Which word best completes this sentence?Many inventors tried to work out a way to _________ them into homes
B) build
A) move
D) make
C) transmit
True or False?
More modern televisions display images on screen using liquid crystals.
False
True
Fill the Gaps
superior technology
stoked
heralded a new age
The first person to achieve this was the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, who created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926. Baird’s machine was quickly replaced by , but his invention the public's enthusiasm and of entertainment for the next century.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
staycurious.
Reveal
Explore topics you've never considered before.
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.
A) RCA launched America’s first fully electronic TV service. B) RCA created an all-electric television using a cathode-ray tube. C) The BBC began regular public television broadcasts in London. D) Television was replacing radio as the main source of home entertainment. E) John Logie Baird invented the first television, called the Televisor.
superior technology
stoked
heralded a new age
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Story of Science: 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?
This invention changed the face of entertainment and the way we communicate information.
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) Put the following events in the order that they happened.
B) Why do you think Baird’s invention “stoked the public’s enthusiasm” even though it was quickly replaced?
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!
transmit
stoked
superior technology
heralded a new age
impulses
liquid crystals
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
transmit
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.
transmit
Your turn
superior technology
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
stoked
herladed a new age
impulses
liquid crystals
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...
This invention changed the face of entertainment and the way we communicate information. After the creation of moving pictures in the late 19th century, many inventors tried to work out a way to transmit them into homes. The first person to achieve this was the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, who created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926.
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
This invention changed the face of entertainment and the way we communicate information.
After the creation of moving pictures in the late 19th century, many inventors tried to work out a way to transmit them into homes.
The first person to achieve this was the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird,
who created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926.
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
This invention changed the face of entertainment and the way we communicate information. After the creation of moving pictures in the late 19th century, many inventors tried to work out a way to transmit them into homes. The first person to achieve this was the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, who created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926.
Explore
From: The Story of Science by Robert Winston © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Sequence It
Put the events in the right order!
A) Put the following events in the order that they happened:
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The first person to achieve this was the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, who created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926. Baird’s machine was quickly replaced by superior technology, but his invention stoked the public's enthusiasm and heralded a new age of entertainment for the next century.
Reveal Events
A) Put the following events in the order that they happened:
First, I look around for the dates in the text and notice that 1926 is the earliest, which tells me it could be the first event. When I read the whole sentence with 1926 in it, I can see that John Logie Baird is mentioned. I can also see the word ‘Televisor’, which is a key word in the events listed, so this tells me it comes first: John Logie Baird created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926.
Reveal Explainer
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
B) Why do you think Baird’s invention “stoked the public’s enthusiasm” even though it was quickly replaced?
A) Put the following events in the order that they happened.
A) RCA launched America’s first fully electronic TV service. B) RCA created an all-electric television using a cathode-ray tube. C) The BBC began regular public television broadcasts in London. D) Television was replacing radio as the main source of home entertainment. E) John Logie Baird invented the first television, called the Televisor.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
E) John Logie Baird invented the first television, called the Televisor.
A) Put the following events in the order that they happened:
B) RCA created an all-electric television using a cathode-ray tube.
C) The BBC began regular public television broadcasts in London.
A) RCA launched America’s first fully electronic TV service.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
D) Television was replacing radio as the main source of home entertainment.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - many inventors tried work out a way to transmit them into homes - the first person to achieve this was…John Logie Baird
it proved that transmitting moving pictures into homes was possible
Text Mark Evidence the invention changed the face of entertainment and the way we communicate information
it marked a major change in how people experienced entertainment
B) Why do you think Baird’s invention “stoked the public’s enthusiasm” even though it was quickly replaced?
Text Mark Evidence heralded a new age of entertainment for the next century
people recognised it as the start of something long-lasting
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - it wasn’t until the 1970s that colour television really took off - the quality of image and sound has steadily increased
it showed that television technology could continue to develop
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘VCR’?
Which One's Right?
Which word best completes this sentence?Many inventors tried to work out a way to _________ them into homes
B) build
A) move
D) make
C) transmit
True or False?
More modern televisions display images on screen using liquid crystals.
False
True
Fill the Gaps
superior technology
stoked
heralded a new age
The first person to achieve this was the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, who created the first ‘Televisor’ in 1926. Baird’s machine was quickly replaced by , but his invention the public's enthusiasm and of entertainment for the next century.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
staycurious.
Reveal
Explore topics you've never considered before.
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.
A) RCA launched America’s first fully electronic TV service. B) RCA created an all-electric television using a cathode-ray tube. C) The BBC began regular public television broadcasts in London. D) Television was replacing radio as the main source of home entertainment. E) John Logie Baird invented the first television, called the Televisor.
superior technology
stoked
heralded a new age