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Can You Get Rainbows in Space?: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
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Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘human eye’?
True or False?
The paler your skin is, the bluer your veins look.
False
True
Find Me
Find the words or phrase which means ‘trick of the eye’:
Sometimes people’s veins look blue – you might notice this if you have pale skin round your wrists. But this is actually an optical illusion! Sunlight hits your skin and the red light is absorbed because of its long wavelength, which means it can travel through the skin and tissue easily, and can't travel as deeply into the skin.
Discuss then check
optical illusion
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
1) haemoglobin
3) constellation
4) arteries
2) combustion
C) blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
B) a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
A) a chemical reaction between fuel and oxygen that produces heat and light
D) a molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body
Click if correct
Check
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Why?
Where?
How?
When?
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symbolism
arch
ancient people
Western world
Aboriginal folklore
refraction
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From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Although we learned the arch, seven visible colours of the rainbow, in reality a rainbow isn't seven bands of colour but an arch of many colours blended into each other.
Circle the word(s) which best completes the sentence.
The word ‘human eye’ suggests that the colours …
fade away.
reflect light.
disappear.
mix together.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) How did ancient people’s understanding of rainbows change over time?
Tick one:
They always believed rainbows had seven colours.
They stopped believing rainbows were real.
They gradually believed rainbows had more colours.
They believed rainbows only appeared in stories.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Name two conditions that must be present for a rainbow to be seen.
Text Mark Evidence you can only see a rainbow when the Sun is behind you
the Sun must be behind you
Text Mark Evidence and rain is falling in front of you
rain must be falling in front of you
Text Mark Evidence rainbows form when sunlight passes through tiny water droplets in the air after rain
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
sunlight must pass through water droplets
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Rainbows form when sunlight passes through water droplets in the air.
Refraction happens when light bends as it enters and leaves a droplet.
You can see a rainbow when the Sun is in front of you and rain is behind you.
Two people standing together see exactly the same rainbow.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) Give two pieces of evidence to show that people have been fascinated by rainbows for a long time.
Text Mark Evidence - bible stories about Noah - Norse tales - Australian Aboriginal folklore
rainbows appear in religious and cultural stories
Text Mark Evidence there have been stories about the human love of rainbows for thousands of years
there have been stories about rainbows for thousands of years
there are long-standing legends such as the Irish pot of gold
Text Mark Evidence the Irish legend of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
Text Mark Evidence ancient people first thought rainbows were made-up of three, then four, then five colours
ancient people debated how many colours were in a rainbow
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
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Ready Steady Read Together
Can You Get Rainbows in Space?: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘human eye’?
True or False?
The paler your skin is, the bluer your veins look.
False
True
Find Me
Find the words or phrase which means ‘trick of the eye’:
Sometimes people’s veins look blue – you might notice this if you have pale skin round your wrists. But this is actually an optical illusion! Sunlight hits your skin and the red light is absorbed because of its long wavelength, which means it can travel through the skin and tissue easily, and can't travel as deeply into the skin.
Discuss then check
optical illusion
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
1) haemoglobin
3) constellation
4) arteries
2) combustion
C) blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
B) a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
A) a chemical reaction between fuel and oxygen that produces heat and light
D) a molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Live Action
Explore
Live-Action
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Turn an extract from this weekinto a live-action documentary.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
symbolism
arch
ancient people
Western world
Aboriginal folklore
refraction
Explore
From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Although we learned the arch, seven visible colours of the rainbow, in reality a rainbow isn't seven bands of colour but an arch of many colours blended into each other. Circle the word(s) which best completes the sentence. The word ‘human eye’ suggests that the colours …
fade away.
reflect light.
disappear.
mix together.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) How did ancient people’s understanding of rainbows change over time?
Tick one:
They always believed rainbows had seven colours.
They stopped believing rainbows were real.
They gradually believed rainbows had more colours.
They believed rainbows only appeared in stories.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Name two conditions that must be present for a rainbow to be seen.
Text Mark Evidence you can only see a rainbow when the Sun is behind you
the Sun must be behind you
Text Mark Evidence and rain is falling in front of you
rain must be falling in front of you
Text Mark Evidence rainbows form when sunlight passes through tiny water droplets in the air after rain
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
sunlight must pass through water droplets
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Rainbows form when sunlight passes through water droplets in the air.
Refraction happens when light bends as it enters and leaves a droplet.
You can see a rainbow when the Sun is in front of you and rain is behind you.
Two people standing together see exactly the same rainbow.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) Give two pieces of evidence to show that people have been fascinated by rainbows for a long time.
Text Mark Evidence - bible stories about Noah - Norse tales - Australian Aboriginal folklore
rainbows appear in religious and cultural stories
Text Mark Evidence there have been stories about the human love of rainbows for thousands of years
there have been stories about rainbows for thousands of years
there are long-standing legends such as the Irish pot of gold
Text Mark Evidence the Irish legend of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
Text Mark Evidence ancient people first thought rainbows were made-up of three, then four, then five colours
ancient people debated how many colours were in a rainbow
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
talk about books.
Reveal
Share your thoughts with friends or family.
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: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.