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Measuring the Weather
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478124002
Copyright Date: 2000
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
P
Strategy/Skill:
Asking questions, Features of nonfiction, Following instructions, Prior knowledge, Using texts as models for own writing
Genre:
Explanation, Procedure
Theme/Topic:
Math, Physical Science, Science and Technology
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
We can’t get away from the weather – it happens all around us, every day. Find out how meteorologists measure and forecast the weather.
Features of the Book
- The contents page, glossary, and index
- Labeled photographs and diagrams
- Background shapes and textures that support the theme
- The procedural text in the students’ activities
- The use of graphs
- Specialized vocabulary – hurricane, vapor, climate, meteorologist
- Additional information in fact boxes
Purpose
Measuring the Weather can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- assessing and building on students’ prior knowledge
- using the contents page, glossary, and index
- identifying the main points in a text
- discussing a text to generate further questions
- using electronic media for further research
- writing and following instructions
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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