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They Changed the World
6-pack
ISBN: 9780176360696
Copyright Date: 2007
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
N
Strategy/Skill:
Features of nonfiction, Making inferences, Summarizing, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
Biography/Autobiography, Report
Theme/Topic:
Careers, History, Invention, Physical Science
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
This book contains biographies of Galileo Galilei, Benjamin Franklin, Marie Curie, and Mario Molina and explains how their discoveries changed the world.
Features of the Book
- Biographies
- Historical information and photographs
- Time indicators – Soon after; Over several weeks; After a while
- Information about scientific practice
- Theme of overcoming obstacles
- Specialized vocabulary – telescope, conductor, lightning rod, uranium, radium
Purpose
They Changed the World! can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:
- recognizing the features of a biography
- making inferences and supporting them with evidence from the text
- identifying common prefixes
- summarizing information
- identifying the ways in which scientists’ work affects our lives
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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