Before After Reading Activities Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to tap into what your child or students already know about the topic This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum about in the book’s chapters you might learn about it from this book Why or why not 1 Look at the cover of the book What will this book be 2 What do you already know about the topic 3 Let’s study the Table of Contents What will you learn about 4 What would you like to learn about this topic Do you think 5 Use a reading journal to write about your knowledge of this 6 Read the book 7 8 After reading the book complete the activities below In your reading journal record what you learned about the topic and your response to the book topic Record what you already know about the topic and what you hope to learn about the topic Content Area Vocabulary Read the list What do these words mean atmosphere cosmonauts dehydrated GPS insulation meteorites microgravity orbits radiation stress After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 What are some things engineers must consider when building in space Summarize 2 What are some of the different pieces that make up the International Space Station 3 4 Who put together the ISS in space and how did they do it Asking Questions 5 What are some reasons to have a space station Asking Questions Asking Questions If you could live in space would you Text to Self Connection Extension Activity Design your own space station What types of rooms will you need What should they be shaped like What jobs will your space station do
A PLACE IN SPACE The Thanksgiving holiday is a day off work for most Americans Yet on this (cid:31) anksgiving Day researchers including two Americans buzz around a laboratory Some conduct science experiments Others unload supplies and repair a broken control panel Finally these researchers sit down to their (cid:31) anksgiving meal turkey green beans yams cornbread dressing and mashed potatoes There’s just one difference some of the food is pre-made in pouches Other food is dehydrated All the food floats Where on Earth is this lab 4
