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 be 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 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 component controversial data interface locomotion manipulate propel revolution survey urban 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 How are TERMES robots similar to termites 2 What could cause sea animals to swim away from a robotic underwater vehicle Infer 3 How is the Valkyrie robot different from the Robonaut 2 Asking Questions 4 Which robots in this book would you most like to see in action and why Text to Self Connection 5 How has the Walk Again Project helped paralyzed patients recover feeling Asking Questions Extension Activity Think about the chores you do to help your household run smoothly Describe how robots could do those for you Sketch how these robots might look
Robotics Revolution Are we living in the century of the robot Robots perform tasks from choosing our music to saving lives in disasters People working in the STEAM fi elds are inventing amazing new ways for robots and people to work and play together W hat does STEAM W hat does STEAM W hat does STEAM W hat does STEAM stand for Science Technology Engineering Art Math Robots have operated on assembly lines for several decades The new wave of robots work closely with humans Robots have parts that sense their surroundings parts that plan or think and parts that act These parts require different types of expertise Mechanical and electrical engineering computer science and materials science all play important roles in robotics Artists designers biologists healthcare providers and others are involved too What job might you choose in the robotics revolution 4
