Before After Reading Activities Level R Word Count 2,008 words 100th word knew page 5 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 bedrock collapse sinkholes drought groundwater imploding insurance karst area oases particles porous radar subsidence sinkholes 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 Can sinkholes be a positive thing Explain Summarize 2 Why is limestone a cause of many sinkholes Infer 3 What is the importance of groundwater for people and the Earth Asking questions 4 How can humans fix or prevent sinkholes Summarize 5 Why are geologists an important piece when talking about sinkholes Infer Extension Activity For hundreds of years people have created stories like myths and legends to explain natural disasters Research the differences between myths and legends Then think of a story that would explain why sinkholes happen Write that story in the format of a myth or legend and share with your classmates or teacher
Table of Contents Get Out of the Building 4 What Is a Sinkhole 8 Two Kinds of Sinkholes 19 Sinkhole Triggers 30 What Can Be Done 36 Sinkhole Fixes 40 Record Breakers 42 Sinkhole Dos and Don’ts 44 Glossary 46 Index 47 Show What You Know 47 Websites to Visit 47 About the Author 48
Get Out of the Building I’m definitely haunted by that night Maggie Ghamry said The date was August 11 2013 Maggie was vacationing at the Summer Bay Resort in Clermont Florida just down the road from Walt Disney World It was a typical August evening at the resort Tourists in tank tops and flip flops settled into their rooms Energetic children slammed doors and ran up and down the halls Clermont Florida is known as the Sunshine State These days it’s also gaining fame as the nation’s sinkhole capital 4
At first Maggie figured that the commotion she was hearing was just some kids outside her door The floor shook and there were strange popping noises Then she heard windows breaking Next thing I knew people are yelling Get out of the building Get out the building Maggie said The evacuation of the Summer Bay Resort started at about 10 30 p m The disaster seemed to come out of nowhere In reality the sinkhole had been forming for years underground 5
