Before During and After Reading Activities Before Reading Building Background Knowledge and Academic Vocabulary Before Reading strategies activate prior knowledge and set a purpose for reading 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 and increase their reading comprehension Questions and activities to build background knowledge 1 Look at the cover of the book What will this book be about 2 What do you already know about the topic 3 Let's study the Table of Contents What will you learn about in the book's chapters 4 What would you like to learn about this topic Do you think you might learn about it from this book Why or why not Building Academic Vocabulary Building academic vocabulary is critical to understanding subject content Assist your child or students to gain meaning of the following vocabulary words Content Area Vocabulary Read the list What do these words mean architects dense noncombustible propeller behemoth diesel pistons turbines buoyancy geolocators propel welders During Reading Writing Component During Reading strategies help to make connections monitor understanding generate questions and stay focused 1 While reading write in your reading journal any questions you have or anything you do not understand 2 After completing each chapter write a summary of the chapter in your reading journal 3 While reading make connections with the text and write them in your reading journal a Text to Self What does this remind me of in my life What were my feelings when I read this b Text to Text What does this remind me of in another book I've read How is this different from other books I've read c Text to World What does this remind me of in the real world Have I heard about this before News current events school etc After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After Reading strategies provide an opportunity to summarize question reflect discuss and respond to text After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 What are the most important things an engineer needs to consider when designing a cruise ship Summarize 2 Why are there so few companies in the cruise ship building business today Infer 3 What role does density play when it comes to keeping a ship afloat Asking Questions 4 If you were going to design a luxury cruise ship how would you make sure it stayed afloat and how would you attract guests Text to Self Connection Extension Activity Build your own cruise ship Using aluminum foil create a boat that can float in a tub of water Will it have propellers Should it be heavy or lightweight How will you make it stay upright After you're finished designing and building place pennies on your ship just one coin at a time See how many it can hold before it sinks
TABLE OF CONTENTS Setting Sail Design Time Building a Cruise Ship Engineering a Cruise Ship Cruising Through Time Innovative Engineers Timeline Glossary Index Show What You Know Further Reading About the Author
SETTING SAIL Your Your feet are planted on the floor and your hands are holding a guardrail As you let your gaze take in the blue sky above the endless line of the ocean enters your vision You hear the BUHHRR BUHHRR of horns see everyone waving and smiling and suddenly you feel movement You are no longer on land you have set sail whisked away on one of the world's largest ships What can you see from the deck of a cruise ship Whales dolphins birds and other wildlife might be playing nearby
Luckily this is a cruise ship It has everything you might need including beds restaurants bathrooms and lifeboats just in case there is an emergency Over the past few decades cruise ships have become so safe and so popular that you should not have to worry about any accidents You and the thousands of other passengers on the ship will be able to cruise peacefully from port to port without a care in the world M On a cruise ship the rooms are called cabins or staterooms They are small but can have amazing views of the water
