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Let’s explore space! Learners independently read a nonfiction book, Space Stations, which highlights the first space stations and the plans for future space stations. The reading strategy of previewing pictures and captions is the focus for this lesson. After their independent read, the class comes back together to clarify any confusion and discuss provided reading questions. Who doesn’t love learning about space?
Students complete pre reading, writing, post reading activities for the book Space Travel. In this guided reading lesson plan, students complete writing, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and more.
Seventh and eighth graders examine how to use tree diagrams and sample spaces in order to make predictions about independent events. They define key vocabulary terms, and examine a tree diagram that illustrates the possibilities of tossing a coin three times. Independently they create their own tree diagram, and design a sample space table.
Students explore language arts by analyzing images of space. In this prepositions instructional activity, students view a slide-show of space related photographs and practice using prepositions to identify their time and location. Students write descriptive sentences about the objects in the photographs.
Young mathematicians analyze probable outcomes of events in order to develop winning game strategies. They participate in a game in which probability, sample space, and game winning strategies are discussed when rolling two dice and finding their sums.
Understanding probability helps people is many careers: from neurosurgery to stock analysis, car repair to card sharking. And playing fun dice games can teach the principles of probability. Learners determine sample space, examine possibilities, make predictions, assess fair and unfair games, organize the outcome of each game, and figure the probability of each event. To apply to real life, invite a lottery representative to discuss how the probability of various games is determined.
Middle and high schoolers use a computer game to investigate several concepts of probability including independent events, deviation percentage and sample space. They apply their observations to statistics commonly used in advertising.
Fill in the blanks, that's what young readers of this New York Times article are going to do. They read an article relating interesting facts about space tourism, then fill in 20 blanks. A copy of the article and a word list is included.
Students complete pre reading, writing, and post reading activities for the book Lunch In Space. In this guided reading lesson plan, students complete writing, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and more.
Students complete pre reading, writing, and post reading activities for the book Mice In Space. In this guided reading lesson plan, students complete writing, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and more.