Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Sunlight in the Night

Subject Area

English Language Arts
Science

Grade(s)

1

Overview

The teacher will present an informational text from the website, ReadWorks. The students and teacher can interact with this non-fiction text by annotating the text digitally. The students will answer the questions associated with the article as an assessment. This learning activity can be used to explain how the sun illuminates the moon at night, serve as reinforcement after students have already learned this concept, or be used as an assessment at the conclusion of a lesson.

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

    ELA21.1.22

    Ask and answer questions about key details in literary and informational texts.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.1.22

    Vocabulary

    • Ask
    • Answer
    • Questions
    • Key details
    • Literary texts
    • Informational texts

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Key details are present in literary and informational text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Ask questions about key details in a literary and informational text.
    • Answer questions about key details in a literary and informational text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary and informational text include key details that must be understood to comprehend the text.
    • After reading a text, knowledge and understanding can be expanded by asking and answering questions.
    Science (2015) Grade(s): 1

    SC15.1.2

    Construct explanations from observations that objects can be seen only when light is available to illuminate them (e.g., moon being illuminated by the sun, colors and patterns in a kaleidoscope being illuminated when held toward a light).

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SC15.1.2

    Vocabulary

    • light
    • illuminate
    • construct
    • explanation
    • observation
    • available
    • objects

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Light comes from different sources (natural/man-made).
    • Objects can be seen only when there is a light source.
    • Objects can be seen if they give off their own light.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Gather evidence from observations to support the explanation that objects can only be seen when illuminated.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Objects can be seen only when a light source causes it to be illuminated.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Cause and Effect
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Learning Activity

    Resource Provider

    Other

    Resource Provider other

    ReadWorks.org
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    CUSTOM
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