Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Snow Science!

Subject Area

English Language Arts
Science

Grade(s)

2

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 provide data about solid water (ice and snow) found on Earth. This activity includes a question set on cause and effect, which will help students describe the connection between scientific ideas and processes. 

    Science (2015) Grade(s): 2

    SC15.2.10

    Collect and evaluate data to identify water found on Earth and determine whether it is a solid or a liquid (e.g., glaciers as solid forms of water; oceans, lakes, rivers, streams as liquid forms of water).

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SC15.2.10

    Vocabulary

    • Collect
    • Evaluate
    • Solid
    • Liquid
    • Glaciers
    • Oceans
    • Lakes
    • Rivers
    • Streams
    • Frozen
    • Ponds

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Water is found in many places on Earth.
    • Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify which sources of information are likely to provide scientific information.
    • Collect and evaluate data to identify water found on Earth.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are observable patterns as to where water is found on Earth and what form it is in.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Patterns
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.R3

    Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.R3

    Vocabulary

    • Background knowledge
    • Vocabulary
    • Discussion

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Relating experiences through discussions, writing, and reading will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing.
    • Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
    • Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.27

    Identify the text structures within literary and informational texts, including cause and effect, problem and solution, and sequence of events.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.27

    Vocabulary

    • Text structures
    • Literary texts
    • Informational texts
    • Cause and effect
    • Problem and solution
    • Sequence of events

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Literary and informational texts follow predictable structures.
    • Cause and effect text structure describes an event (the cause) and the consequence or result of the event (the effect).
    • Problem and solution text structure describes a problem and how the problem was solved or could be solved.
    • Sequence of events is the order of events within a text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify the text structure of literary texts.
    • Identify the text structure of informational texts.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Identifying the text structure of literary and informational texts will set a purpose for their reading and improve their comprehension.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.30

    Read and comprehend literary and informational texts.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.30

    Vocabulary

    • Comprehend
    • Literary texts
    • Informational texts

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Comprehension is understanding text that is read.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Read and comprehend literary (fictional) and informational (nonfiction) text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • They can read literary and informational texts and use comprehension skills to understand what they have read.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Learning Activity

    Resource Provider

    ReadWorks.org
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles
    Text Resources: Content is organized under headings and subheadings
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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