Mae Jemison: Space Scientist

Mae Jemison: Space ScientistMrs. Williams

Fifth Grade

Barbara Jordan

Barbara Jordan: A Powerful Voice for

America

Activate Prior Knowledge• We are going to read aloud an article

about Barbara Jordan, who overcame poverty and prejudice to become a great leader.

• What do you know about the Civil Rights Movementof the 1950s-1960s and the segregation the leaders were trying to change?

Topic, Main Idea, and Details• The topic is what the selection is about

• Main ideas are the most important ideas about the topic.

• Sometimes the reader must determine main ideas from the details.

While You ReadWhat is the topic of this

selection?

What details support the main idea that Barbara Jordan achieved remarkable success at the Boston University School of Law?

While You Read

Barbara Jordan ran for Texas State Senate three times, losing the first two elections and winningg the third. What does this tell you about her?

While You Read

• Do you think the author did a good job of showing why Barbara Jordan’s success was so remarkable, and why?

•How do you think Barbara Jordan is similar to or different from other real-life people you have read about in this theme, such as Michelle Kwan?

After You ReadBarbara Jordan: A Powerful Voice for

America

Mae Jemison: Space Scientist

• n. A person trained to fly in a spacecraft. Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to walk on the moon.

astronaut(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

• v. To forcefully send upward. A powerful blast launches the rocket into the sky.

launches(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

• n. An operation that attempts to achieve certain goals or carry out specific tasks. The astronauts' mission included bringing back samples of moon rocks.

mission(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

• n. The path of a spacecraft around the earth. Shannon Lucid spent six months in orbit aboard the spacecraft Mir.

orbit(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

• adj. Able to be used again. April's family never throws away reusable paper bags.

reusable(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

• n. A human-made device that orbits a planet. A weather satellite sends weather photos and data back to Earth.

satellite(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

• n. A reusable spacecraft that is launched like a rocket and can be landed like a plane. The space shuttle landed safely after a seven-day flight.

space shuttle(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

• n. Someone who is an expert in a particular field. A pediatrician is a medical specialist who treats only children.

specialist(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

• n. The condition of experiencing little or no pull of gravity. Astronauts experience weightlessness in outer space.

weightlessness(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

(R5-S3C1-PO1) We can identify the main idea and details in a story by creating a graphic organizer.

Topic, Main Idea, and Supporting Details

• Topic is the subject of the selection or what most of the selection is about.

• Main Ideas are the most important ideas about the topic

• Supporting details give information and examples that support the main idea.


Scientists needed to solve many problems before the first person could walk on the moon. They needed to figure out how astronauts could survive the journey to and from the moon in the weightless environment of space. They needed to figure out how astronauts could repair the outside of the spacecraft in case something needed to be fixed. Scientists also needed to figure out how to make sure the spacecraft had enough power to return to earth again.

What is the topic:1. How to become an astronaut.2. How to build and repair space ships.3. Problems scientists faced before the first person could walk

on the moon.Find the MAIN IDEA sentence, tell your partner!





Suffixes –ive and -ic• Suffixes are word parts that can be added

to the ends of base words to make new words.• -ive means “full of, or tending towards”

(the word becomes an adjective)• -ic means “having the qualities of” or

“someone who or something who”(R5-S1C4-PO1) We can write the meaning of words with the suffixes –ive and –ic by reading and using context clues.

active (act means “to do,” so active means “busy, or full of energy”)

Inventive (invent means “to make or think of something new” it describes a person who can think of new things

artistic is someone who practices an art futuristic is something of the future

(R5-S1C4-PO1) We can write the meaning of words with the suffixes –ive and –ic by reading and using context clues.


Syllables in a Dictionary

• Syllables are word parts with one vowel sound.

• Dictionaries show words divided into syllables.– The boldfaced font received the most stress.

(R5-S1C4-PO5) We can split words into syllables to help us with the pronunciation by writing them and using them in a sentence.

a/BOARD

AS/tro/naut

BROAD/cast

Cho/re/OG/ra/phy

De/VOTE

FAS/ci/nate

PHY/si/cal


Mae Jemison: Space Scientist Day 2

Main Idea and Supporting Details

• PowerPoint of Main Idea• Main Idea Madness



Try this out with Mae Jemison: Space Scientist


• Read the third paragraph on page 221. The main idea is unstated. With a partner you will infer the main idea while identifying details that support your main idea.

Topic, Main Idea, and Supporting Details

Main Idea

Detail Detail Detail


astronaut(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

launches

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

mission(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

orbit(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

reusable(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

satellite(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

space shuttle(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

specialist(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

weightlessness(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading.

PB pg. 154


present tense

past tenseTell me the verb and its tense.

carry-present

photographed-past

viewed-past

travels-present

lose-present

studied-past

(R5-S1C4-PO5) We can identify and write the correct verb tense by highlighting them in a sentence.



With your partner read through the story summary. Discuss and answer in complete sentences, questions 1-7 on page 224 of your text. You may look back in your text if you need to. When you're finished begin thinking about the following questions.

What are some other careers Mae Jemison might have pursued? Use information from the selection to support your answer.

What did Mae Jemison do as a teenager and a young adult to try to make her dream come true? Do you think Mae

Jemison would have succeeded at anything she tried? Why or why not?

What impresses you most about Mae Jemison so far?

(R5-S2C1-PO1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) We can analyze and infer a characters traits and actions by answering questions.

Neil Armstrong was the first __________ to walk on the moon.

astronaut


A powerful blast __________ the rocket into the sky.

launches


The astronauts' __________ included bringing back samples of moon rocks.

mission


The earth _________ the sun.orbits


Mrs. Williams uses a ___________ cup for her coffee.

reusable


A weather ___________ sends weather photos and data back to Earth.

satellite


The ___________________ landed safely after a seven-day flight.

space shuttle


A pediatrician is a medical _____________ who treats only children.

specialist


Astronauts experience _______________ in outer space.

weightlessness




(R5-S1C4-PO5) We can identify and write the correct verb tense by highlighting them in a sentence.


The astronaut was . . .


A powerful blast launched . . .


The astronauts' mission included . . .


I know the earth orbits the sun, because . . .


We use reusable . . .


The satellite sends . . .


The space shuttle landed . . .


He was a specialist in . . .


The weightlessness made the astronaut . . .


Main Idea and Supporting Details



Extreme Partner Reading

Step 1 •Read the Story Summery to yourself one time. •Be sure to use good hand gestures to help you as you read.

Step 2 •Turn to your shoulder partner and partner read the story with lots of expression. •Don’t forget the gestures that you have practiced.

Step 3 •Take turns asking and answering at least five questions each about the text. •Remember to both ask and answer questions with high enthusiasm.

Into the DeepWith your partner, read pages 226-229 from

your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 226. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner.

Why do some researchers consider the ocean the next frontier?

Why is exploring the deep ocean difficult and dangerous? What do deep sea

explorers such as Graham Hawkes and Sylvia Earle have in common with astronauts such as Mae Jemison?

Why do people want to explore the ocean bottom intensively?


When You Are FinishedAfter you finish your Weekly Skills Test:1. Make sure your name, date, and

assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.

2. Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.

3. Finish your Mountain Language.4. Read a book of your choice.

OutliningUse the information on pages 216-221 of the selection to make an outline showing how people train to become an astronaut and what the work of a mission specialist is like.

The beginning of your outline might look like this:I. An astronaut’s trainingA. physical training1.2. B. survival training

Journal Prompt: One Step At a Time

Cause and EffectUsing a Multi-Flow Map, choose an important event

in the story and give three actual or possible causes and effects of that event.

In the NewsChoose one of the Newspaper articles available

and on a piece of notebook paper, answer the following questions about the article you chose.

What is the article about?

Where and when is the article talking about?

Why did it happen and why is this important?

Who is the article about?

Exploring Space Vocabularyastronaut

n. A person trained to fly in a spacecraft.

launches v. To forcefully send upward.

mission n. An operation that attempts to

achieve certain goals or carry out specific tasks.

orbit n. The path of a spacecraft

around the earth.reusable

adj. Able to be used again.

• satellite n. A human-made device that

orbits a planet.space shuttle

n. A reusable spacecraft that is launched like a rocket and can be landed like a plane.

specialist n. Someone who is an expert in

a particular field.weightlessness

n. The condition of experiencing little or no pull of gravity.

S1C4PO2, 04 We are acquiring and using new vocabulary for speaking and reading.

• A suffix is a word part that comes after a base word or root word and changes its meaning.

Suffixes –ive and -ic

Suffixes

-ive

“tending to be or do”

adaptiv

eDetermine the meaning

conclusiv

eDetermine the meaning

supportiveDetermine the meaning

-ic

“relating to; characterized by”

artistic

Determine the meaning

historicDetermine the meaning

majestic

Determine the meaning

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Mae Jemison: Space Scientist