Mae Jemison: Space Scientist

Mae Jemison: Space Scientist Mrs. Williams Fifth Grade

Barbara Jordan: A Powerful Voice for America Barbara Jordan

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 Read What is the topic of this selection?

While You Read 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?

After You Read Barbara Jordan: A Powerful Voice for America • 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?

Mae Jemison: Space Scientist

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading. astronaut • n. A person trained to fly in a spacecraft. Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to walk on the moon.

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading. launches • v. To forcefully send upward. A powerful blast launches the rocket into the sky.

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading. mission • n. An operation that attempts to achieve certain goals or carry out specific tasks. The astronauts' mission included bringing back samples of moon rocks.

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading. orbit • n. The path of a spacecraft around the earth. Shannon Lucid spent six months in orbit aboard the spacecraft Mir.

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading. reusable • adj. Able to be used again. April's family never throws away reusable paper bags.

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading. satellite • n. A human-made device that orbits a planet. A weather satellite sends weather photos and data back to Earth.

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

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading. specialist • n. Someone who is an expert in a particular field. A pediatrician is a medical specialist who treats only children.

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading. weightlessness • n. The condition of experiencing little or no pull of gravity. Astronauts experience weightlessness in outer space.

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

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: • How to become an astronaut. • How to build and repair space ships. • Problems scientists faced before the first person could walk on the moon. Find the MAIN IDEA sentence, tell your partner! (R5-S3C1-PO1) We can identify the main idea and details in a story by creating a graphic organizer.

Mae Jemison: Space Scientist

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.

(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 (R5-S1C4-PO5) We can split words into syllables to help us with the pronunciation by writing them and using them in a sentence. 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 (R5-S3C1-PO1) We can identify the main idea and details in a story by creating a graphic organizer.

Try this out with Mae Jemison: Space Scientist (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 • 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. (R5-S3C1-PO1) We can identify the main idea and details in a story by creating a graphic organizer.

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

PB pg. 154 (R5-S1C4-PO5) We can split words into syllables to help us with the pronunciation by writing them and using them in a sentence.

present tense (R5-S1C4-PO5) We can identify and write the correct verb tense by highlighting them in a sentence. past tense Tell me the verb and its tense. carry-present photographed-past viewed-past travels-present lose-present studied-past

Mae Jemison: Space Scientist Day 3

Mae Jemison: Space Scientist • (R5-S2C1-PO1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) We can analyze and infer a characters traits and actions by answering questions. 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 did Mae Jemison do as a teenager and a young adult to try to make her dream come true? What are some other careers Mae Jemison might have pursued? Use information from the selection to support your answer. What impresses you most about Mae Jemison so far? Do you think Mae Jemison would have succeeded at anything she tried? Why or why not?

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading. astronaut • Neil Armstrong was the first __________ to walk on the moon.

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading. launches • A powerful blast __________ the rocket into the sky.

(R5-S1C4-PO1,2,3,4,5,6) We can identify and use new vocabulary words by speaking, listening, and reading. mission • The astronauts' __________ included bringing back samples of moon rocks.

Mae Jemison: Space Scientist