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How many words can you make from the word
experiment?
Experiment
The Experiment…
Lesson objective: To be able to
identify key ideas in a text.
Deeper meaning…
List all the words that you associate with the
word EXPERIMENT
Experiment
Share these words with your
partner.
Are they similar to yours?
Dictionary work:
Find the meaning of experiment
and copy it in your book
Making predictions…
Why do you think the chapter is called
‘The Experiment’ ?
Whole class reading Pages 12-15
Was your prediction correct?
Explain why the author named the
chapter ‘The Experiment’
Reading for meaning…
State if the following statements are true or false.
1. The children argued about what website they would look at
first.
2. Mrs Yates asked the children for two favours.
3. Mrs Yates told the children to research the stones .
4. Tala and Paco disagreed about working together.
5. Tala told Paco that he should decide what to search for.
6. The children’s mother only typed volcanic glass in the search
engine.
7. After the website loaded Mrs Yates went to answer the phone.
8. After Mrs Yates left both children wondered if they could get
along without her.
Self Assessment…
Mark your answers
1. The children argued about what website they would look at first.
TRUE
2. Mrs Yates asked the children for two favours. FALSE
3. Mrs yates told the children to research the stones. TRUE
4. Taco and Paco disagreed about working together. FALSE
5. Tala told Paco that he should decide what to search for. FALSE
6. The children’s mother only typed volcanic glass in the search
engine. False
7. After the website loaded Mrs Yates went to answer the phone.
FALSE
8. After Mrs Yates left both children wondered if they could get
along without her. TRUE