Galaxies and Stars

Galaxies and Stars

CKLA Unit 7, Lesson 6

Audio Response

Based on the heading "Galaxies and Stars", what do you predict that this chapter will be about?

Open Audio Recorder

Multiple Choice

What text structure does the author use to provide information about the sun and stars?

• Sequencing

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Comparing and contrasting

Multiple Choice

What can the reader infer about why the stars in the night sky look different from the sun?

• The sun and the stars are both far from Earth

• Earth is not close to all the stars

• Earth is close to all the stars

• The stars and the sun are both close to Earth

Multiple Choice

Which detail explains what astronomers have discovered about how stars differ from each other?

• Stars do not shine during the daytime

• All stars are the same.

• Stars vary in many ways.

• The sun does not shine at nightime

Open Ended

Why did the author include paragraph 1 on page 38?

Respond using the RACE strategy.

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpse?

• To entertain readers with important information about the galaxies and stars.

• To persuade readers to visit the Andromeda Galaxy.

• To inform readers about the role of galaxies and stars in the universe.

• To explain that the sun is more important than the stars.

Open Ended

Using the RACE strategy, what can you infer about why it is harder to see the Andromeda Galaxy every night shining brightly?

Open Ended

As a group, create a heading for paragraph 1 on page 40 and record your response.

Open Ended

Using your graphic organizer, identify what is the main idea of Chapter 6: Galaxies and Stars?

Poll

Today we gathered details from independently reading "Galaxies and stars" and made inferences about the text?

How confident are you about the new material that you learned?

• Very confident

• Somewhat confident

• Not confident at all

Share with the class.

If you could teach this lesson instead of Mrs. Stribling, what would you do differently?