Build the Perfect Sandcastle (EOG Booklet)

How is this text organized?

• descriptive

• sequence

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What item can you use to keep the sand wet as you work?

• water hose

• sink

• spray bottle

• tears

Based on the setting, where would you MOST LIKELY get your water from?

• The river

• The ocean

• The water hose

• The lake

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

When do you fill the buckets of sand to build the towers?

• after drawing the plan

• before making the sand bowl

• after making the base

• after carving windows and doors

What will happen if too much water is added? How can you fix it?

• t will get too hard. You will have to add more water.

• It will get too mushy. You will have to start over.

• It will get too runny. You will have to add more sand.

• It will be too runny. There is nothing you can do.

Which of the following are NOT tools used to carve and decorate a sand castle.

• sticks and funnels

• buckets and spoons

• straw and wire

• pebbles and funnels

Which step requires the MOST creativity?

• step 1

• step 3

• step 2

• step 5

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

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CCSS.RI.4.5

Which of the following steps should you do before drawing a plan in the sand?

• make towers on top of the base

• gather the tools you will need

• carve out doors and tunnels

• make a big pile of sand

Which of the following tools is helpful but not needed to build a sand castle?

• shovel

• sand

• funnel

• bucket

What is the main reason to shape the pile of sand like a bowl?

• to give the sand castle a round shape

• to help get the entire pile of sand wet

• to form a wall around the sandcastle

• to make it easier to scoop the sand.

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