Elementary Library

Stories & STEM Why is reading important in science and engineering jobs?

Unit 6 3-5

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will explain how reading supports multiple fields of study.

I can read for information. I can design my dream bedroom.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Design - creating a plan before building or creating something

Graph Paper Pencils Rulers

Example Bedrooms Example Floor Plan

Measure - to find out something’s size, length, or amount

If I Built A House by Chris Van Dusen

Architecture - the science of designing buildings

Books about architecture and building on display. For example: ●​ Golden Gate: Building the Mighty Bridge by Elizabeth Partridge ●​ A Girl Can Build Anything by E. Charlton-Trujillo ●​ The Mellon’s Build an Eco House by Robin Jacobs ●​ Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler

Information - knowledge or facts

Nonfiction - books that give us information. Learning through information

Area - the amount of space in a flat shape

Unit - the standard amount of measuring something

LIBRARY MEDIA STANDARDS Standard 1.1d: Establish reading behaviors for lifelong learning and growth. Listen to, view, read, and integrate information to build a knowledge base. CROSS-CURRICULAR INTEGRATIONS USBE Mathematics Standards Grade 3 Standard 3.MD.5 Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement. a. A square with side length one unit, called "a unit square," is said to have "one square unit" of area, and can be used to measure area. b. A plane figure which can be covered without gaps or overlaps by n unit squares is said to have an area of n square units. „

Standard 3.MD.6 Measure area by counting unit squares (square centimeters, square meters, square inches, square feet, and improvised units).

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE (5 minutes)

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