Lesson 281: STEM Story – Gravity
Focus: STEM: gravity
Objective
What we'll learn
Read a short STEM passage about gravity and answer comprehension questions.
For grown-ups
Parent & teacher intro
Scientists, engineers, and mathematicians read every day. Today we read like a scientist about gravity!
Warm-up
Interactive phonics activity
Read the STEM passage twice. Look for the key word gravity.
Words
Word list
Practice
Example sentences
- I can see the gravity.
- We can see the gravity.
- You can see the force.
- They can see the ocean.
Story time
Bo and the Gravity
Bo went to the pond. Bo saw a gravity and a gravity.
"Look!" said Bo. "The force is by the ocean."
Zoe came to help. Together they played with the robot and the lever.
At the end of the day, Bo and Zoe smiled. What a wonderful STEM: gravity adventure!
Check for understanding
Comprehension questions
1. Where did Bo go?
2. What did Bo see first?
3. How did the story end?
STEM word of the day
🔬 measure
Meaning: to find out the size of something
Example: We measure how tall the plant grew.
Review
Vocabulary review
- lever — A lever is something we can talk about or see.
- gravity — A gravity is something we can talk about or see.
- gravity — A gravity is something we can talk about or see.
- force — A force is something we can talk about or see.
Play
Fun challenge
Match each word to what it starts with.
Stretch