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Lesson 287Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 287: STEM Story – Energy

Focus: STEM: energy

Objective

What we'll learn

Read a short STEM passage about energy and answer comprehension questions.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Scientists, engineers, and mathematicians read every day. Today we read like a scientist about energy!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Read the STEM passage twice. Look for the key word energy.

Words

Word list

energyenergygalaxycomputergearmultiply

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the energy.
  • We can see the energy.
  • You can see the galaxy.
  • They can see the computer.

Story time

Max and the Energy

Max went to the park. Max saw a energy and a energy.

"Look!" said Max. "The galaxy is by the computer."

Ada came to help. Together they played with the gear and the multiply.

At the end of the day, Max and Ada smiled. What a wonderful STEM: energy adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Max go?

2. What did Max see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 observe

Meaning: to look at something very carefully

Example: I observe the tiny ant on the leaf.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • multiplyA multiply is something we can talk about or see.
  • energyA energy is something we can talk about or see.
  • energyA energy is something we can talk about or see.
  • galaxyA galaxy is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Sort each word into the right group. (Tap a word, then tap a group.)

STEM: energy

Other

Stretch

Try more words

energygalaxycomputergearmultiply