Lesson 289: STEM Story – Motion
Focus: STEM: motion
Objective
What we'll learn
Read a short STEM passage about motion and answer comprehension questions.
For grown-ups
Parent & teacher intro
Scientists, engineers, and mathematicians read every day. Today we read like a scientist about motion!
Warm-up
Interactive phonics activity
Read the STEM passage twice. Look for the key word motion.
Words
Word list
Practice
Example sentences
- I can see the motion.
- We can see the motion.
- You can see the weather.
- They can see the code.
Story time
Kai and the Motion
Kai went to the pond. Kai saw a motion and a motion.
"Look!" said Kai. "The weather is by the code."
Mia came to help. Together they played with the pulley and the equal.
At the end of the day, Kai and Mia smiled. What a wonderful STEM: motion adventure!
Check for understanding
Comprehension questions
1. Where did Kai go?
2. What did Kai see first?
3. How did the story end?
STEM word of the day
🔬 data
Meaning: facts and numbers we collect
Example: We wrote our data in a chart.
Review
Vocabulary review
- motion — A motion is something we can talk about or see.
- weather — A weather is something we can talk about or see.
- code — A code is something we can talk about or see.
- pulley — A pulley is something we can talk about or see.
Play
Fun challenge
Match each word to what it starts with.
Stretch