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Lesson 292Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 292: STEM Story – Orbit

Focus: STEM: orbit

Objective

What we'll learn

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

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

orbitorbitmammalengineeraddangle

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the orbit.
  • We can see the orbit.
  • You can see the mammal.
  • They can see the engineer.

Story time

Mia and the Orbit

Mia went to the garden. Mia saw a orbit and a orbit.

"Look!" said Mia. "The mammal is by the engineer."

Sam came to help. Together they played with the add and the angle.

At the end of the day, Mia and Sam smiled. What a wonderful STEM: orbit adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Mia go?

2. What did Mia see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 reflect

Meaning: to bounce back like light in a mirror

Example: The mirror reflects my smile.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • addA add is something we can talk about or see.
  • angleA angle is something we can talk about or see.
  • orbitA orbit is something we can talk about or see.
  • orbitA orbit is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the STEM: orbit pattern.

Which word belongs with STEM: orbit?

Which word belongs with STEM: orbit?

Which word belongs with STEM: orbit?

Stretch

Try more words

orbitmammalengineeraddangle