Lesson 295: STEM Story – Ocean
Focus: STEM: ocean
Objective
What we'll learn
Read a short STEM passage about ocean and answer comprehension questions.
For grown-ups
Parent & teacher intro
Scientists, engineers, and mathematicians read every day. Today we read like a scientist about ocean!
Warm-up
Interactive phonics activity
Read the STEM passage twice. Look for the key word ocean.
Words
Word list
Practice
Example sentences
- I can see the ocean.
- We can see the ocean.
- You can see the robot.
- They can see the lever.
Story time
Sam and the Ocean
Sam went to the park. Sam saw a ocean and a ocean.
"Look!" said Sam. "The robot is by the lever."
Luna came to help. Together they played with the divide and the circle.
At the end of the day, Sam and Luna smiled. What a wonderful STEM: ocean adventure!
Check for understanding
Comprehension questions
1. Where did Sam go?
2. What did Sam see first?
3. How did the story end?
STEM word of the day
🔬 gravity
Meaning: a pulling force that keeps us on the ground
Example: Gravity makes the apple fall down from the tree.
Review
Vocabulary review
- ocean — A ocean is something we can talk about or see.
- robot — A robot is something we can talk about or see.
- lever — A lever is something we can talk about or see.
- divide — A divide 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: ocean
Other
Stretch