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3rd Grade E-Learning Week of April 13th- April 17th Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 (Spore 8:00-10:00) Assignments due: Please take a picture of the work and upload in Google Classroom/email or do the assignment through Google Docs in Google Classroom and submit it to your child’s teacher by the end of day Friday so teachers can make corrections and give feedback by Monday at noon. Link to YouTube Playlist of all New Field 3rd Grade videos for this week: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKcemIVwVEJDWgl1skZUsO8zFU5m0UqtD MONDAY April 13 Reading: 30 Min Students will use context clues to define 5 vocabulary words, and then look them up online to write (in their own words) the real definition. WORKSHEET attached or do it on Google Classroom Context Clues video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdVrn76AzX8 Kid's dictionary for looking up words: http://wordcentral.com/ Project/Science: 30 min Science Video: https://youtu.be/2dchod5HCHo Twice a day, record the weather conditions for Chicago and your class’s assigned location. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon/evening. If you have any questions, feel free to message Ms. Francomb at [email protected]. Weather Observation Chart and further directions attached below. Math 30 min Students will review and practice two think sheets on repeated addition and how it relates to multiplication. They will have two graphic organizers to complete. If you have questions please email Ms. White at [email protected] Skill Practice 30 min Students could log into their Compass Learning and choose to do either Math or Reading. Students could log into Raz Kids, listen/read/take a quiz for a book at their independent reading level. TUESDAY April 14 Reading: 30 Min Students will be able to read/listen to “Pierre the Penguin” and think about the facts they have learned and extend their thinking about each fact with a connection to it. WORKSHEET attached or do it on Google Classroom Story Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-DnSbyJhtI Text of story found below if you cannot access YouTube Project/Science: 30 min Twice a day, record the weather conditions for Chicago and your class’s assigned location. Math: 30 min Math Video- review number bonds for multiplication, the commutative property and fact families with division. https://youtu.be/dteu2cLprM4 Skill Practice: 30 min Students could log into their Compass Learning account and choose to do either Math or Reading. Students could log into Raz Kids, listen/read/take a quiz for a book at their independent reading level. WEDNESDAY April 15 Reading: 30 Min Reading Video Students will be able to summarize “Pierre the Penguin” using a strategy called “Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then” WORKSHEET attached or do it on Google Classroom Project/Science: 30 min Twice a day, record the weather conditions for Chicago and your class’s assigned location. Math: 30 min Students will complete a number bond worksheet which connects to my video from Tuesday. Students will also complete a skills review on fact families using multiplication and division-accompanied by the commutative property.

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3rd Grade E-Learning Week of April 13th- April 17th Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 (Spore 8:00-10:00) Assignments due: Please take a picture of the work and upload in Google Classroom/email or do the assignment through Google Docs in Google Classroom and submit it to your child’s teacher by the end of day Friday so teachers can make corrections and give feedback by Monday at noon. Link to YouTube Playlist of all New Field 3rd Grade videos for this week: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKcemIVwVEJDWgl1skZUsO8zFU5m0UqtD

MONDAY April 13

Reading: 30 Min Students will use context clues to define 5 vocabulary words, and then look them up online to write (in their own words) the real definition. WORKSHEET attached or do it on Google Classroom

Context Clues video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdVrn76AzX8 Kid's dictionary for looking up words: http://wordcentral.com/ Project/Science: 30 min Science Video: https://youtu.be/2dchod5HCHo Twice a day, record the weather conditions for Chicago and your class’s assigned location. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon/evening. If you have any questions, feel free to message Ms. Francomb at [email protected]. Weather Observation Chart and further directions attached below.

Math 30 min Students will review and practice two think sheets on repeated addition and how it relates to multiplication. They will have two graphic organizers to complete. If you have questions please email Ms. White at [email protected]

Skill Practice 30 min Students could log into their Compass Learning and choose to do either Math or Reading. Students could log into Raz Kids, listen/read/take a quiz for a book at their independent reading level.

TUESDAY April 14

Reading: 30 Min Students will be able to read/listen to “Pierre the Penguin” and think about the facts they have learned and extend their thinking about each fact with a connection to it. WORKSHEET attached or do it on Google Classroom

Story Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-DnSbyJhtI Text of story found below if you cannot access YouTube

Project/Science: 30 min Twice a day, record the weather conditions for Chicago and your class’s assigned location.

Math: 30 min Math Video- review number bonds for multiplication, the commutative property and fact families with division. https://youtu.be/dteu2cLprM4

Skill Practice: 30 min Students could log into their Compass Learning account and choose to do either Math or Reading. Students could log into Raz Kids, listen/read/take a quiz for a book at their independent reading level.

WEDNESDAY April 15

Reading: 30 Min Reading Video Students will be able to summarize “Pierre the Penguin” using a strategy called “Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then” WORKSHEET attached or do it on Google Classroom

Project/Science: 30 min Twice a day, record the weather conditions for Chicago and your class’s assigned location.

Math: 30 min Students will complete a number bond worksheet which connects to my video from Tuesday. Students will also complete a skills review on fact families using multiplication and division-accompanied by the commutative property.

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Skill Practice:30 min Students could log into their Compass Learning and choose to do either Math or Reading. Students could log into Raz Kids, listen/read/take a quiz for a book at their independent reading level.

THURSDAY April 16

Reading: 30 min Students will be able to write their own sentences using the vocabulary words learned on Monday. WORKSHEET attached or do it on Google Classroom

Project/Science: 30 min Twice a day, record the weather conditions for Chicago and your class’s assigned location. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon/evening. In addition, read the NewsELA article “What’s the difference between weather and climate?”

Math: 30 min Students will complete a skills review on skip counting and multiplication/division fluency. Students will also answer 1 step multiplication word problems and show their work.

Skill Practice: 30 min Students could log into their Compass Learning and choose to do either Math or Reading. Students could log into Raz Kids, listen/read/take a quiz for a book at their independent reading level.

FRIDAY April 17

Reading: 30 min Students will answer the question: How might the wetsuit have helped Pierre grow new feathers? Use the story text below to support your answer with information from the story. Try to write at least 3-4 sentences. USE OWN PAPER TO WRITE ANSWER or do it on Google Classroom

Project/Science: 30 min Twice a day, record the weather conditions for Chicago and your class’s assigned location. Additionally, answer the three questions about weather in Chicago this past week. On Friday, your Weather Observation Chart should be submitted via google classroom or to your classroom teacher.

Math: 30 min https://www.education.com/games/third-grade/multiplication/ This is a free math website. Students can sign in using their email and there are a variety of math games. Students should play at least two math games. Write which one they enjoyed the most and why.

SEL (Social/Emotional Learning): 30 min SEL Video Watch Ms. Wilson’s read aloud of Happy Dreamer & complete graphic organizer. https://youtu.be/8MTTw0VzpBY

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Third Grade Weather Project Name: ______________________________ 3-ESS2-1.Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

Weather → the condition of the air. You can describe the weather by analyzing the current: TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION/CLOUD COVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION HUMIDITY

Every third grader will track the weather daily by recording their observations of the weather outside and by gathering information from The Weather Channel in order to describe the typical weather conditions in Chicago during the spring. You can also use the weather app on your smartphone. Since the weather is constantly changing, students should record the weather conditions twice a day (once in the morning and once in the afternoon or evening). Additionally, each class will be responsible for tracking the weather from a

second location. Ms. Francomb: Barrow, Alaska (also known as Utqiaġvik) Barrow is the northernmost city in the United States. Ms. White/Ms. Wilson: Winnipeg, Canada Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. Ms. Spore: Las Vegas, Nevada OR Atlanta, Georgia Las Vegas has more hotel rooms than anywhere else in the world. Ms. Paz: Cancún, Mexico About 573,000 people live in Cancún, but over 4,000,000 tourists visit every year on vacation.

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Weather Observation Chart Name: _______________________________

Chicago Use weather.com

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM

Temperature

Precipitation & Cloud Coverage

Wind Speed & Direction

Humidity

Observations of Weather

Answer these questions on Friday 1. Which was your favorite day this week? Did the weather make you like one day more than the others? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which day was the hottest? ____________________ Which day was the coldest? ___________________

3. Based on the weather over the past 5 days, what do you think the weather will be like tomorrow? ________________________________________________________________________________________

Your class’s 2nd location

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM

Temperature

Precipitation & Cloud Coverage

Wind Speed & Direction

Humidity

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Name: ________________

Fill in the table

Repeated addition multiplication commutative property answer

4+4+4+4+4 4x5 5x4 20

6+6+6

7x3

8x4

9+9+9+9

7x6

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Skills: repeated addition, commutative property, fact families. The / means division example:

1. 6+6+6 is 6 groups of 3 6x3=18 3x6=18 18/3=6 18/6=3

2. 7+7+7+7 is

____ groups of _____ ____x____= ____x____= ____/____= ____/____=

3. 8+8+8+8+8+8+8 is ____ groups of _____ ____x____= ____x____= ____/____= ____/____=

4. 9+9+9+9+9 is ____ groups of _____ ____x____= ____x____= ____/____= ____/____=

5. 10+10+10+10+10 is

____ groups of _____ ____x____= ____x____= ____/____= ____/____=

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Review Skip Counting

1. Skip count from 3-36: 3, 6 _____________________________________________________________

2. Skip count from 4-48:

4,_______________________________________________________________

3. Skip count from 6-72: 6, 12, ___________________________________________________________

4. Skip count from 7-84:

7, ______________________________________________________________

5. Skip count from 9-99 9, 18, ___________________________________________________________

Fluency Practice: As quickly as you can, fill in your basic multiplication facts. When you are done, go back and check to see if you were able to get them all correct. Goal is to complete all MULTIPLICATION facts in under 2 minutes. 4x2= 4x5= 5x6= 6x6= 7x4= 4x7= 4x9= 9x3= 7x8= 3x8= 9x4= 6x10= 12x4= 4x12= 5x4= 3x7= 7x9= 8x9= 9x11= 6x7= 6x8= 8x6= 9x5= 12x3= 4x11= 7x10= 9x3= 6x9= 3x7= 7x3= 4x7= 7x4= 8x5= 8x6= 8x7= 8x8= 8x9= 8x10= How did you do? Division Fluency: the / means divide (12/4=3) 16/4= 21/3= 40/4= 24/3= 54/6= 72/12= 42/7= 56/8= 32/8= 44/11= 28/7= 32/4= 72/9= 81/9= 49/7=

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Name:

Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com

Number BondsMultiplication & Division

80

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

a.

54

b.

24

c.

9

9

9

9

d. 12 1212

12

121212

1212

12

1212

e.

22

f.

5

5

5

5

5

g.

3

h. 7 77

7

77

77

7

77

i.

40

j. 8 88

8

88

8

k.

108

l.

Use multiplication and division to fill in the missing number or numbers of each number bond.Write the fact in the space provided.

8 × 10 = 80

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Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com

Number BondsMultiplication & Division

80

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

a.

54

6 66

666

66

6

b.

2444

4

444

c.

36

9

9

9

9

d.

144

12 1212

12

121212

1212

12

1212

e.

2211

11

f.

25

5

5

5

5

5

g.

3

1

11

h.

77

7 77

7

77

77

7

77

i.

40

444

44

44

44

4

j.

56

8 88

8

88

8

k.

108

9 999

999

99

99

9

l.

Use multiplication and division to fill in the missing number or numbers of each number bond.Write the fact in the space provided.

8 × 10 = 80 9 × 6 = 54 6 × 4 = 24

4 × 9 = 36 12 × 12 = 144 2 × 11 = 22

5 × 5 = 25 3 × 1 = 3 11 × 7 = 77

10 × 4 = 40 7 × 8 = 56 12 × 9 = 108

ANSWER KEY

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Show your work 1. Gentry and Kennedy each bought 6 pencils from the school store. What was the total number of pencils that the friends purchased? 2.Donica purchased 8 yellow pencils that cost 6¢ each. What was the total cost of her pencils? 3. Sandy bought 9 animal pencils that cost 8¢ each. How much money did she spend? 4.Haniya bought 4 polka dot pencils that each cost 7¢. How much money did Haniya spend? 5. Later, Haniya returned 2 of her pencils that cost 7¢ each. How much money did she get back? 6. A teacher, Ms. Wright, bought 5 boxes of pencils. Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils did the teacher buy altogether? 7. Bruno bought 6 green pencils that cost 5¢ each. How much money did Bruno spend on his pencils? 8. Niko bought pencils for each of her 3 friends. She wanted to give each friend 3 pencils. How many pencils did she buy?

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Pierre the Penguin: A True Story Written by: Jean Marzollo Illustrated by: Laura Regan When Pierre the penguin loses his feathers, the zoo staff is at a loss as to what to do. Could a”raincoat,” or wetsuit, help Pierre? __________________________________________________________________________ This is a true story of Pierre a small penguin in a big museum. It is also about the people at the California Academy of Sciences who worked together to help him through a hard time. __________________________________________________________________________ Down at the end of African Hall, past statues of animals big and small, there’s an aquarium wide and tall, with real live penguins, 20 in all.

___________________________________________________________________________ African penguins don’t like ice. For them, a warmer place is nice. ____________________________________________________________________________ Here comes Pam with fish in her pail. The penguins are fed twice a day without fail. Pam enters the tank through the sky-painted wall. A hidden door there leads out to a hall. Some of the penguins look just the same. Wing bands help Pam call the birds by name. ____________________________________________________________________________ One day aquatic biologist Pam, Observing the penguins, saw one in a jam. Gently, gently, she examined Pierre. His feathers were gone. His bottom was bare. ____________________________________________________________________________ Pierre was afraid to go for a swim. He’d get too cold if he dived right in. “How can I help you? What can I do?” Pam had ideas and tried the first two. She tried a heater, and the vet prescribed pills. But nothing worked. Pierre shivered still. The other penguins grew afraid of Pierre. He looked so strange that he gave them a scare. They brayed at him as he shivered on shore.

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They made him feel worse than he felt before. ____________________________________________________________________________ One rainy day biologist Pam Came up with a new idea-Shazam! “My dog wears a raincoat,” she told the vet. “Could Pierre wear a wetsuit?” The vet said, “You bet!” ____________________________________________________________________________ Pam and a friend worked day and night to make a pattern that fit just right. Then a wetsuit was made with neoprene- the tiniest one you’ve ever seen. ____________________________________________________________________________ Carefully, Pam put on Pierre a wetsuit a featherless penguin could wear. ____________________________________________________________________________ Standing on a rock in his new wetsuit, Pierre the Penguin looked mighty cute. ___________________________________________________________________________ He felt nice and warm, and he wanted to swim. So what did he do? He dived right in. (Splash! Whee-e-e!) ____________________________________________________________________________ Now Pierre stood proud and tall, and nobody brayed at him at all. ____________________________________________________________________________ Six weeks went by, and then a surprise… Pam could hardly believe her eyes. Not only was Pierre no longer cold. He had NEW feathers! Observe and behold. ____________________________________________________________________________ Now warm in water, now warm on shore, guess who didn't need his wetsuit anymore! Pierre made a nest for his very best friend. Their story goes on, thanks to Pam. The End

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Day 1 Directions: Read each word. Read how the word is used in the sentence. Write your own meaning using context clues. Look up the word and write the definition in your own words.

Word Sentence Use Context Clues to

write your definition

Definition-Written in your own

words (do not copy)

aquatic One day an aquatic

biologist Pam, observing

the penguins, saw one in

a jam.

biologist One day an aquatic

biologist Pam, observing

the penguins, saw one in

a jam.

prescribed She tried a heater, and

the vet prescribed pills.

But nothing worked.

Pierre shivered still.

brayed They brayed at him as

he shivered on shore.

They made him feel

worse than he felt

before.

neoprene Then a wetsuit was

made of neoprene-the

tiniest one you’ve ever

seen.

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Day 2 Directions:Today while reading/listening to the narrative nonfiction: 1. Stop when your mind says WOW! 2. Write down the fact

I just learned…………… or I didn’t know…………… 3. Then under the fact write down mind work:

This makes me think…………. or This makes me realize……….. Example:

Fact Learned Mind Work: My own thinking about fact.

I just learned that a frog’s tongue is so long it would touch our belly button.

This makes me think that frog’s can grab food that is pretty far away from them.

Now you try with “Pierre the Penguin: A True Story”

Fact Learned Mind Work: My own thinking about fact.

I just learned

This makes me think

Fact Learned Mind Work: My own thinking about fact.

I didn’t know

This makes me realize

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Day 3 Directions: After you reread/listen to the story, retell the story by summarizing

Somebody...Wanted...But...So...Then Somebody:

Who is the main character?

Wanted:

What does the character want or what is the character’s goal?

But:

What is the problem in the story or what is

holding them back from achieving their goal?

So:

What is the solution to the problem or how did

the main character reach their goal?

Then:

How does the story end?

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Day 4 Directions:Use the definitions you wrote on Day 1 and use each vocabulary word in your own sentence.

Word In my own sentence

aquatic

Draw a picture/cartoon (Insert-image-search the web)

Word In my own sentence

biologist

Draw a picture/cartoon (Insert-image-search the web)

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Word In my own sentence

prescribed (prescribe, prescribes)

Draw a picture/cartoon (Insert-image-search the web)

Word In my own sentence

brayed (bray, brays)

Draw a picture/cartoon (Insert-image-search the web)

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Word In my own sentence

neoprene

Draw a picture/cartoon (Insert-image-search the web)

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This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com.

What's the difference between weather andclimate?

A hailstorm is a weather event. It is different than climate. Here, large amounts of hail cover a landscape in Marion, Kansas. Image by RogerHill/Science Source Image by Roger Hill/Science Source

Recently, we have had some very cold weather during

the winter. But even so, average temperatures are

rising around the world. Known as global warming,

almost all scientists agree that global warming is real,

it is happening now, and humans are causing it.

But how can we still have cold winter weather and global warming? It's because weather and

climate are two different things.

Weather Describes Current Conditions

Weather describes the conditions of the lower atmosphere, or the air close to the Earth's

surface. These conditions include rain or snow, temperature, humidity (or how much water is in

the air), wind speed and direction, and atmospheric pressure. They can change quickly. It could be

sunny, cloudy, rainy, foggy, cold, hot, windy, stormy or snowing.

By National Geographic Society, adapted by Newsela staff on 01.29.20Word Count 685Level 810L

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This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com.

The sun influences weather by heating the lower atmosphere. Warm air rises and cold air rushes in

to fill its place. This causes wind. The air holds water in its gas form, known as water vapor. The

wind and the water in the air cause clouds, rain or snow, and storms to form and move.

Conditions in the atmosphere are always changing. So weather is always changing. Meteorologists

are scientists who study the weather. They get information from satellites, weather stations, and

instruments that float in the ocean. They try to predict the weather that is coming in the next few

days or weeks. This is called a forecast. Weather forecasts are very important. They warn people of

dangerous weather conditions. Big storms can cause flash flooding. Dry winds can whip up forest

fires.

Climate Describes Long-term Conditions

Weather changes often and can last for days or weeks or months. Climate, however, describes the

conditions in the atmosphere over a long time, usually 30 years or more. Climate can be thought of

as an average of weather conditions over time. That's why a very cold winter can happen even

when average temperatures are warming.

Climate conditions are different in regions of the world. Climate affects the types of plants and

animals that live there.

Weather and climate are linked. In fact, a change in climate can lead to changes in weather

patterns.

Human Activities Are Affecting The Climate

Climate change is not new. The climate has changed many times in Earth's history. However, it is

changing much faster now than it has in the past. This time, human activities are to blame.

The biggest cause of climate change is burning coal, gas and oil. These are called fossil fuels

because they formed from plants and animals that died and were buried a long time ago. We use

fossil fuels to power our cars, trucks, buses and trains. We use them to make electricity, heat our

homes, and run factories.

Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a type of

greenhouse gas. These gases are like the glass roof in a greenhouse. The gases allow heat from the

sun to enter the atmosphere, but stop it from escaping. As a result, the Earth gets warmer.

Global warming is already happening. In the last 100 years, Earth's temperature has risen by 0.8

degrees Celsius (1.4 degrees Fahrenheit). Arctic sea ice is melting. Glaciers are shrinking. Sea

levels are rising. Extreme weather events, like floods, wildfires and hurricanes, are becoming more

common and severe. Animals and plants are moving to cooler areas.

Humans Try To Address Global Warming

Scientists first learned how greenhouse gases affect the atmosphere in the 1800s. In the late 1930s,

scientists found that Earth's temperature was already rising. In the 1980s, the science was

accepted and people started to take action.

In 1988, the United Nations formed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Since then,

countries have agreed to lower the amount of carbon dioxide they release to fight climate change.

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This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com.

In 2015, 197 countries signed the Paris Agreement. It is a pledge to stop global temperatures from

rising by more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). In 2017, the United States

announced it would withdraw from the agreement. Only China releases more greenhouse gases

than the United States.

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This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com.

Quiz

1 Read the following paragraph from the section “Climate Describes Long-Term Conditions.”

Weather changes often and can last for days or weeks or months. Climate, however, describesthe conditions in the atmosphere over a long time, usually 30 years or more. Climate can bethought of as an average of weather conditions over time. That's why a very cold winter canhappen even when average temperatures are warming.

Which sentence from the paragraph supports the conclusion that weather can sometimes do the opposite of what the overallclimate is doing?

(A) Weather changes often and can last for days or weeks or months.

(B) Climate, however, describes the conditions in the atmosphere over a long time, usually 30 years ormore.

(C) Climate can be thought of as an average of weather conditions over time.

(D) That's why a very cold winter can happen even when average temperatures are warming.

2 Read the section "Human Activities Are Affecting The Climate."

Select the paragraph from the section that shows what kinds of human activities use fossil fuels.

(A) Climate change is not new. The climate has changed many times in Earth's history. However, it ischanging much faster now than it has in the past. This time, human activities are to blame.

(B) The biggest cause of climate change is burning coal, gas and oil. These are called fossil fuels becausethey formed from plants and animals that died and were buried a long time ago. We use fossil fuels topower our cars, trucks, buses and trains. We use them to make electricity, heat our homes, and runfactories.

(C) Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a type ofgreenhouse gas. These gases are like the glass roof in a greenhouse. The gases allow heat from thesun to enter the atmosphere, but stop it from escaping. As a result, the Earth gets warmer.

(D) Global warming is already happening. In the last 100 years, Earth's temperature has risen by 0.8degrees Celsius (1.4 degrees Fahrenheit). Arctic sea ice is melting. Glaciers are shrinking. Sea levelsare rising. Extreme weather events, like floods, wildfires and hurricanes, are becoming more commonand severe. Animals and plants are moving to cooler areas.

3 What effect does climate change have on weather?

(A) Climate change causes different weather patterns that can create more extreme storms or fires.

(B) Climate change causes the weather and air temperatures all over the world to become the same.

(C) Climate change causes hot weather by heating the upper atmosphere and cooling the loweratmosphere.

(D) Climate change causes forecasts of the weather to be more accurate and easier for meteorologists.

4 According to the section "Weather Describes Current Conditions," HOW does the Paris Agreement try to slow climate change?

(A) It outlines a plan for the United States and China to work toward releasing fewer greenhouse gasesbeginning in 2017.

(B) It provides funding for scientists to study Earth's temperature and prove that it has been steadily risingsince the 1930s.

(C) It requires 197 countries to lower the amount of carbon dioxide they release into the atmospherewhether they sign it or not.

(D) It asks countries that sign the agreement to pledge to stop global temperatures from rising more than 2degrees Celsius.

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Answer Key

1 Read the following paragraph from the section “Climate Describes Long-Term Conditions.”

Weather changes often and can last for days or weeks or months. Climate, however, describesthe conditions in the atmosphere over a long time, usually 30 years or more. Climate can bethought of as an average of weather conditions over time. That's why a very cold winter canhappen even when average temperatures are warming.

Which sentence from the paragraph supports the conclusion that weather can sometimes do the opposite of what the overallclimate is doing?

(A) Weather changes often and can last for days or weeks or months.

(B) Climate, however, describes the conditions in the atmosphere over a long time, usually 30 years ormore.

(C) Climate can be thought of as an average of weather conditions over time.

(D) That's why a very cold winter can happen even when average temperatures are warming.

2 Read the section "Human Activities Are Affecting The Climate."

Select the paragraph from the section that shows what kinds of human activities use fossil fuels.

(A) Climate change is not new. The climate has changed many times in Earth's history. However, it ischanging much faster now than it has in the past. This time, human activities are to blame.

(B) The biggest cause of climate change is burning coal, gas and oil. These are called fossil fuelsbecause they formed from plants and animals that died and were buried a long time ago. We usefossil fuels to power our cars, trucks, buses and trains. We use them to make electricity, heatour homes, and run factories.

(C) Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a type ofgreenhouse gas. These gases are like the glass roof in a greenhouse. The gases allow heat from thesun to enter the atmosphere, but stop it from escaping. As a result, the Earth gets warmer.

(D) Global warming is already happening. In the last 100 years, Earth's temperature has risen by 0.8degrees Celsius (1.4 degrees Fahrenheit). Arctic sea ice is melting. Glaciers are shrinking. Sea levelsare rising. Extreme weather events, like floods, wildfires and hurricanes, are becoming more commonand severe. Animals and plants are moving to cooler areas.

3 What effect does climate change have on weather?

(A) Climate change causes different weather patterns that can create more extreme storms or fires.

(B) Climate change causes the weather and air temperatures all over the world to become the same.

(C) Climate change causes hot weather by heating the upper atmosphere and cooling the loweratmosphere.

(D) Climate change causes forecasts of the weather to be more accurate and easier for meteorologists.

4 According to the section "Weather Describes Current Conditions," HOW does the Paris Agreement try to slow climate change?

(A) It outlines a plan for the United States and China to work toward releasing fewer greenhouse gasesbeginning in 2017.

(B) It provides funding for scientists to study Earth's temperature and prove that it has been steadily risingsince the 1930s.

(C) It requires 197 countries to lower the amount of carbon dioxide they release into the atmospherewhether they sign it or not.

(D) It asks countries that sign the agreement to pledge to stop global temperatures from rising morethan 2 degrees Celsius.

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Name: ______________________________________ Happy Dreamer By Peter H. Reynolds

1. What type of “dreamer” are you?

2. What dreams do you have for yourself? Level 1 - Write a paragraph- 5-6 complete sentences, explaining a dream or dreams you have for yourself Level 2- Print, draw and label a dream you have for yourself,

give 5 labels explaining your dream or dreams

3. What dreams do you have for our world?

Level 1 - Write a paragraph- 5-6 complete sentences, explaining a dream or dreams you have for our world Level 2- Print, draw and label a dream you have for our world,

give 5 labels explaining your dream or dreams