The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine

By Don Abramson Unit 3 Week 1

Day 1 – How do inventors inspire our imaginations?

• Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik4zE4p_Mjo

• Page 324 – 325 • What do you think

people thought and felt when they saw the earliest vehicles?

• What are the students doing in the photo?

• How does the two-wheeled vehicle compare with a car?

Concept MapRead Aloud: What’s the Big idea Ben Franklin?

Amazing Words: theory, experiment, suggested

After reading:What does the word experiment mean?

What context clues from the story help you understand what it means?

What did Ben Franklin lean from his ant experiment?

Comprehension Skill: Sequence Comprehension Strategy: Summarize

Kid Inventor

• Weekly Concept – Inventors Inspire Imaginations

• Read “Kid Inventor” on p. 327

Vocabulary • Use and online dictionary or glossary to define the

words below.

applauds browsing fabulous

Vocabulary

• Check your vocabulary definitions with the definitions above!

Spelling – Take your pretest on SpellingCity

Conventions – Finish WS 11 after reading groups

Handwriting – Work on the next two pages in your cursive packet

Day 2 – Content KnowledgeOral Vocabulary

• How do inventors inspire our imaginations? • Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

75okexRzWMk• “Once he made an experiment with a pot of molasses

and an ant. He hung the pot on a string and watched for the any to crawl down. Soon there was a swarm of ants crawling up the string, so Benjamin concluded that ants have a way of telling each other news.” – “What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?”

• What does “made an experiment” mean? • What is the purpose of the second and third

sentences?

Concept MapAmazing Words: device, vehicle, enterprise

Ben Franklin invented a special stove, a pole to grip books, and many other devices. How can the context of those inventions help us understand what a device is?

Discuss with a partner:What are some devices you use?

If you could invent a new device, what would it be?

Vocabularyinspecting project

unable to produce much or any plant life

stunningly loud

leaned or rolled suddenly

loudunproductive stagger

Vocabulary

• Check your vocabulary definitions with the definitions above!

Word Analysis: Shades of Meaning

• Sometimes two words have similar meanings and the difference between the meanings are called shades of meaning.

• Mel’s invention was a ______ idea. • modern, new, cutting-edge, fresh, newfangled • Which of the following words sounds most appealing?

Which one makes it sound least appealing?

• Using an online dictionary look up the words inspecting, watching, observing, and looking at. Compare the different definitions. How are the shades of meaning different?

Vocabulary Skill: Multiple-Meaning Words

• Example: • We will grow plants for

a class project. • I will project images

onto that movie screen.• This word can mean

different things, such as an “undertaking” or “an activity” as well as “to show an image on a surface.” Use context clues to determine the meaning of each word.

Vocabulary Skill: Multiple Meaning words

• Read “The Play’s the Thing” on page 329.

• Words to know: applauds, inspecting, project, browsing, fabulous

• When you are finished write a note to a friend explaining why you would like to see a play. Use words from the Words to Know list in your note.

• A drama, or play, is a story written to be acted out for an audience. A drama consists mainly of dialogue and stage directions, which tell the actors where to move on stage. A written drama usually lists a cast of characters and describes the setting.

• Preview the title and illustrations. Predict what the play will be about.

• Read to page 337

PartsCarlos Perez

Lilly Perez

Larry Sand

Effie Browning

Joyce Reardon

Mrs. Perez

Mr. Perez

Domingo Perez

Lee Comer

Group 1

Merrick Emma L.

Ben B.

Aniston Ada Zoe Jason Milon Zoe

Group 2

Ben W. Claire Corbin

Kaydence

Mandy Emma H.

Casey Ian Emma H.

Group 3

Isaiah Keith Micah Jada Sophia Olivia

Zeb EXTRA Olivia

Spelling – Practice words on Spelling City

Conventions – Ws 181

Vocabulary – WS 184

Day 3 – Content KnowledgeOral Vocabulary

• How do inventors inspire our imaginations? • Top 10 revolutionary mobile technologies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=426vOAMWRYE • “Larry: Enough Already! What is this project?

Lily: Well, Carlos was browsing the Internet- Carlos: Looking for failed inventions.” - The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine

• What does browsing mean? • What words could we use instead of browsing?• Why would Carlos be looking for failed inventions?

Concept MapAmazing Words:designimprovement

In “What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?” we learned that Ben had ideas for the improvement of Philadelphia, such as forming a circulating library.

What does improve mean? What context clues help you define improve?

Discuss with a partner:Name an improvement you would like to make in your classroom.

Literary Terms: Foreshadowing

• Foreshadowing refers to hints authors give about what will happen later in a story.

• Foreshadowing builds curiosity or suspense. • Let’s look back at A Summer’s Trade on page

271. I read that Tony’s uncle is home early. How does that foreshadow, or hint at, what will happen later?

• Mrs. Perez says that the twins had been driving the whole family crazy. What had they been doing to cause her to say that?

• Come up with a one-sentence summary to answer these questions: What is the twins’ goal? Why do their friends think it’s a difficult one?

• Read pages 338 - 335

Think Critically – Answer the think critically questions on page 344

Conventions – WS 128

Type to Learn – Practice your typing for 15 minutes

Day 4 – Content KnowledgeOral Vocabulary

• How do inventors inspire our imaginations? • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=426vOAMWRYE• Finish Top 10 revolutionary mobile technologies

• “Mrs Perez: (entering): And just what is it the fabulous Perez Twins have achieved to warrant a spontaneous round of applause?

• What other words could we use here in place of fabulous? • How do you think Mrs. Perez was using the word fabulous?

Concept MapAmazing Words:innovation, entrepreneur

Use context clues in this sentence to help you come up with a definition for the word innovation: Creating a new machine instead of a typical diorama was a real innovation.

Discuss with a partner:What would some synonyms be for the word innovation?

Think about the improvement Carlos and Lily thought they made with the perpetual motion machine. What role does improvement play in ideas for new inventions?

Vocab and Listening• Vocabulary: Adages and Sayings• An adage is a short but

memorable saying that expresses a meaningful idea. For example, “one bad apple spoils the bunch” means that people often remember bad things instead of good things. other saying you know may also have meanings.

• Reread Perpetual Motion Machine and think about other sayings you know that could apply to the play’s theme or to what it takes to make an invention. Write the adage and explain how it connects to the text.

• Speaking and Listening: Play Review

• A play review offers an opinion of a drama, and makes a recommendation about it.

• Prepare a review of The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine. Give your opinion of the play, and tell whether classmates should see it or read it. Support your opinion with details from the play then present your review on Seesaw

Spelling – Practice your spelling words quietly with a partner and a dry erase board

Conventions – WS 188

Vocabulary – WS

Day 5 – Content KnowledgeConcept Map

• Amazing words: experiment, theory, suggested, device, vehicle, enterprise, design, improvement, innovation, entrepreneur

• Use the concept map and what you have learned from this week’s discussions and reading selections to form and AMAZING IDEA – a realization or big idea about inventors and artists.

• In your spiral write down a few sentences about your AMAZING IDEA beginning with, “This week I learned…”

REVIEW: Sequence• The sequence of events is the order in which

they take place, from first to last. • Clue words such as first, next, then, and

while, as well as dates and times, can help readers understand the time order of the events in a story.

• Find an example of sequence in The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine. Make sure to discuss the evidence in the story.

REVIEW: Multiple-meaning Words

• Use context clues to help choose the correct meaning for multiple-meaning words.

• She will project the image on the screen. • The group worked on the project for 2 hours. • What context clues help you understand the

meaning of the word project? • Write 5 sentences using the selection vocabulary.

Have a partner determine the meaning of the word you used.

• Selection vocabulary: applauds, browsing, fabulous, inspecting, project

REVIEW: Shades of meaning

• The shades of meaning refers to the differences in meaning of two words with similar meanings.

• What are the shades of meaning for device and gadget?

• Work with your table group to understand the shades of meaning in extraordinary and incredible.

REVIEW: Foreshadowing• Foreshadowing is refers to hints authors give

about what will happen later in a story. It is used in narrative genres and builds curiosity or suspense.

• Look back at the first half of The perpetual Motion Machine and find an example of foreshadowing.

• Make a T-chart in your reading spiral. Mark one column hint and the other what it foreshadows. Record your findings here.