Teaching Materials
Lesson 1 : What is STEM reading?
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Types of STEM texts
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Languages in different types of STEM texts
Student's Handout
Lesson 2: What is STEM reading? (Part two)
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STEM fields
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The scientific method, seven steps: Field, question, hypothesis, background research, testing, analyzing, and conclusion
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Practice: Asking questions and writing summaries
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Lesson 3: Predicting
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STEM fields
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The scientific method, seven steps: Field, question, hypothesis, background research, testing, analyzing, and conclusion
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Practice: Asking questions and writing summaries
Student's Handout
Lesson 4: Strategy 2, Self-Questioning
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What is self-questioning?
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Surface versus under-the-surface questions
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Practice: Self-questioning as you read
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Lesson 5: Strategy 3, Clarifying
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What is clarifying?
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Understanding the context and looking for context clues
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Practice: Clarifying a text
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Lesson 6: Strategy 4, Interpreting
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What is interpreting?
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Understanding cohesion and identifying cohesive devices in texts: Determiners, pronouns, conjunctions, adverbs/adverbials, key word/concept repetition
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Practice: Interpreting texts
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Lesson 7: Strategy 5, Summarizing
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What is summarizing?
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Four strategies for grasping the main ideas: Title, topic sentence, concluding sentence, and repeated ideas
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Practice: Summarizing a structured scientific text
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Lesson 8: Reciprocal Reading 1, Science-based texts
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Identify different types of scientific text
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Learn key terms in scientific papers
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Practice: Reciprocal reading of a science-based text
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Lesson 9: Reciprocal Reading 2, technology-based texts
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Practice: Reciprocal reading a technology-based text
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Discuss the consequences of AI technology using information from the texts
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Apply: Debate the development of AI technology
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Lesson 10: Reciprocal Reading 3, engineering-based texts
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Practice: Reciprocal reading engineering-based texts
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Discuss the recent engineering technology
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Apply: Debate the pros and cons of waste management