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Reading Comprehension: STEM Celebs
In this activity, learners will read a short passage about pioneers in computer science and then answer questions to show their understanding of the content. There are 18 different variations of this activity so that learners can read about lots of pioneers.
Reading Comprehension: STEM Celebs
Materials
- Pencil
Instructions
- Print out the Learner’s Sheet pages.
- Gather your supplies.
- Give your learner one of the reading comprehension sheets.
- Tell your learner about this activity: “Today, you’re going to do a reading comprehension activity to learn about STEM celebs! Read through the passage on this sheet and then answer the questions at the bottom. When you’re done, we’ll see how many you got right.”
- Ask your learner to tell you when they are all done.
- When they are done, check their work against the answer key.
- Congratulate your learner on a job well done!
Reading Comprehension: STEM Celebs
Difficulty & Timing
This activity requires a low level of facilitator participation.
Each sheet will take about 20 minutes to complete.
Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Standards
1A-IC-16
Impacts of Computing, Culture:
1B-IC-18
Impacts of Computing, Culture:
Common Core
RI.3.1
English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Informational Text » Grade 3 » 1
RI.3.2
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RI.3.3
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