Gulf Spill Superheroes

Instructions

Read pages 38-41 in Unit 3-4 Wonders workbook and complete the questions in the workbook.  When finished reading and completing the questions then use the information from the workbook to answer the questions below.

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Complete the summary of Gulf Spill Superheroes. 
"Gulf Spill Superheroes" tells about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  The central idea of this selection is that people worked together to help with the ________________________________ . The text explains that in 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded in the ___________________ .   Massive fires ___________ above the water.  Oil spilled into the ___________ .  The disaster required the skills of many people working together.  For example, firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard _______________________ .  Oceanographers charted ___________________ .  Biologists looked for ways to ____________________ from the oil spill.  Engineers tried to fix the ________________ .  Other responders worked from the sky.  For example, meteorologists tracked storms that might pose an _____________ for response teams.  Pilots flew over the Gulf.  Some studied how the oil slick moved ________________________ .  Others directed where to put _____________ barriers to protect areas from oil.  People also helped on land.  Veterinarians helped ___________________ .  Naturalists and ecologists cleaned up the ______________________ .  Other people helped local fisherman make up for lost ___________ . In Florida, experts worked together to trap _________________ before they ruined the beaches.  All these examples show how people ____________________ to solve the problem of the Deepwater Horizon spill.

What does the acronym SWORD stand for?

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Refer to page 45 in  Unit 3 & 4 workbook called Problem and Solution.
"Gulf Spill Superheroes" is an expository text.  Expository text gives ________________________ about a topic and may use a _________________________ text structure.  The author may offer conclusions supported by _____________ .  Expository text may also include __________________ such as captions, and headings.

Which details support the central idea (main idea) of the section called "Heroes on Land"?
"As the oil spill reached land, other responders went to work." (choose 3)

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Why did experts rely on robots with artificial arms and special tools to stop the spill?

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How did the responders in the water help with the Gulf spill?

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How did the responders on land help with the Gulf spill?

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In the section, "Heroes on Land" they needed to trap floating globs of oil before they ruined area beaches. What was the solution to the problem of needing to trap globs of oil up quickly?

Gulf Spill Superheroes

What does the acronym SWORD stand for?

Which details support the central idea (main idea) of the section called "Heroes on Land"?"As the oil spill reached land, other responders went to work." (choose 3)

Why did experts rely on robots with artificial arms and special tools to stop the spill?

How did the responders in the water help with the Gulf spill?

How did the responders on land help with the Gulf spill?

In the section, "Heroes on Land" they needed to trap floating globs of oil before they ruined area beaches. What was the solution to the problem of needing to trap globs of oil up quickly?

What does the acronym SWORD stand for?

Which details support the central idea (main idea) of the section called "Heroes on Land"?"As the oil spill reached land, other responders went to work." (choose 3)

Why did experts rely on robots with artificial arms and special tools to stop the spill?

How did the responders in the water help with the Gulf spill?

How did the responders on land help with the Gulf spill?

In the section, "Heroes on Land" they needed to trap floating globs of oil before they ruined area beaches. What was the solution to the problem of needing to trap globs of oil up quickly?

Which details support the central idea (main idea) of the section called "Heroes on Land"?
"As the oil spill reached land, other responders went to work." (choose 3)

Which details support the central idea (main idea) of the section called "Heroes on Land"?
"As the oil spill reached land, other responders went to work." (choose 3)