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.
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.
What does the acronym SWORD stand for?
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)
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?
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.