Answer Cards Use the answer cards below with the Sailing the Seas game included in your Teacher s Guide. Cut, fold, and distribute the cards to students before they start the game. Have students set up the cards on their desks so they can check their answers as they play the game. No. The Vikings reached North America centuries before Columbus did. a place where people set up a new community Their job is to use satellite photos to find ancient sites. Most sailed to trade goods and explore. They often worked as fisherman, shipbuilders, or farmers. FOLD FOLD FOLD FOLD 1 2 3 4 True Point Rosee, Canada, 300 miles south of the Newfoundland settlement Researchers dug up the ruins of Viking buildings on Newfoundland. This was the first Viking settlement discovered. Something is an artifact if it was made or used by people long ago. FOLD FOLD FOLD FOLD 5 6 7 8 Vikings used turf, which is thick layers of dirt held together by grass roots. FOLD FOLD FOLD FOLD 9 a stone hearth and the remains of turf walls FOLD FOLD FOLD 13 They are testing the artifacts to find out if they actually belonged to the Vikings. 10 False. She must wait on the results from the tests to be sure. 14 The map shows the Vikings home countries and the sites where Viking artifacts have been found. 11 12 False. Experts say they actually wore plain iron helmets or no helmets at all. 15 They used the position of the sun and the stars to guide them.
Name: Integrating Information Common Core RI.4.9 A Titanic Tale Read the nonfiction article Fire or Ice? in this week s issue. Next, read the selection below, from the fiction book I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis. Then use both texts to answer the question below. MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1912 2:00 A.M. ON THE DECK OF THE TITANIC From I SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis. Scholastic Inc./Scholastic Press. Copyright 2010 by Lauren Tarshis. Reprinted by permission. The Titanic was sinking. The gigantic ship had hit an iceberg. Land was far, far away. Ten-year-old George Calder stood on the deck. He shivered because the night was freezing cold. And because he was scared. More scared than he d ever been before. More scared than when Papa swore he d send George to the army school, far from everything and everyone. More scared, even, than the time the black panther chased him through the woods back home in Millerstown, New York. The deck of the Titanic was packed with people. Some were running and shouting. Help us! Take my baby! Jump! Some just plain screamed. Children cried. A gunshot exploded across the deck. But George didn t move. Just hold on, he told himself, gripping the rail. Like maybe he could hold up the ship. He couldn t look down at that black water. He kept his eyes on the sky. He had never seen so many stars. Papa said that Mama watched over him from heaven. Could Mama see him now? The ship lurched. We re going down! a man shouted. George closed his eyes. Praying this was all a dream. Even more terrible sounds filled the air. Glass shattering. Furniture crashing. More screams and cries. A bellowing sound, like a giant beast was dying a terrible death. George tried to hold the rail. But he lost his grip. He tumbled, smashing his head on the deck. And then George couldn t see anything. Even the stars above him seemed to go black. George s story is fictional, but his experiences are based on those of actual survivors. Compare and contrast the information provided in each text. How does reading both texts help give you a more complete understanding of what happened on the night the Titanic sank?
Name Date Close-Reading Questions Refer to this week s cover story, A Viking Mystery, to respond to the questions below. Reread the article to find details that support your answers. Remember to write in complete sentences. 1. Why does the author mention Christopher Columbus in the article? 2. Why might Sarah Parcak s discovery be important? 3. How did Parcak discover the new site? 4. Did Parcak find a Viking settlement? How do you know? 5. According to the article, how are Vikings often described and shown? Is this accurate?
Name Date Be a Quiz Whiz! For each question below, fill in the circle next to the correct answer. Hot Shot Page 2 1. Which detail best supports the statement that Kilauea is one of the world s most active volcanoes? A The volcano has been erupting nonstop for more than 35 years. B But on December 31, a much more dramatic show started. C Kilauea is located on what is known as Hawaii s Big Island. D Visitors from around the world have flocked to Hawaii to see the fiery flow. 2. According to the section No End in Sight, a lava delta formed on the Big Island when. A land around the top of Kilauea collapsed B lava from a new vent on Kilauea flowed to the ocean and hardened C lava started oozing out of the ocean floor D a section of a sea cliff crumbled 3. Which statement is supported by the article? A Humans can shift the flow of lava. B Volcanic activity is always predictable. C The recent fire hose flow in Hawaii is an extraordinary event. D People should not visit Hawaii until the fire hose flow ends. Fire and Ice? Page 3 4. What is Senan Molony s theory about the Titanic? A A fire helped sink the ship. B The ship hit an iceberg, starting a huge fire. C It ran out of coal to power the engine. D It started taking on water before it set sail. 5. The photo caption on page 3. A explains why the Titanic was so fast B encourages readers to study historical images C highlights possible evidence for the theory presented in the article D proves that a fire sank the Titanic A Viking Mystery Pages 4-5 6. A space archaeologist is a person who. A studies Viking settlements B uses satellite images to look for ancient sites C travels to space to look for ancient sites from high above Earth D studies artifacts that have fallen from space 7. What does Sarah Parcak mean when she says, That s how good science works? A She thinks more scientists should become space archaeologists. B She believes the site discovered in 1960 is a Viking settlement. C She has no doubt that the artifacts she found belonged to the Vikings. D It s important to see the results of tests on the artifacts she found to know whether they belonged to the Vikings. 8. According to the map, in which direction would the Vikings have traveled to go from their homeland to Point Rosee? A south B southwest C north D northwest Hidden Hero Page 6 9. Which best describes the structure of the section A Human Computer? A Major events in Katherine Johnson s career are told in chronological order. B Segregation in the 1950s is compared with segregation in later decades. C Johnson s achievements are compared with those of male astronauts. D The author explains, step by step, how to become a mathematician at NASA. 10. What is the name of the book and movie that made people aware of Katherine Johnson? A Hidden Hero C Hidden Figures B Math Whiz D Human Computer
Name: Read and View Integrating Information Common Core RI.4.7, RI.4.9 After reading the article Hidden Hero and viewing the video Breaking Barriers: NASA s Science Superstar, answer the questions below. 1. According to the video, why were scientists at NASA working like crazy during the 1960s? 2. Using information from both sources, explain the role of a NASA human computer in the 1960s. 3. How does the video give you a better understanding of what Katherine Johnson s workplace was like? 4. How was Katherine Johnson s experience when she started at Langley Research Center in 1953 different from Christine Darden s when she started in 1967? 5. How did each woman feel about her career? Use evidence from both sources to support your answer.
Name: Sailing the Seas Close Reading Common Core RI.4.1 Read this week s cover story, A Viking Mystery. Then play the game below with a partner. Place your game piece at the start and roll a die. The number tells you how many spaces to move. Answer the question in that space. If your answer is correct, stay there. If not, go back to your original spot. Take turns rolling the die. If you land on a question that s already been answered, roll again. Whoever reaches the finish first wins! START 1 Was Christopher Columbus the first European to visit North America? How do you know? 2 In your own words, explain what a settlement is. 3 Explain the job of a space archaeologist. 5 10 True or false? The Vikings established settlements in Iceland and Greenland. 6 11 Where is the location of the second possible Viking site? How is Sarah Parcak s team determining if the discovery is a Viking settlement? What does the map on page 5 show? Move back one space! 7 Move back one space! 12 4 What was found in 1960, and why was it important? 9 How did the Vikings find their way while traveling the seas? What were some common jobs of the Vikings? 8 Describe the material Vikings often used to build walls. 13 What makes something an artifact? List some artifacts found at Point Rosee. YOU WIN! 15 True or false? Most Vikings wore horned helmets. 14 True or false? Sarah Parcak is sure that there was a Viking settlement on Point Rosee. Move back one space!
Name What Do You Think? Opinion Writing Common Core W.4.1 Read the debate on page 7. Do you think playing video games is a sport? Write a response that states your opinion and includes supporting reasons and evidence. You can include your picture, name, and state just like the students in this week s debate. DEBATE: Is Playing Video Games a Sport? Yes No CIRCLE YOUR RESPONSE TAPE YOUR PHOTO OR DRAW A PICTURE OF YOURSELF HERE. (YOUR NAME) (YOUR STATE)