What is It Made Of?

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Word Count: 87
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Tips for Reading this
Book with Children:
1. Read the title.
Predictions – after reading the title have students make predictions about the book.
2. Take a book walk:
Talk about the pictures in the book. Use the
content words from the book as you take the
picture walk.
Have children find one or two words they know as they do a picture walk.
3. Have children find words they recognize in the text.
4. Have students read the remaining text aloud.
5. Strategy Talk – use to assist children while reading.
• Get your mouth ready
• Look at the picture
• Think…does it make sense
• Think…does it look right
• Think…does it sound right
• Chunk it – by looking for a part you know
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6. Read it again.
7. Complete the activities at the end of the book.
What is It
Made Of?
by Amy S. Hansen
Science Content Editor:
Kristi Lew
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Science content editor: Kristi Lew
A former high school teacher with a background in biochemistry and more than 10 years of experience in
cytogenetic laboratories, Kristi Lew specializes in taking complex scientific information and making it fun
and interesting for scientists and non-scientists alike. She is the author of more than 20 science books for
children and teachers.
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Editor: Kelli Hicks
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hansen, Amy.
What is it made of? / Amy S. Hansen.
p. cm. -- (My science library)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61741-725-2 (Hard cover) (alk. paper)
ISBN 978-1-61741-927-0 (Soft cover)
1. Materials--Juvenile literature. I. Title.
TA403.2.H36 2011
670--dc22
2011003766
Rourke Publishing
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Everything I touch is made
of something.
3
What is it made of?
4
5
I wear a coat made
of cloth. Cloth keeps
me warm.
6
7
I ride a bus made of
metal. Metal is strong.
8
9
I sit at a table made
of plastic. Plastic can
be hard.
10
11
My hat is plastic, too.
Plastic can be soft.
12
13
I use a pencil made of
wood. Wood can feel
smooth.
14
15
I write on paper. It is
made of wood, too.
Paper rips.
16
17
I can touch the
playground.
18
19
What is it made of?
20
1. What is the bus made of?
2. How does the wood feel?
3. Why does paper rip?
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Picture Glossary
cloth (KLAWTH):
Cloth is a piece of fabric made
from weaving or knitting pieces of
thread or yarn.
metal (MET-uhl):
A material such as iron, copper,
gold, or silver that is usually hard
and shiny.
paper (PAY-pur):
Paper is a material made from
chopped up wood, or from torn
up rags.
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plastic (PLAS-tik):
This is a material made by
people. It is not found in nature.
playground (PLAY-ground):
An outdoor area where kids
can play on swings, slides, and
climbing things.
wood (WUD):
The material that makes up
a tree’s trunk and branches is
called wood.
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Index
cloth 6
metal 8
paper 16
plastic 10, 12
wood 14, 16
Websites
www.textilemuseum.org
www.tryscience.org
www.strangematterexhibit.com
About the Author
Amy S. Hansen is a science
writer who likes to figure out
what stuff is made of, and
how it is put together. She
lives in the Washington, D.C.
area with her husband, two
sons, and two cats.
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Comprehension & Extension:
Sight Words:
•Summarize:
can
is
made
of
what
How can you tell what something is made of?
What are some materials used to make things
we use?
•
Text to Self Connection:
Do you use anything made from plastic?
What do you use that is made of metal?
•Extension: Compare and Contrast
Use a venn diagram to compare and contrast two items from the book. For example, you could
compare pencil and paper or a table and a
rain hat.
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Vocabulary Check:
Use glossary words in a
sentence
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