Reading: Using Reasons and Evidence 3.1.4

Reading: Using Reasons and Evidence
Lesson 3.1.4

• draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently

• determine how an author supports particular points in a text through reasons and evidence

Curriculum Kit Materials: A Material World: What is Matter? 

the universe

​​cosmos

​the dense center of an atom

​​nucleus

​a particle with a neutral charge

​​neutron

​a particle with a positive charge

​​proton

Today we will read pages 18-23.


After reading we will use reasons and evidence to answer questions about what we read.

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​A Material World: What is Matter

​When answering a question, it is important to provide reasons and evidence to support your response.


Reasons and evidence help explain concepts and ideas thoroughly and clearly.

​Reasons and Evidence

Jonah is going to use multiple sources evidence to answer a question with reasons and evidence.

Jonah is going to use:

• the text A Material World: What is Matter?

• the Big Bang video, and

• the Big Bang instruction to answer this question.

​Jonah will answer the question:

• How many galaxies are in the universe?

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The RACES strategy can help Jonah remember to include reasons and evidence when he answers questions.

When he cites evidence and explains his reasoning, Jonah is using reasons and evidence!

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​RACES

Multiple Choice

How many galaxies are in the universe?

Help Jonah choose the best answer to the question.

Which option uses the RACES strategy and evidence from all three sources to answer the question?

• There are a lot of galaxies. A small part of the sky may have as many as 10,000 galaxies. All three sources agree that there are many galaxies in the universe.

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  There are many galaxies in the universe. The text says there are over 10,000 galaxies in one small area of the sky. The video explains that there are "many galaxies like ours." The multistep teaches that scientists believe there are billions of galaxies in the universe. This shows that there are countless galaxies in the universe.

• Scientists believe that there are billions of galaxies. That is a lot of galaxies! We will never know exactly how many there are.

• There are billions of galaxies in the universe. The text, video, and multistep all share information about how many galaxies there may be in the universe. This shows that there are billions of galaxies in the universe.

-Get a snack/drink
-Get up/Move Around/Stretch
-Use the bathroom

-Get ready for Writing: A Material World, spiral notebook,Writing Activity Book (pages 33, 34, 35, and 36)

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