"Disaster in the Sky" Vocabulary

Which of the following could be described
as brittle?

• a fingernail that keeps breaking

• a piece of clay that you can mold

• a T-shirt with a hole in it

• a slice of pizza fresh out of the oven

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which would most likely requre rigorous training?

• watching a movie

• becoming a firefighter

• cleaning your room

• baking brownies

In what scenario would an engineer be needed?

• a government wants to pass a new law

• a basketball team wants to host a fundraiser

• a farmer wants to make jam with her berry crop

• a school wants to build a new gym

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which most closely describes a commission?

• a group of friends who play soccer on Saturdays

• a book club

• a team of scientists being interviewed about a newly discovered planet

• a group of experts reviewing a town's recycling program

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which book description best matches with a book titled Combing the Cosmos?

• In this gripping memoir, retired astronaut Phil Boggs details his last trip around earth as he completed his final mission aboard the International Space Station

• In this terrifying work of fiction, two scientists invent a robot to help with research. Unfortunately, the robot has other plans and hatches a sinister plot that could destroy the galaxy.

• Astronomer Anita Suarez describes her lifelong search for extraterrestrial life in the universe.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which book description best matches with a book titled The Last Orbit?

• In this gripping memoir, retired astronaut Phil Boggs details his last trip around earth as he completed his final mission aboard the International Space Station

• In this terrifying work of fiction, two scientists invent a robot to help with research. Unfortunately, the robot has other plans and hatches a sinister plot that could destroy the galaxy.

• Astronomer Anita Suarez describes her lifelong search for extraterrestrial life in the universe.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which book description best matches with a book titled Engineering Evil?

• In this gripping memoir, retired astronaut Phil Boggs details his last trip around earth as he completed his final mission aboard the International Space Station

• In this terrifying work of fiction, two scientists invent a robot to help with research. Unfortunately, the robot has other plans and hatches a sinister plot that could destroy the galaxy.

• Astronomer Anita Suarez describes her lifelong search for extraterrestrial life in the universe.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A