Thirsty Planet - Lesson 3 Name _________________________________

Do Now:
Hilarious belongs with which group?
a. little, small
b. funny, laughing
c. big, large
d. high, tall

Objective I can recall details from a familiar story.

How do I know when I am When I can answer wh and h questions about Down Comes the Rain.
successful?
Steps for success:
1. Underline answer in the text
2. Create a sentence starter
a. Cross out the question word(s) at the beginning
b. Rewrite the rest of the sentence
3. Write whatever was found in the text after or between your sentence starter
I DO Rain comes from clouds. It comes from big Steps:
1. Underline answer in the text
clouds and little clouds. It comes from black
2. Create a sentence starter
clouds, white clouds, and gray clouds. All a. Cross out the question
clouds—big ones and little ones, gray ones word(s) at the beginning
and white ones—are made of billions of tiny b. Rewrite the rest of the
drops of water. sentence
3. Write whatever was found in the text
goes after or between your sentence
starter
Where does rain come from?

Rain comes from clouds.

WE DO All clouds—big ones and little ones, gray ones Steps:

1. Underline answer in the text
and white ones—are made of billions of tiny
2. Create a sentence starter
drops of water. The drops are called droplets, a. Cross out the question
because they are so small. If this is the size word(s) at the beginning
of a drop of water, a droplet would be just a b. Rewrite the rest of the
tiny speck, even smaller than this one. sentence
3. Write whatever was found in the text
goes after or between your sentence
starter
What are clouds made of?

Clouds are made of

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YOU DO The water vapor goes into the air. Most of the Steps:
1. Underline answer in the text
water vapor in the air comes from lakes,
2. Create a sentence starter
rivers, and oceans. It comes from the leaves a. Cross out the question
of plants and from the wet ground. Heat from word(s) at the beginning
the sun causes the water to evaporate. The b. Rewrite the rest of the
water changes from a liquid to a gas and the sentence
3. Write whatever was found in the text
water vapor goes into the air. When you
goes after or between your sentence
breathe out, you put water vapor into the air. starter
Usually you cannot see the water vapor. But it
is there.

Where does most water vapor come from?

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Exit The sky is full of them. They fall through the Steps:
1. Underline answer in the text
Ticket: air and splatter on the ground. They are 2. Create a sentence starter
raindrops. Sometimes there are only a few a. Cross out the question
word(s) at the beginning
small raindrops that fall slowly. It is drizzling.
b. Rewrite the rest of the
Sometimes there are lots of big drops that fall sentence
very fast. Now it is pouring. 3. Write whatever was found in the text
goes after or between your sentence
starter
What does drizzling mean?

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