Unit 3 Lesson 11
Technology Wins the Game
Informational Text
Essential Question: How do inventions have athletes?
Vocabulary:
Word
contribute
athletes
improve
power
process
flexible
fraction
compete
Definition
to help or add to
people who do physical exercise or play sports
to get better
strength
the steps taken to complete a task
able to bend
a part of a whole
to try to do something better than others
Study words flashcards, space race, and test practice
Study Stack Flashcards, word games, and test Practice
Target Skill: sequence of events
Sequencing Activity: read the passage and answer questions
How to Build a Snowman: match the transition words to the steps
The New News: drag the sentences into the newspaper in the correct order
Vocabulary strategy: Suffixes –less, -ous, and -ful
Suffix -ous: spell words in this pinball game and pick the meaning
Suffix –ful: save grandma from being abducted by aliens in this hangman type game
Suffix –less: save the zebra from the lion in this hangman type game
Grammar: plural nouns
Changing y to i: rewrite each noun to make it plural
irregular plurals match: drag the pieces to make a match
irregular plurals memory game: find the matches by flipping over the cards
Sequence of Events: the order of steps in a process
Instructions: Read “Technology Wins the Game”. List the steps taken to invent
one of the new sport technologies using the sequencing chart below.
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Instructions: Use the graphic organizer to write your own steps in a process.
Example: how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4: