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Seeing the Evidence: Forensic Scientists at Work
Level X
Benchmark Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
5 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
S |
| Reading Recovery |
40 |
| DRA |
40 |
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Seeing the Evidence: Forensic Scientists at Work
Informational (nonfiction), 1,897 words,
Level X (Grade 5)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Ask and answer questions |
| Comprehension |
Make Inferences |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Possessives |
| Word Work |
Abbreviations |
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Book Summary |
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Seeing the Evidence: Forensic Scientists at Work is an informational book about the science of analyzing types of evidence found at crime scenes. The book provides a historical overview of the first forensic scientists in the early 1900s. Four case files give readers the opportunity to see modern forensic science at work, ranging from DNA testing to fingerprint analysis. Photographs and diagrams support the text.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions while reading
- Make inferences
- Recognize and use possessives
- Identify and fluently read abbreviations
Vocabulary
Content words: convict, crime lab, crime scene, crime scene investigator, deduction, DNA, DNA profile, Exchange Principle, eyewitnesses, fingerprints, forensic science, informers, microscopic, suspect, trace evidence, vehicle identification number, victim
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