More Level X Leveled Books
Algonquins, The
Amazing Undersea Food Web, The
Blues: More Than A Feeling, The
Body Art
Dust Bowl Disaster
Early Moments in Rock Music History
Eruption of Mount Shasta, The
Grandpa Smoke Jumper
Hard Stuff! All About Bones, The
Internet, The
Jacey Nova: Starship Pilot
Meeting Mrs. Pierce
Miguel and King Arthur
Money, Money, Money
Mongol Empire, The
Reef, The
Rosalind Franklin's Beautiful Twist
Saved by the Stars
Seeds of Revolution
Seeing the Evidence: Forensic Scientists at Work
Story of Immigration, The
Takehito's Tango
Talking to Each Other
Transcontinental Railroad, The
Up From Slavery
What Makes You, You?
Wildlife Rescue
Your Road to the White House
Level X Benchmark Books
Many Happy Returns
Venus: Beauty and Beast
| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Grade | 5 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | S |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
Seeing the Evidence: Forensic Scientists at Work
Informational (nonfiction), 1,897 words, Level X (Grade 5)
Informational (nonfiction), 1,897 words, Level X (Grade 5)
Lesson Objectives
| Reading Strategy | Ask and answer questions |
| Comprehension | Make Inferences |
| Grammar and Mechanics | Possessives |
| Word Work | Abbreviations |
Book Summary
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.
About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
- Ask and answer questions
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
