At the end of the lesson I will be able to…

•Recognize words related to astronomy•Recognize prefixes and suffixes to determine word meaning and increase vocabulary•Recognize and spell words with the long e sound.

A satellite orbits outside Earth’s atmosphere.

Identify the words that relates to astronomy

A telescope will enable you to see far-off planets.

Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

Which words contain prefixes?

telescope, enable

Identify the prefixes

There is evidence that some types of insects have been in existence since prehistoric times.

Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

Which words contain suffixes?

evidence, existence, prehistoric

Identify the words that has suffixes

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The outside temperature was one degree lower

than it had been on the previous day.

previousdegree

Which word contains the /e/ sound, spelled e?Which word contains the /e/ sound, spelled ee?

Identify the words with the long e sound

All of these words relate to astronomy.Related Words

satellite

magnify galaxy

Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

atmosphere

Match the

picture to the word.

telescope

universe

intercepts

enableMarco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

All the following words begin with prefixes.

What does each prefix mean?

“far”

“one”

“between”

“cause to be”

All of these words end with suffixes.

viewer

secondaryexistence

astronomicalMarco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

What does each suffix mean?

“one who does something”

“belonging to, connected with”

“action, process”

“related to, dealing with”

Words containing /e/ sound spelled e and ee

peer

degree

previous

reduce

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sequence

Can you think of other words with the /e/ sound?

Telescopes from The Way Things Work Story Vocabulary

galaxyuniverse

bodies

frequencyrevolutionize

Open Court 5th Grade Unit 2 Astronomy

Lesson 2 Telescopes Marco Ruiz and Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

galaxy “use context clues”

A telescope gives a close-up view of a distant object, which, in the case of viewing a galaxy, is very distant indeed.

Earth is one of several planets located in the Milky Way galaxy.

galaxy – a large group of stars, dust, and gas

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universe “use context clues”

Many objects in the universe send out radio waves, which radio telescopes detect.

Telescopes allow us to look at stars and planets far out in the universe.

Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

universe: all things, including stars, planets, and so on

bodies “use context clues”

Radio telescopes have discovered the existence of many previously unknown bodies.

Planets are often called heavenly bodies.

bodies - objects such as stars and asteroids Marco Ruiz –

Wilson Elementary

frequency “use context clues”

Differences in frequency of the signals give information about the composition of the source.

Sound waves that are delivered with high frequency are easy to hear.

frequency - how often something happenswithin a set period of time Marco Ruiz –

Wilson Elementary

revolutionize“use context clues”It promises to revolutionize astronomy because it operates outside the atmosphere.The invention of the

computer will continue to revolutionize how we communicate.revolutionize –to cause dramatic

change Marco Ruiz – Wilson Elementary

Vocabulary Quiz

_______ a large group of stars, dust, and gas_________all things, including stars, planets, and so on__________ objects such as stars and asteroids_________ how often something happens within a set period of time

__________to cause dramatic change

frequency

bodies

galaxy

revolutionize

universe

Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary