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BicyclesDear Educator,

et ready to take a spin with

KIDS DISCOVER to find out

more about bicyclesfrom train-

ing and touring to safety and specialty

bikes! While reading Bicycles, your

young cyclists will learn about the fas-

cinating topics at right.

This Teachers uide is filled with

actiity ideas and blackline masters

to help your students en"oy and learn

more from Bicycles. #elect or adapt

the actiities that suit your students

needs best.

Thank you for making KIDS DISCOVERapart of your classroom.

#incerely,

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P AG E S WHAT S I N BICYCLES23 A !o"#hee$ed #o%der

&acing, off-road, hybrid, specialty, and touring bicycles

&' (o! )ic*c$es #ork

' diagram ofparts of a bicycleplus, how the gear systemworks!

+, Rei%ve%ti%- the #hee$' time line of how bikes hae changed throughout history

and hae changed history itself!

/ 0ast imes

&oad, track, and B() racing

111 S3i%%i%- #hee$s

$hotos of interesting ariations ofbikes through the years

1213 4ro 5ear a%d (i-h"ech )ikes

&acing gear and bikes designed for safety and speed

1&1' he Ride o6 7our8i6eBicycling safety, healthy riding tips, rules of the road,

and turn signals

1+1, )ikes o% a Ro$$

*ommuting on bikes, bicycle messengers, bicycle police, and

concerns about cars

11/ Stude%t Activities' match-up, word search, and resources

IN THIS TEACHERS GUIDE

Meet ing t h e Standa rds$hysical #cience

National Science Education Standards

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2 Prereading Activities

3 Get Set t Read !Antici"atin Guide#

& Discussin and Writing $uestins

'+ Its in the Reading !Reading C%"rehensin#

, Ever&thing 'isua( !Gra"hic S)i((s#

Crss*Curricu(arE+tensins

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e/re dis tr i0uting -IDS DISC1'ER Bicycles, ac t iva testu den ts "ri r )n ,(ed ge and set a "ur "s e /r re adi ng,ith t hese activities2

Discuss in

o get students thinking about how this topicrelates to their interests and li!es, ask5

Do you like to ride bicycles? Why or why not?

What do you want to learn about bicycles?

What are some different types of bicycles?

Cnce" t %a"#ee bo< below

for some words they may

suggest.? 'fter creating a list,

ask students to group the words into categories,

suchas T&"es or Parts2 *reate a concept map by

writingBicycles on the board and circling it. Write

thecategories around the circle and draw lines

betweenthe ideas to show connections. Then print

the wordsfrom the list around the appropriate cate-

gories.%ncourage students to add more words to the

concept map as they read Bicycles.

Get Set t Read!Antici"atin Guide#

opy and distribute the Get Set t Readblack-

line master >page : of this Teachers uide?.

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Name Date

Get Set to ReadWhat do you know about bicycles? In Before Reading, write true if you think the statement is

true Write false if you think the statement is not true !hen read "IDS DIS#$%&R Bicycles

#heck back to find out if you were correct Write the correct answer and the 'age number where

you found it

#()**&NG&+ Rewrite each false sentence in a way that makes it true

Before Reading )fter Reading age Number


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se the /((,ing 5uestins as ra( discussin starters r / r6urna ( i ng 2 7r add i t ina ( in *c (as s d iscus s in and ,ri t ing

5uest ins4 ada"t the 5uest ins n the reading c%"rehensin0 (ac) ( ine %as te r s n "ages 8 and 92

A(( "agesBefore students read the issue on bicycles, ask5

When did you learn to ride a bicycle? Who tauht

you? Was it hard for you to learn? What was the

e!perience like?

Cver

Ga!e students look at the co!er lines. 'sk5

Did you e"er hear of a bicycle in a battle? #f so$

Pages :;e

resea$a=$e =a-s 6or

3rotectio%.

#f you ha"e a bicycle$ how is your bike similar to

the bike pictured on paes '-(? )ow is it different?

What types of handlebars and tire tread does your

bike ha"e?

Pages 9;BWould you like to ride any of the bikes pictured on

paes *-+? Which one? Why?

Which fact about the history of bicycles surprised

you most? Why did it surprise you?

Why do you think people like to create "ariations of

bicycles?

Pages =?;=@

When you ride a bike$ do you wear any of the ear

pictured on pae ,%? Which thins do you wear?

Do you think they help you ride?)ow?

Pages =;=8

)ow often do you ride a bike? What safety rules do

you follow?

What safe ridin tips can you add to the onesshown here?

Pages =9;=B

En page 8, there is a list of the top bicycle-

friendly places. 'sk5

Do you think our area is a bike-friendly? Whatkinds of chanes do you think would make our

community friendlier to bicyclists? Why do you

think its important to ha"e a bike-friendly area?

A(( "ages

'fter students read the issue, ask5

What is the most interestin fact you learned about

bicycles? What .uestions do you ha"e about bicy-

cles that were not answered in the issue?
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Name Date

It-s in the Reading)fter reading "IDS DIS#$%&R Bicycles, choose the best answer for each .uestion

/ill in the circle

/ind your answers on the paes shown in the book icon ne!t to each uestion.

0 !he best bike for riding across bum'y, sandy terrain would be a

) hybrid bikeB touring bike

1 2

# recumbent bikeD B() bike

1 ) bicycle used by a racer would 'robably ha3e ) thin tires and straight handlebarsB thin tires and drop handlebars

4 5

# wide tires and straight handlebarsD wide tires and drop handlebars

2 Susan B )nthony said that bicycles hel'ed emanci'ate womenbecause

)bicycles enabled women to take long trips 6 7Bbicycles pro!ided transportation so they could ote# women began dressing differently to ride bikesD women became more athletic after taking up biking

4 !he first ste' in creating the bicycle was ) creating spoked wheelsB in!enting a wheeled !ehicle

6 7# making a !ehicle with pedalsD in!enting pneumatic tires

5 In 089:, )merica-s most 'o'ular s'ort was

)baseballB football

8 9

# hockeyD bicycle racing

6 !he first )merican to win the !our de /rance was

) =ance 'rmstrongB reg =e(ond

8 9

# (arshall TaylorD &ebecca Twigg


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It-s in the Reading ;continueduries bicycling has com'ared to basketball

4 Which s'ort has about the same number of in>uries as bicycling? (ow many does it ha3e?

5 (ow would you res'ond to the comment @/ootball is much safer than basketballA?

6 (ow im'ortant would the facts shown on the gra'h be to a 'erson choosing a s'ort to 'artici'ate in?'lain


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CR1SS*CURRICUAR E3TENSI1NS

ave students tr& these activities t e+"and their )n,(edge andin te r e s t i n 0ic&c(es 2

Math 4 Gegra"h&The Tour de 0rance, as described on page ; of the

issue, coers about 1,944 miles. 'sk students,@What towns or locations do you think are 1,944

miles from our townIA Then gi!e students a map

with a scale, such as a map of the Hnited #tates or

of 2orth and #outh 'merica. #how students how

to use the scale and a piece of string to determine

the distance between two points. Hsing your townas thecenter of the circle and the string lengthrepre- senting 1,944 miles as the radius of the circle,

draw a circle on the map to show the towns that

are

1,944 miles away from your town.

anguage ArtsGa!e students write

apoem about a bicycle

or one particular part

Sc i ence 4 Sc ia ( Stud ie s 4 ArtGa!e students create a list of different modes of

transportation, such as bicycles, skis, feet, rollerskates, airplanes, scooters, cars, and helicopters.

Write each mode of transportation on a sticky note.

Then guide the class to create a dichotomous key for

the modes, where each step in the key gi!es you two

choices on how to sort the modes. 0or e


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Get Set to ReadWhat do you know about bicycles? In Before Reading, write true if you think the statement is

true Write false if you think the statement is not true !hen read "IDS DIS#$%&R Bicycles

#heck back to find out if you were correct Write the correct answer and the 'age number where

you found it

#()**&NG&+ Rewrite each false sentence in a way that makes it true

Before Reading )fter Reading age Number


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It-s in the Reading)fter reading "IDS DIS#$%&R Bicycles, choose the best answer for each .uestion

/ill in the circle

/ind your answers on the paes shown in the book icon ne!t to each uestion.

0 !he best bike for riding across bum'y, sandy terrain would be a

) hybrid bikeB touring bike

1 2

# recumbent bike D B() bike (classification)

1 ) bicycle used by a racer would 'robably ha3e ) thin tires and straight handlebars B thin tires and drop handlebars (draw conclusions)

4 5

# wide tires and straight handlebarsD wide tires and drop handlebars

2 Susan B )nthony said that bicycles hel'ed emanci'ate womenbecause

)bicycles enabled women to take long trips 6 7Bbicycles pro!ided transportation so they could ote # women began dressing differently to ride bikes (cause and effect)

D women became more athletic after taking up biking4 !he first ste' in creating the bicycle was ) creating spoked wheels B in!enting a wheeled !ehicle (sequence)

6 7# making a !ehicle with pedalsD in!enting pneumatic tires

5 In 089:, )merica-s most 'o'ular s'ort was

)baseballB football

8 9

# hockey D bicycle racing (details)

6 !he first )merican to win the !our de /rance was

) =ance 'rmstrong B reg =e(ond (details)

8 9

# (arshall TaylorD &ebecca Twigg


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It-s in the Reading ;continued

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