Unit 3

How Does the Human Body Work?

Reader's Notebook

Reading in Science

Crack the Code, page 127 of Literacy in Action 5A.


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In science, writers often use specialized language to speak about specific topics.


  1. Read Crack the Code on page 127 of Literacy in Action 5A.
  2. Go back to Lesson 1 DNA to find specific scientific words that tell about What Makes Up the Human Body. Make a list of these words in the Reader's Notebook: Crack the Code.
  3. Answer the following question in the Before Reading section of the Reader's Notebook: Crack the Code:
      • What strategy do you use to figure out words you do not know at first?




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    What strategy do you use when you encounter an unfamiliar word?


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