Double Consonants
Informational Text
How Water Shapes the Earth
How Earthquakes Shape the Earth
Vocabulary
100

Divide this word into its two syllables - Summer 

Sum/mer 

100

What is an informational text? 

A text containing facts and information about something 

100

What caused the Grand Canyon to form? 

A river 

100

How does an earthquake happen? 

Tectonic plates moving in the Earths crust. 

100
Define - Ruin 

to break or

spoil

completely

200

Divide this word into its two syllables - Supper 

Sup/per

200

What is the purpose for reading an informational text? 

To learn something

200

What is a glacier? 

A large piece of ice

200

Earthquakes sometimes form giant waves called _______. 

Tsunamis 

200

Define - flows 

moves along

smoothly

300

Divide this word into its two syllables - Sudden 

Sud/den 

300

What is an example of an Informational Text? 

How water shapes the earth/ how earthquakes shape the earth 

300

What is the outside layer of the Earth called?

The Crust 

300

What is the small earthquake that takes place AFTER the real earthquake? 

Aftershock

300
Define - Disasters 

events that

cause great

damage, loss,

or suffering

400

Divide this word into its two syllables - Attic 

At/tic 

400

Does an informational text contain more facts or more opinions? 

Facts

400
Both stories this week are about... 

Natural forces that change the Earth 

400

Earthquakes can cause volcanic eruptions. True or False? 

True
400

Define - amount 

how much

there is or

how many

there are

500

Divide this word into its two syllables - Swimmer 

Swim/mer

500

DAILY DOUBLE- Name 3 of the 4 things we can gain from an informational text. Hint - look around the room 

see poster 

500

Name one way water changes the Earth as mentioned in our story

.

500

Name one way earthquakes change the Earth as mentioned in our story

.

500

Define - Damage 

harm or injury

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