Living Environment Mincer/Scully Reading Science Living Environment Mincer/Scully

Importance Why is it important to be able to “read science?” Many news stories involve scientific content Many magazine articles involve scientific content Our society is based on SCIENCE!

Difficulty Why is reading science hard? VOCABULARY! Science has a lot of new words that a reader may not be familiar with. It may be difficult to keep track of new words in an article Science reading provides fewer contextual clues

How So, how do we read science? Learn your vocabulary Be able to identify new vocabulary Be able to pick out key information Be able to relate key information to knowledge you all ready have.

Learning Vocabulary READ! Folded Flip Cards Flashcards If you read articles with certain vocabulary words in the article, you will be more likely to know its meaning. Its like a sport, the more you practice, the better you get Folded Flip Cards Help you relate certain terms with other terms Flashcards Index cards with word on one side, and definition on the other

Contextual Clues Use the context to help you figure out what the meaning of the word is. In the above quote, what does the word “symptoms” mean? How do you know that? Wednesday's memo also says players "are to be encouraged to be candid with team medical staffs and fully disclose any signs or symptoms that may be associated with a concussion."

When You Read When you read, you should treat it like you would any other task: Focus on reading, rather than on other things. Train your mind to focus on the printed word in front of you instead of being distracted by other things The brain will want to jump to something easier to do, but you need to force it to focus. The more you read, the better you will get at it. HIGHLIGHT!