1. The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S Titanic
Fifth Grade
Unit 5 Week 2

2. Summary EQ: How does technology help adventurers reach new places?
The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic
Seventy-four years after the Titanic’s tragic collision with an iceberg, two explorers took the mini-submarine Alvin two-and-a-half miles down to the ocean’s bottom to view the wreck of theTitanic.
They were the first people to ever see the wreckage. They found that the ocean floor was littered with personal items that serve to this day as a reminder of the accident.

3. Comprehension Skills
Graphic Sources
Graphic sources include charts, tables,
graphs, maps, illustrations, andphotographs.
Before you read an article, look closely at any graphic sources that accompany it.

4. Grammar Adjectives and Articles
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun. It usually, but
not always, comes before the noun it describes. When an adjective is used to modify a pronoun, it usually comes after the pronoun and follows a linking verb such as is, was, look, or seem.
Most adjectives answer the questions What kind?, How many?, How much?, or Which one?
The words a, an, and the are special adjectives called articles.

5. Words to Know
cramped
robotic
debris
sediment
interior
sonar
ooze

6. robotic cramped debris interior ooze robotic sediment
sonar
robotic
of or for a machine with moving parts and sensing devices controlled by a computer

7. inner surface or part; inside
cramped
debris
interior
ooze
robotic
sediment
sonar
interior
inner surface or part; inside

8. cramped shut into a small space cramped debris interior ooze robotic
sediment
sonar
cramped
shut into a small space

9. cramped
debris
interior
ooze
robotic
sediment
sonar
ooze
a soft mud or slime, especially at the bottom of a pond or river or on the ocean bottom

10. material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
cramped
debris
interior
ooze
robotic
sediment
sonar
sediment
material that settles to the bottom of a liquid

11. cramped
debris
interior
ooze
robotic
sediment
sonar
sonar
device for finding the depth of water or for detecting and locating underwater objects

12. Scattered fragments; ruins; rubbish
cramped
debris
interior
ooze
robotic
sediment
sonar
debris
Scattered fragments; ruins; rubbish

13. solid matter that becomes liquid
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
We tested the sediment from the cup.
solid matter that becomes liquid
solid matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid

14. Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The diver was equipped with sonar.
equipment that uses sound waves to locate underwater objects
equipment used to anchor a ship

15. Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The tornado left so much debris on the road.
flying objects
broken pieces

16. My brother begged for a robotic toy.
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
My brother begged for a robotic toy.
manually operated
computer controlled

17. Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
We were cramped inside the elevator.
able to operate
not having much space

18. Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
It was difficult to pull the object out of the ooze.
soft mud
dampened dirt

19. Spelling league cordial sergeant subtle yacht disguise doubt fatigue
debt
blood
vague
anxious
foreign
bargain
condemn
intrigue
villain
cantaloupe
flood
depot
cordial
subtle
disguise
Challenge Words
bureau
reminiscent
adjective
monologue
environment

20. You’ve got it!