Schoolwide Lesson 5

• I think that this book might not be only about basket ball.
  
• He could jump really far.
  
• He didn't make his high school basket ball team.
• He could jump really really far and he could dunk from the free throw line
  
• He always thought that he could do it and get back up.
  

Questions

1. If you were about to read a book about about an astronaut who went to Venus, what are three or more things you might think about before reading that would activate your schema?
2. If the book said, "The astronaut's helmet began to melt..." what would you imagine the cause was?  Why would his or her helmet be melting?  Use your schema to answer this question.
   

Answers

1. I would think that his helmet would melt.  I think that he would suffocate.  I would also think that it was a futuristic book.
   
2. I would think that the cause is that Venus 800ºF (426.222ºC) because of its thick atmosphere.