a close look
@Do you see a photograph on this page? Who is in the photograph? What do you think this selection will be about?
@Discuss the information children already have about scientists.
@scientists ：use microscopes to look at small things closely. use telescopes to look at things far away.
@scientists ask questions about everything around them, and then they try to find the answers.
@Do scientists like to make clothes? Do scientists like to build houses? What are some things scientists do?
@If you were a scientist, what would you be interested in learning more about?
@Why do you think these words are in bold print?(scientists and microscope)
(The author wants the readers to know that these words are important in this text.
This selection is about scientists and the tools they use.)
@What is one tool a scientist works with? (This scientist works with a microscope.)
How do you know? (I see it in the photograph.)
@Point to the word on page 106 that has bold print. Read the word.
Why did the author want this word in bold print?
(This word, hair, is important because it is shown in the photograph.
It is one thing you can learn more about by looking at it with a microscope.)
@Why do you think the author wrote this selection？
(Possible response: to show a tool scientists use in their work.)
@Why do you think scientists like to see small things up close?
(Possible response: Seeing things up close provides more information and helps them answer some of their questions.)
