Unit1:
Unit1:Mysteries
Reading1A:AMysteriousVisitor
CompletethefactfileabouttheobjectspottedinspaceasyoureadAMysteriousVisitor.
Givenname
Descriptionofobject
Facts
1.
2.
3.
Possibletheories
1.
2.
Plato
Plato
Reading1B:TheLostCityofAtlantis
CompletetheoutlineasyoureadTheLostCityofAtlantis.
Atlantis
Atlantis
MarkAdams
RobertSarmast
PossiblePurposeoftheStoryofAtlantis
PossiblePurposeoftheStoryofAtlantis
Unit2:
Unit2:EatingExtremes
Reading2A:TheWorldofSpeedEating
CompletetheflowchartasyoureadTheWorldofSpeedEating.
Whatiscompetitiveeating?
TheBirthofNathan’sFamousHotDogEatingContest
TheCurrentRecord
PossibleIssues
Reading2B:TheHottestChilies
CompletetheoutlineasyoureadTheHottestChilies.
CHILIESWhydoesTamulyeatchili?Detailsofthechiliessheate:________________________becamefamousforeatingchilies.Howcanwemeasurechilies?BenefitsofCapsaicin:Capsaicin:
CHILIES
WhydoesTamulyeatchili?
Detailsofthechiliessheate:
________________________becamefamousforeatingchilies.
Howcanwemeasurechilies?
BenefitsofCapsaicin:
Capsaicin:
Unit3:CoolJobs
Unit3:CoolJobs
Reading3A:DiggingforthePast
CompletethecareerprofileasyoureadDiggingforthePast.
Careertitle
Careerdetails
WhydidNoraShawkiwantthiscareer?
Detailsoftheroadtogettingherownexcavation
1.
NoraShawki’scareer
advice
2.
Reading3B:GettingtheShot
CompletetheoutlineofJoelSartore’scareerasyoureadGettingtheShot.
First
FirstjobandgettinginvolvedwithNationalGeographic:
BeingaNationalGeographic
BeingaNationalGeographicphotographer:
AdvicefromJoelSartore:
Challengesforphotographerstoday:
Unit4:
Unit4:Shipwrecks
Reading4A:I’veFoundtheTitanic!
CompleteRobertBallard’stimelineasyoureadI’veFoundtheTitanic!
Before
BeforefindingtheTitanic
August31,1985
1986–Secondvisit
2004–Thirdvisit
WhatdoesRob