G2 Unit 6 Week 3

Weekly Concept Team Up To Explore Essential Question Why is teamwork important?

Teamwork These bikers are teaming up to explore nature. They are in a bike race in a park. Teaming up helps them in many ways. Teamwork helps them travel farther and faster than they could travel on their own. Teaming up keeps them safe. If someone gets hurt, there is someone there to help. Talk About It Think about jobs where people team up to explore. Then write your ideas on the web.

Vocabulary Use the picture and sentence to learn each word.

Your Turn Pick three words. Write three questions for your partner to answer.

Genre·Expository Text Dive Teams Essential Question Why is teamwork important? Read about a team of divers who work together to explore a sunken ship.

Imagine exploring the underwater world of the ocean. Perhaps you want to see how sea animals live, or you may hope to search for sunken ships. That is just what Gloria did! Gloria has always lived close to the sea in California. She swam and surfed at an early  age. She became interested in the ocean. So Gloria became an expert diver. She decided to join a dive team to find sunken ships. What would her job be? Each job on a dive team is important . One serious job is using machines the dive team needs. Another job is to repair, or fix, these devices when they don't work. Gloria is an experienced photographer, so she decides to photograph what the team discovers underwater. Gloria and her team search for the sunken ship.