Josephine’s Dishwasher

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Orange (Levels 15-16)
Year: Two
Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
Theme/Topic: Discovery, History, Science and technology
Page Count: 8
Word Count: 249
Reading Level:
Item Code: 300680
Sounds: -er
Phonics Phase: Phase 6 Real World: Spelling -s, -es, -ing, -ed, -ful, -er, -est, -en, -y, -ly
Tricky Words: -er, -er: dishwasher, larger, cleaner, stronger,

Reader Description

This non-fiction book looks at the history of the dishwasher as an invention by Josephine Cochran. Features of the Book – Phase 6 - Fluent. Suffixes featured in this book title are: -er.

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Josephine Cochrane’s big idea was using water pressure instead of scrubbers to clean. The Activity: Fill a large glass jar with water, a squirt of dish soap, and some "dirty" items (plastic toy plates or coins covered in washable marker). The Mission: Instead of touching the items, have the kids stir the water as fast as they can with a spoon to create a vortex. Watch the dirt fly off!

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