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Week 07 · Screens and Sound

Friday

Screen and sound tune-up
// Brightness, volume and mute
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Screen and sound tune-up

Rocket sets up a movie for the crew.

"Dark screen, no sound. Help!"

Raven grins. "What do you notice, Rocket?"

Nova spins. "Hint: you know all these fixes now."

Your fix-it tools this week

  • Sun icon: brightness up or down.
  • Volume buttons: louder or quieter.
  • Speaker with a line: mute is on.
  • Soft, dry cloth: a clean screen.
  • A grown-up: plugs, headphones and wet cleaning.
TUNE-UP QUIZ
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
The screen is too dark. Which icon helps?
The movie is too quiet. What do you press?
You see a speaker with a line. What does it mean?
The screen is smudgy. What do you use?
MOVIE TIME FIX
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
A big sun icon means brighter.?
Mute makes the sound louder.?
A grown-up plugs in headphones.?
You can spray water on a screen.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEMute turns sound off. Spray can hurt a screen.
Try it
Tell a grown-up the four fixes you learned.
Use your hands to show each one.
Which fix is the easiest?
STORY CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What two problems did Rocket have?
What did Nova remind Rocket?
What is the last step of the movie fix?
SentenceTrue or false?
Start quiet and turn the sound up slowly.?
Clean hands help keep a screen clear.?
A small sun icon means brighter.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA small sun means darker. Slow and quiet keeps ears safe.

Word Spot review

Let us review this week's sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

May: M-A-Y.

Of: O-F.

Old: O-L-D.

Men: M-E-N.

Need: N-E-E-D.

Land: L-A-N-D.

Different: D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T.

Home: H-O-M-E.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
It ___ rain today.
I have a cup ___ water.
I found an ___ shell.
Two ___ fixed the road.

You tuned up the whole Fix-It Bay! Next week we learn about apps.

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