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Read Works

Read Works: On the Prowl

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about a new leopard species found in Indonesia. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Read Works

Read Works: Dig This!

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read different fossils, how fossils are made, and three different types of rock on Earth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
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Read Works

Read Works: Great Lakes

For Teachers 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about environmental issues causing problems for the Great Lakes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.
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How to Study: Strategy for Reading Textbooks

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site gives a method, called SQRW, that can help you with your reading. It is very similar to SQ3R.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Thieves to Preview Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that introduce a nonfiction prereading strategy with the acronym THIEVES, which stands for Title, Headings, Introduction, Every first sentence, Visuals and vocabulary, End Questions, and Summary. In...
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Read Works

Read Works: A Liger's Tale

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a liger, a cross between a tiger and a lion. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: News Shorts Tomb Raiders

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about archaeologists who found a burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Lost and Found

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about a new bird species found on the island of New Guinea. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works

Read Works: Living on the Moon

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about visits to the moon. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Canine Courage

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about rescue dogs and how they are better equipped than humans for situations like the World Trade Center collapse on September 11, 2001. A question sheet is available to help...
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PBS

Idaho Ptv: Science Trek: Dinosaurs

For Students 2nd - 6th
A comprehensive overview of dinosaurs. Includes three videos: a half-hour show, a video short, and a short video where an expert answers children's questions. Other features of the site include facts, links, games and activities, a...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Lunar Language

For Teachers 6th
This lesson engages students in listening and viewing comprehension strategies to help them learn about the phases of the moon. Students will use a specialized graphic organizer to draw and describe observed moon phases. A sheet with ABC...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Woolly Mammoth Sparks Debate Over Cloning

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Voyage to Pluto

For Students 5th - 6th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: What Is the International Space Station

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Science in Ancient Rome

For Students 1st - 7th
From the development of concrete to state of the art military technology, students will be fascinated by the achievements of ancient Rome when they read history for kids on science in ancient Rome.
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Stile: 2.1 Lesson: Electromagnetism (Part 1)

For Students 4th - 6th
This is a sample lesson on electromagnetism. It includes animated diagrams, interactive exercises, an audio option for reading the text, and comprehension questions throughout where students can type their answers or pick from...

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