Take a look at climate change from another angle. Readers learn about the MISR instrument on the Terra satellite and how it studies Earth. Pupils experience how the multiple cameras give scientists multiple views so they can better study...

Keep within a water budget. Learners find out that less than 2.5% of Earth's water is available to drink—and that there is a fixed amount of water. Scholars read an interesting article comparing the available water to a game of Monopoly...

Describes the four different classifications of clouds.

Wouldn't it be great if all of our documents could be stored on the internet rather than eating up our hard drive space? The concept is 'cloud computing' and this issue provides some concern over this new type of computing.

This informational text explains the formation of different clouds and how they contribute to different types of weather on Earth. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts,...

The article describes how the use of different types of technology are improving manufacturing efficiencies, including 3-D printing, metrology (science of measurement), exoskeleton suits, and drones.