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Science Readers: Pollination
Pollination is an informational text that explains how plants and insects use teamwork to survive and thrive. A two-page activity invites students to explore what is inside a flower. The book is divided into sections with some...
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Science Readers: Rocks and Minerals
Rocks and Minerals is an informational text that describes types of rocks, the rock cycle, and rocks as natural resources. Questions posed directly to the reader prompt personal connections. A two-page experiment invites students to...
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Science Readers: The Nature of Matter
The Nature of Matter is an informational text that explores the three states of matter and the ways in which the states change. The book concludes with an experiment investigating the different states of matter. The book is divided in chapters and...
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Science Readers: Water Bodies
Water Bodies is an informational text that describes how water bodies form and the different types of water bodies. A two-page experiment invites student to explore how water bodies change. The book is divided into sections...
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Science Readers: Water Cycle
Water Cycle is an informational text that explains the water cycle and the uses and care of our water supply. A two-page experiment invites students to observe and record the water cycle in action. The book is divided into sections...
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Science Readers: Weathering and Erosion
Weathering and Erosion is an informational text that explains how Earth’s surface is ever-changing due to wind, water, ice, sun, plants, animals, chemicals, and pollution. A two-page experiment invites students to explore what...
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Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving is an expository text about the training and skills scuba divers need to explore or do jobs underwater. The style is informative and conversational. The text is composed of a variety of sentence types. Captioned and labelled...
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Sea Turtles
Sea Turtles is an expository text that describes the different types of sea turtles, their life cycles, and the dangers they face. The style is informative and conversational. The text is composed of a variety of sentence types. Captioned and...
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Smithsonian Readers 2: Bones on Display
The National Museum of Natural History has been displaying fossils for over 100 years. Learn about the challenges that museums face when designing fossil exhibits. You'll also learn how studying fossils helps scientists learn about prehistoric species...
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Smithsonian Readers 2: Cooking Innovations
To be a chef, you need to have a great palate, knife skills, and... science skills? It's true, cooking requires more science" than you may think! Learn about the innovations and technology behind great cooking with this informative STEAM book...
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Smithsonian Readers 2: Creating a Habitat
At Smithsonian's National Zoo, keeping the zoo animals happy and healthy is a big job. Part of this involves creating enclosures and habitats that make the animals feel at home. Learn how zookeepers designed a habitat for the black-footed ferret, a...
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Smithsonian Readers 2: Creative Machines
A marble rolls down a tube. It hits a doll, which knocks over some dominoes. Anything can happen in a Rube Goldberg Machine! These machines take simple tasks and make them complex and fun. Do you have what it takes to make one? Created in collaboration...