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Science Readers: Our Resources
Our Resources is an expository text that explains natural resources, renewable and non-renewable resources, finding, getting and using resources, and the depletion of resources. An experiment invites students to explore the effects of...
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Science Readers: Our Sun
Our Sun is an informational text that explains the role of the sun in creating day and night, the seasons, and weather. A two-page experiment invites students to explore the effects of the sun on different objects over time. The...
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Science Readers: People and the Planet
People and the Planet is an informational text that explains how Earth is ever-changing due to pollution, desertification, deforestation, and terracing. Readers are given tips on how to protect the planet. An experiment invites...
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Science Readers: Photosynthesis
Have you ever seen a tree at the grocery store buying dinner? Probably not! Discover how plants harness solar energy and other elements to make their own food through photosynthesis, a crucial process upon which all living things depend.
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Science Readers: Plant Reproduction
Plant Reproduction is an expository text that explains how seeds work, flower reproduction, seed dispersal, and spore reproduction. An activity invites students to explore which plants have the most seeds. The book is divided into...
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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: Predict It!
Predict It! is an informational text that explains the scientific method including observation and research, hypothesis, prediction, experimentation, analysis, and report. An experiment invites students to explore how to formulate a...
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Science Readers: Producers and Consumers
Producers and Consumers is an expository text that explains the concepts of producers, consumers, and the transfer of energy in the food cycle. An activity invites students to explore the best way to make food decompose...
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Science Readers: Raising Babies: What Animal Parents Do
Raising Babies: What Animal Parents Do is an informational text that explains how animals raise and care for their young. A two-page activity written in procedural language invites students to explore how animals carry their young. The...
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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: Science Detectives
Science Detectives is an informational text that explains the work, the tools, and the methods scientists use. A two-page experiment invites students to explore what they can learn about water. The book is divided into sections with...
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Science Readers: Seeds
Seeds is an informational text that looks at the sizes, shapes, and colours of seeds and explains what seeds need to grow and how they spread. The book concludes with an activity written in procedural language...