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Science Readers: The Quest for Speed: Vehicles
The Quest for Speed Vehicles is an expository nonfiction text that explains Newton’s Laws of Motion, force, measuring motion, and being safe at any speed. The back of the book includes a section on Scientists Then and Now. Readers gain information...
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Science Readers: The Right Environment
The Right Environment is an informational text that explains climate and ecosystems and describes land and water biomes. A two-page activity invites students to explore if lima beans prefer a sunny or shady habitat. The...
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Science Readers: The Rock Cycle
The Rock Cycle is an expository text that describes the three types of rock, the processes of weathering and erosion, and the rock cycle. An experiment invites students to explore how a rock changes through the rock cycle using...
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Science Readers: The Seasons
The Seasons is an informational text that explains how plants, animals, and weather change with the seasons. A two-page activity invites readers to create seasonal pictures with craft materials. The book is divided into sections. ...
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Science Readers: The Story of Fossil Fuels
The Story of Fossil Fuels is an expository text that explains the origin, extraction, refining, and uses of fossil fuels and surveys the supply of fossil fuels on Earth. An experiment invites students to explore how fossils are...
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Science Readers: Too Much Trash!
Too Much Trash is an informational text that describes the harmful effects of pollution. The text uses the sentence stem “It harms _____.” A two-page experiment written in procedural language invites students to explore...
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Science Readers: Tracking the Weather
Will you need a jacket today? You would if it's going to be like the coldest day on record: -134°F! We depend on the weather forecast to help us make choices every day. But how do meteorologists make their predictions? Join storm chasers and explore...
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Science Readers: Traits for Survival
Adapt or die. From migration to camouflage, species traits have adapted over time to make life livable in the harshest of environments. Explore common, uncommon, and just plain weird survival traits that enable animals to live, thrive, and survive!
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Science Readers: Transferring Energy
Transferring Energy is an expository text that explores the different types of energy and how energy is transferred. The book concludes with an experiment exploring solar energy. The book is divided in chapters and contains a table of contents,...
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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: We Are Here
We Are Here is an expository text that places Earth in the context of the universe and describes the solar system, the Kuiper Belt, the Oort Cloud, and the Milky Way. An experiment invites students to explore the size of the solar...