Science Readers: The Nutrient Cycle

The Nutrient Cycle is an expository text that explains the cycles of water, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus and how they are all essential for the planet to thrive. An experiment invites students to explore how chemicals enter groundwater. 

The book is divided into sections. Sentences vary in length and structure.  Captioned and labelled photographs and diagrams support and extend the text. Fact boxes add interest. The book has a table of contents, glossary, and index.

Content-specific words are bold faced and  included in the glossary.

This title is from the Science Readers: Content and Literacy in Science series from Teacher Created Materials. Build literacy skills and science content knowledge with high-interest, appropriately levelled information texts.