Space is considered the last great frontier. Since the beginning of time, humans have looked up with wonder at the stars, moon,...
Reading Set: 6 Passages
In 2012, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed over 9,000 plant and animal species as either critica...
Reading Set: 11 Passages
by RV staff writer JCH
What's the difference in a hurricane, a typhoon, and...
637 Words, 5th-8th Grades, Context Clues and Summary
Students will read a passage about Project Mercury and learn about the Space Race and America’s first human spaceflight program...
519 Words, 3rd-5th Grades, Main / Central Idea and Summary
Students will read a passage about the Mercury 13 and learn about the women who dreamed of being America’s first female astrona...
453 Words, 4th-5th Grades, Main / Central Idea and Summary
by William Temple Hornaday
William Temple Hornaday was a zoologist and conserva...
659 Words, 10th-12th Grades, Fact and Opinion, Main / Central Idea, and Summary
When the weather gets warm, Sarah's mother loves to spend time in the garden. Sarah wants to help, so she learns how to plant a...
388 Words, 1st-2nd Grades, Context Clues, Story Elements, and Summary
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Scientists have a standard for determining the difference, and it may be different than the...
302 Words, 2nd-4th Grades, Context Clues, Fact and Opinion, and Summary
Students will read a passage about Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, and learn about their status as an endangered sp...
427 Words, 2nd-4th Grades, 740L - 1050L, Context Clues, Main / Central Idea, and Summary
Students will read a passage about blue whales and threats they face in their ocean environment. They will then answer question...
396 Words, 3rd-5th Grades, 740L - 1050L, Compare and Contrast, Main / Central Idea, and Summary