Supporting Details Worksheet Project Mercury

If you have learners who love learning about space, this worksheet will help them explore Project Mercury and enhance their skills in determining a main idea as well as supporting details. An important skill for all students is to collect evidence and understand how it communicates a main idea. Use this worksheet as a homework task to reinforce the concept of identifying a main idea and the importance of collecting strong details. Additionally, consider printing this worksheet and the coordinating answer key for an easy extension activity for students who need more practice or those who want more challenge. Check out all of our main idea activities and worksheets.
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Resource Details

Read about Project Mercury and organize the main idea with supporting details using the provided chart structure.

Grade(s) 5th Grade, 6th Grade
CCSS R.2
CCSS Alignment Notes

Aligns with R.2 (determine central ideas) requiring students to analyze scientific-historical text while organizing main ideas and supporting details.

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