Writings dealing with science are nonfiction works that explore the natural world. These writings explain a principle, theory, or phenomenon.
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
We’ve only one planet to live on, so the preservation of natural resources for our children and grandchildren is up to us. This...
Reading Set: 5 Passages
Women’s History Month is traditionally held in March, but the study of women’s history is valuable all twelve months of the yea...
Reading Set: 18 Passages
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
Students will read a passage about loggerhead sea turtles and learn about the threats they face in the ocean and on land. Stude...
447 Words, 4th-5th Grades, Context Clues, 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
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
by RV Staff Writer J.C.
Following a set of clues from her teacher about a m...
631 Words, 3rd-5th Grades, Main / Central Idea, Point of View, and Summary
Students will read a passage about orangutans and learn about the threat to their rainforest home. They will then answer questi...
421 Words, 4th-5th Grades, Context Clues, Main / Central Idea, and Summary