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Writings dealing with science are nonfiction works that explore the natural world. These writings explain a principle, theory, or phenomenon.
by RV staff writer JCH
What's the difference in a hurricane, a typhoon, and...
Students will read a passage about Project Mercury and learn about the Space Race and America’s first human spaceflight program...
Students will read a passage about the Mercury 13 and learn about the women who dreamed of being America’s first female astrona...
Students will read a passage about loggerhead sea turtles and learn about the threats they face in the ocean and on land. Stude...
by William Temple Hornaday
William Temple Hornaday was a zoologist and conserva...
by Elizabeth Trach
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Scientists have ...
by RV Staff Writer J.C.
Following a set of clues from her teacher about a m...
Students will read a passage about orangutans and learn about the threat to their rainforest home. They will then answer questi...
Students will read a passage about mountain gorillas and learn about their status as a critically endangered species. Students ...
Students will read a passage about Dr. Dian Fossey and learn about her extensive efforts to study and protect the critically en...