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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Excuse Me, Is This the Way to the Drainpipe?

For Teachers K - 6th
Elementary kids read and color the story of Willy Wetsworth, a drop of water, as he describes the journey that he and his friends take to provide fresh water to houses. He tells his story to Martha Merriweather, a little girl, and...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: The Good, the Bad, and the Both

For Teachers 6th Standards
After exposures to assorted forms of informational text and media, Istudents will identify positive and negative effects of microorganisms. Students will explore how some micooorganisms have overcome their negative attributes while...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Using Technology to Support Struggling Students: Vocabulary

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
To be scientifically literate, students must be able to express themselves appropriately. Learn how to help struggling students master specific vocabulary and be able to use it in their science writing activities.
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InterLink Language Centers

Interlink Language Centers: Reading Exercises Science

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
An interactive exercise for students to use while developing an understanding of how to read scientific informational texts. The text is presented one paragraph at a time and difficult vocabulary words are defined as footnotes. Then...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Classify Facts and Opinions [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Students will find three lessons about facts and opinions in this learning module. The following topics are linked in the module: contrast and evaluate fact and opinion; classify facts and opinions; and locate and classify facts.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Comprehension Passages

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and fill in the blanks of science passages which range from easy to very hard. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed...
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Graphic Organizers for Science Reading/writing

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
This resource provides multiple graphic organizers for reading and writing in the science content area. [Registration is required.]
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Comprehension Passages

For Students 9th - 10th
Thirty-three cloze reading passages on various scientific passages including the scientific method, the water cycle, earth science, atoms, elements, cell division, body systems, and more.