Grade 5 Reading Informational Text - Main Idea Science Curriculum Resources
Enhance the skill of identifying main ideas in informational text about science in young readers with our Reading Informational Text - Main Idea Science curriculum resources. These resources provide a structured approach to recognizing and understanding the central concepts of informational texts related to science in an interactive and printable format, improving overall reading comprehension.
Ocean Animal Adaptations
Students will read a passage that provides information about various adaptations that marine animals...
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Ocean Acidification
Download this reading comprehension worksheet about ocean acidification. The worksheet includes an i...
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The Space Needle
Students read a passage about the history and features of Seattle's Space Needle, then answer compre...
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Main causes of a heat dome?
Heat domes are caused by specific atmospheric patterns, primarily involving high-pressure systems. T...
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Natural Disaster: Droughts
Droughts are long periods with insufficient water, leading to crop failures and water shortages. Con...
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Health Risks of Heat Domes
Heat domes pose significant health risks as our bodies struggle to maintain a safe temperature in ex...
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Natural Disaster: Tornadoes
Tornadoes are dangerous spinning columns of air. Knowing the signs and having safety plans can help ...
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Natural Disaster: Hurricanes
Hurricanes are massive storms with strong winds and rain. Tracking and preparing for them helps prot...
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Elevation: A Key Factor Affecting Climate
Elevation influences climate by causing temperatures to drop as altitude increases. High-elevation a...
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Precipitation: Types and Measurement
Precipitation includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail, forming when water droplets in clouds grow large...
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Cold Fronts and Warm Fronts: A Comparison
Cold fronts bring thunderstorms and cooler temperatures, while warm fronts bring light rain and warm...
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Vegetation: A Key Factor Affecting Climate
Vegetation influences climate by cooling temperatures, increasing humidity, and supporting rainfall....
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Stream Flow
Stream flow refers to the movement of water in rivers and creeks. It is influenced by precipitation,...
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Hydrosphere: What Is It and Its Formation
The hydrosphere includes all water on Earth, from oceans to glaciers. It formed through condensation...
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The Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is one of the longest rivers in North America, stretching 2,340 miles from Lak...
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Mountain Ranges: A Key Factor Affecting Climate
Mountain ranges affect climate by creating rain shadows, blocking wind, and forming microclimates. T...
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Cyclones and Anticyclones: A Comparison
Cyclones are low-pressure systems that bring stormy weather, while anticyclones are high-pressure sy...
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Porosity and Permeability of Soil and Rock
Porosity and permeability are key properties of soil and rock that affect water movement underground...
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Latitude: A Key Factor Affecting Climate
Latitude determines a region’s climate by affecting sunlight and temperature. Tropical regions near ...
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Air Masses: Types and Characteristics
Air masses are large bodies of air with similar temperature and humidity. They form over specific re...
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Weather Fronts: Types and Impacts
Weather fronts are boundaries between air masses that bring weather changes like precipitation and s...
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Large Bodies of Water: A Key Factor Affecting Climate
Large bodies of water moderate temperatures, making coastal regions milder. They also contribute to ...
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Saving Snow Leopards
Snow leopards face many threats today. People are building roads and farms in their mountain homes. ...
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Intrusive Igneous Rocks: Formation and Features
This passage explains the formation of intrusive igneous rocks through slow cooling of magma beneath...
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The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ): Earth's Weather Belt
This science passage explains the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a key equatorial weather sy...
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Talus Slopes: Formation and Features
This earth science passage explains talus slope formation through mechanical weathering processes, a...
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Stratigraphy: Reading Earth's Layered History
This passage explains stratigraphy as the study of rock layers to interpret Earth's history. Aligned...
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The Boiling Point of Water
This passage, 'The Boiling Point of Water,' introduces students to the physical property of boiling ...
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The Mass of a Proton
This reading passage, 'The Mass of a Proton,' introduces middle school students to one of the smalle...
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Do Protons and Electrons Have the Same Mass?
This reading passage, 'Do Protons and Electrons Have the Same Mass?', helps middle school students e...
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What Charge Does a Neutron Have?
This middle school science passage, 'What Charge Does a Neutron Have?', teaches students about one o...
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How Many Neutrons Does Hydrogen Have?
This reading passage, 'How Many Neutrons Does Hydrogen Have?', introduces middle school students to ...
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What Is the Charge of a Proton?
This reading passage, 'What Is the Charge of a Proton?', introduces middle school students to the co...
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Understanding Specific Heat
This passage, 'Understanding Specific Heat,' explains the concept of specific heat to middle school ...
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The Specific Heat Capacity of Water
This middle school science reading passage, 'The Specific Heat Capacity of Water,' explains how wate...
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The Specific Heat of Ice
This middle school science passage, 'The Specific Heat of Ice,' explains how ice has a lower specifi...
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The Specific Heat of Copper
This middle school reading passage, 'The Specific Heat of Copper,' explores how copper responds to h...
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What Is Thermal Energy?
This middle school science passage, 'What Is Thermal Energy?', introduces students to the concept of...
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What Is the Difference Between Thermal Energy and Heat?
This passage, 'What Is the Difference Between Thermal Energy and Heat?', helps middle school student...
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How Does Heat Move?
This engaging middle school science passage introduces students to the basic principles of heat tran...
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What Is Conduction?
This middle school science passage explains the concept of conduction, focusing on how heat moves th...
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What Is Conductivity?
This middle school science reading passage introduces students to the concept of conductivity, expla...
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What Is an Example of Conduction?
This middle school science reading passage explains conduction through everyday examples, such as a ...
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What Is a Temperature Gradient?
This engaging science passage introduces students to the concept of a temperature gradient, a key id...
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What Is Entropy in Energy?
This passage introduces the concept of entropy in the context of energy, aligning with NGSS standard...
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What Is an Endothermic Reaction?
This engaging science passage introduces middle school readers to the concept of endothermic reactio...
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What Is an Exothermic Reaction?
This science passage introduces students to the idea of exothermic reactions—chemical changes that r...
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What Is Thermal Contraction?
This middle school science passage introduces the concept of thermal contraction, aligned with NGSS ...
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What Is Gravitational Energy?
This engaging science passage for middle school students explores the concept of gravitational energ...
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What Is Kinetic Energy?
This NGSS-aligned reading passage introduces 6th–8th grade students to the concept of kinetic energy...
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