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The Hot Playground — Passage

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K
1
2
Standards
K-PS3-1
RL.1.1
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This passage explores NGSS K-PS3-1 through familiar playground experiences. Students observe how sunlight affects different materials and surfaces through temperature changes. The content demonstrates how sun exposure creates warming effects and how shade can prevent heating, introducing basic thermal energy concepts.
Publisher: Workybooks
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Written by:Neha Goel Tripathi
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Maya felt the playground slide in the morning. It was cool. At lunch, she touched it again. The metal slide was much warmer in the sunny spot! But the plastic slide under the tree stayed cooler. Maya learned that sunlight makes things warm up.

When was the slide coolest?

In the morningAt lunch timeIn the afternoonAt night

Which slide stayed cooler?

The metal slide in sunThe plastic slide under the treeBoth slidesNeither slide

Common core standards covered

RL.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

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