Energy Readers and Passages

This reading passage introduces children to the concept of how sunlight affects Earth’s surfaces. Using a relatable stor...

This passage explores NGSS K-PS3-1 through familiar playground experiences. Students observe how sunlight affects differ...

This reading passage tells the story of Liam at the beach, exploring how sunlight affects the temperature of rocks, sand...

In this passage, Alex and Mia use a simple tent to block sunlight and create a cooler place to play. By observing the ef...

In this story, Leo and Emma use an umbrella to block the sunlight and stay cool while playing in the park. By observing ...

This passage addresses NGSS K-PS3-1 by comparing temperature differences in materials exposed to sunlight versus shade. ...

This passage, 'Understanding Specific Heat,' explains the concept of specific heat to middle school students in an acces...

This middle school science reading passage, 'The Specific Heat Capacity of Water,' explains how water's high specific he...

This middle school science passage, 'The Specific Heat of Ice,' explains how ice has a lower specific heat than liquid w...

This middle school reading passage, 'The Specific Heat of Copper,' explores how copper responds to heat due to its low s...

This middle school science passage, 'What Is Thermal Energy?', introduces students to the concept of energy from particl...

This passage, 'What Is the Difference Between Thermal Energy and Heat?', helps middle school students understand the key...

This engaging middle school science passage introduces students to the basic principles of heat transfer, aligning with ...

This middle school science passage explains the concept of conduction, focusing on how heat moves through solids. Aligne...

This middle school science reading passage introduces students to the concept of conductivity, explaining how materials ...

This middle school science reading passage explains conduction through everyday examples, such as a hot metal spoon in s...

This engaging science passage introduces students to the concept of a temperature gradient, a key idea aligned with the ...

This passage introduces students to the concept of heat transfer rate, aligned with NGSS standard MS-PS3-3. It explains ...

This passage introduces the concept of entropy in the context of energy, aligning with NGSS standard MS-PS3-4. It explai...

This engaging science passage introduces middle school readers to the concept of endothermic reactions, aligned with NGS...

This science passage introduces students to the idea of exothermic reactions—chemical changes that release heat or light...

This clear and accessible passage helps students understand why freezing is an exothermic process, even though frozen ob...

This engaging science passage for middle school students explores the concept of gravitational energy, a form of potenti...

This NGSS-aligned reading passage introduces 6th–8th grade students to the concept of kinetic energy—energy that an obje...

This science passage is crafted for 6th–8th grade students and focuses on mechanical energy—specifically the combination...

This informational science passage on chemical energy is designed for middle school students and aligns with the NGSS st...

This NGSS-aligned science passage introduces middle school students to the concept of energy transfer, aligned to standa...

This middle school science passage aligned to NGSS standard MS-PS3-5 explains the concept of energy transformation—the p...

This NGSS-aligned reading passage introduces students to the joule, the standard unit of energy in the metric system, an...

This NGSS-aligned science passage explains the definition of work as used in physical science and supports standard MS-P...

This NGSS-aligned passage introduces middle school students to the newton (N), the standard unit of force in the metric ...

This science passage for middle school students explores the core concepts of energy, defining it as the ability to do w...