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Earth’s Spheres Influence Climate
What Makes Weather Change?
How might climate change affect animals?
This passage explains to children how climate change impacts animal life. It uses specific examples ...
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What can happen to sea levels because of climate change?
This passage explains to children how climate change leads to rising sea levels. It describes two ma...
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What is deforestation, and how does it relate to climate change?
This passage explains deforestation and its relationship to climate change for young readers. It def...
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How using less plastic helps the environment?
This passage explains to children how reducing plastic use helps the environment. It outlines the li...
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Efforts to Save the Great Barrier Reef
This passage outlines various efforts to protect and preserve the Great Barrier Reef in the face of ...
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How can planting trees help fight climate change?
This passage explains to children how planting trees can help combat climate change. It describes tr...
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What is a carbon footprint?
This passage introduces the concept of a carbon footprint to children. It explains that a carbon foo...
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Understanding Coral Bleaching
This passage delves into the phenomenon of coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef. It explains ho...
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Can you name three greenhouse gases?
This passage introduces children to three common greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, an...
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How might climate change affect our food supply?
This passage educates children about the potential impacts of climate change on food production. It ...
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Extreme Weather Events Linked to Climate Change
This passage uses hurricanes as an example of extreme weather events that could become more common d...
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Rosa Parks: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
This engaging reading passage tells the story of Rosa Parks and her pivotal role in the Civil Rights...
Malala Yousafzai: Champion for Education
This inspiring reading passage introduces elementary students to Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakista...
What is Deforestation?
Deforestation is the large-scale removal of forests, primarily caused by human activities like agric...
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What is a Mineral?
A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and crystal...
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Difference Between a Rock and a Mineral
Rocks are mixtures of minerals, while minerals are naturally occurring, inorganic solids with a spec...
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Limited Freshwater Availability and the Groundwater Table
Freshwater is a limited resource, with most stored in glaciers and aquifers. Over-pumping groundwate...
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The Amazon River
The Amazon River is the largest river in the world by discharge volume, stretching 4,000 miles from ...
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Vertical Farming
Vertical farming is an innovative method of growing crops in vertically stacked layers, often in con...
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Do All Minerals Have Crystal Structures?
All minerals have a crystalline structure, but not all form visible crystals. The size and shape of ...
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Biological Weathering: Types and Examples
This passage details biological weathering processes, connecting to NGSS MS-ESS2-1 (Earth's systems)...
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Chemical Weathering: The Breakdown of Rocks Through Chemical Reactions
This passage explains chemical weathering processes, aligned with NGSS MS-ESS2-1 (Earth’s systems) ...
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