[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the layers of the Earth and a place near the Canary Islands where there is a hole in the crust. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...

Read about the sights you can see in a clear night sky. Book includes audio narration in 16 additional languages with text in English.

View photographs of space craft and read about their assembly, launching, and where they went.

Read about the atmosphere of Pluto.

"Learning about the Solar System" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about scientists and learning about our solar system and how it works. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide...

"Learning about the Solar System" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the Milky Way gallaxy and what it takes to be a scientist. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence...

"Learning about the Solar System" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the Milky Way gallaxy and how scientists learn about it over time. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story;...

At this website from The Nobel e-Museum, read about Harold Clayton Urey (1893-1981 CE), the chemist awarded with a Nobel Prize "for his discovery of heavy hydrogen." Download Urey's Nobel Lecture, "Some thermodynamic properties of...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the history of the earth and its landforms. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...

Here at this site from NASA you can learn about the planet Jupiter! Read, or listen to, what makes Jupiter so special in our solar system.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the planets in the solar system. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...

This site gives a description of the environment of the Ukraine. Read about landforms, vegetation, animal life, and climate. Also read about the history and demographics of Ukraine.

Read about the cultural heritage of Peru on this site. Topics discussed include art, music, religion, and food.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the solar system. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This Lonely Planet site offers a down-to-earth summary of the culture of Cyprus. Read about ancient relics, religion, and food.

Students will use a reading selection to compare the solar system to a neighborhood and do some writing, drawing and make comparisons to reinforce their knowledge about the rocky planets, gas giants and amount of matter in the solar system.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Saturn's rings. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

A brief summary of cultural practices in Suriname. Read about ethnicity, language, religion, arts, and food. Also includes background information, an image gallery, and map.

Read about different rainforests around the planet. Find out geographical information, as well as typical plants and animals living there.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a lot of information to read and learn about the ways of the Pioneers. It also gives opportunity to learn new vocabulary.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart integrates the reading skill of compare and contrast while learning about the solar system.

Read about the fascinating discovery of liquid water on Mars. Includes video.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about solving the problem of landfills. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Listening to a cute story about an imaginary planet helps with English comprehension and the additional activities encourage reading and writing skills.