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Read Works: Famous Scientists Sir Isaac Newton

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a short biography of Sir Isaac Newton and his discovery of the force of gravity. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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Read Works: Famous Inventors Zip It Up

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares a brief history of the zipper. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
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Read Works: Electricity & Energy Electrical Safety

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text listing electricity safety tips. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Famous Inventors Thomas Edison

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short biographical piece shares information about Thomas Edison, the inventor of the phonograph, light bulb, motion picture camera, and more. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that...
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Read Works: Electricity & Energy the Light Bulb

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the invention and use of the light bulb. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Electricity & Energy Energy

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about energy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Magnetism

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining magnetic force. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Sun Heats Up

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the sun. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Electricity & Energy Circuits

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about electric circuits. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Asteroid Attack!

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about asteroids. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Free Transfer

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage discusses different types of energy transfer. This text is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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Read Works: Lights Out

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining what to do when the power goes out. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Talk About Dense

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining the density of solids and liquids. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Sad Tale of the Lonely Magnet

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about life from a magnet's point of view. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Adventure on a Hot Air Balloon

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This first person account describes a hot air balloon trip. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
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Read Works: Stargazing

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about stars in the night sky. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Field Trip

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Jeremy who got sick on the day he class was going on a field trip. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Way Out World

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage describes the solar system's dwarf planet named Haumea. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: How to Ride a Skateboard

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining how to ride a skateboard. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Paddle a Canoe

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining how to paddle a canoe. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Shoot It Harder, Shoot It Softer

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy who likes to play games at the arcade. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Crash Test

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a scientist who studies collisions. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Tag! You're Hit!

For Teachers 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two boys who want to throw a birthday party for a friend. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Alien Planets

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction piece discusses the discovery of previously unknown planets in the solar system. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...