Science Readers: Texas Edition: Grade 5 Kit
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- Grade: 5
- Interest Level: 4-7
- Item: 27637
- ISBN: 9781425845865
- Language: English
Description
Build literacy and science content knowledge with high-interest, appropriately leveled nonfiction books featuring hands-on lab activities. This dynamic collection of print and digital resources was specifically developed to meet the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Science Readers: Texas Edition: Grade 5 Kit includes 15 different titles that will develop students' reading and writing skills as they build content-area literacy in multiple strands of science: life science, physical science, Earth and space science, and scientific practices.
The lesson plans include differentiation strategies to help above-, on-, and below-level learners comprehend the material, and suggestions on how to differentiate instruction for the unique needs of English language learners. The lessons are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards, and the activities support STEM education.
Science Readers: Texas Edition: Grade 5 Kit includes:
- 6 copies of each title in print and digital formats, and a corresponding lesson plan for each title
- Digital resources including eBooks and audio recordings of each reader, lesson plans, student activity pages, assessments, and professional development resources
Components
Series highlights include:
- Books - 15 titles, 6 copies each, 32 pages per book in print and digital formats, and leveled pairs for differentiation
- Teacher's Guide with reading, writing, and science objectives
- Data-Analysis Activities
- Digital Resources including books, text of each title, lab activities, and reproducibles
- The Futures Channel® videos
Books - 15 titles, 6 copies each, 32 pages per book
Paired leveled readers support one concept within a unit of study, providing students with scientific informational text at their individual reading levels. Each book will draw students' attention to essential vocabulary and offer numerous pictures, graphics, and illustrations to support the text. A lab activity awaits students at the end of each book.
Investigating Landforms 6-PackLevel: 4.7 $54.99 Grade: 4-6 Item Number: 11076 Earth's surface is always changing and scientists study landforms to learn about these changes. Destructive forces like earthquakes and volcanoes are discussed as well as weathering and erosion from water runoffs. |
Spaceship Earth 6-PackLevel: 4.9 $54.99 Grade: 4-6 Item Number: 11084 This book asks readers to imagine Earth as a spaceship with a limited amount of resources. Readers will learn about important topics like global warming, greenhouse gases, deforestation, pollution, biodiversity, and other environmental issues. |
Inside the World of Matter 6-PackLevel: 4.5 $54.99 Grade: 3-6 Item Number: 11086 Readers will learn about the basics of matter, including the three states of matter--solid, liquid, and gas--as well as atoms and elements, the periodic table of elements, compound elements, and mixtures. |
Investigating Forces and Motion 6-PackLevel: 4.8 $54.99 Grade: 3-6 Item Number: 11092 Force and motion are all around us and help us move and do great things! In this book, learn all about gravity, equilibrium, acceleration, deceleration, electromagnetic fields, pressure, kinetic energy, and inertia. |
Inside Ecosystems and Biomes 6-PackLevel: 4.7 $54.99 Grade: 3-6 Item Number: 11110 Readers will be enthralled as they learn about such ecosystems and biomes as the tundra, grassland, desert, temperate forests, rainforests, and even riparian and pelagic biomes. |
Climate 6-PackLevel: 3.9 $54.99 Grade: 3-4 Item Number: 21670 Including six copies of Climate and an accompanying lesson plan, this 6-Pack provides five days of standards-based activities that will engage third grade students, support STEM education, and build content-area literacy in Earth and space science. |
Investigating Landforms 6-Pack |
Spaceship Earth 6-Pack |
Inside the World of Matter 6-Pack |
Investigating Forces and Motion 6-Pack |
Inside Ecosystems and Biomes 6-Pack |
Climate 6-Pack |
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Level: 4.7 $54.99 |
Level: 4.9 $54.99 |
Level: 4.5 $54.99 |
Level: 4.8 $54.99 |
Level: 4.7 $54.99 |
Level: 3.9 $54.99 |
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Item Number: 11076 |
Item Number: 11084 |
Item Number: 11086 |
Item Number: 11092 |
Item Number: 11110 |
Item Number: 21670 |
Animal Senses 6-PackLevel: 4.7 $54.99 Grade: 3-5 Item Number: 21699 Including six copies of Animal Senses and an accompanying lesson plan, this 6-Pack provides five days of standards-based activities that will engage fourth grade students, support STEM education, and build content-area literacy in life science. |
Light and Its Effects 6-PackLevel: 4.7 $54.99 Grade: 3-5 Item Number: 21706 Including six copies of Light and Its Effects and an accompanying lesson plan, this 6-Pack provides five days of standards-based activities to engage fourth grade students, support STEM education, and build content-area literacy in physical science. |
The Story of Fossil Fuels 6-PackLevel: 4.2 $54.99 Grade: 3-5 Item Number: 21711 Including six copies of The Story of Fossil Fuels and a lesson plan, this 6-Pack provides five days of standards-based activities that will engage fourth grade students, support STEM education, and build content-area literacy in Earth and space science. |
Life and Non-Life in an Ecosystem 6-PackLevel: 5.9 $54.99 Grade: 4-8 Item Number: 21737 Including six copies of Life and the Flow of Energy and an accompanying lesson plan, this 6-Pack provides five days of standards-based activities to engage fifth grade students, support STEM education, and build content-area literacy in life science. |
DNA 6-PackLevel: 5.7 $54.99 Grade: 4-8 Item Number: 21740 Including six copies of DNA and an accompanying lesson plan, this 6-Pack provides five days of standards-based activities that will engage fifth grade students, support STEM education, and build content-area literacy in life science. |
Mixtures and Solutions 6-PackLevel: 5.9 $54.99 Grade: 4-8 Item Number: 21742 Including six copies of Mixtures and Solutions and an accompanying lesson plan, this 6-Pack provides five days of standards-based activities to engage fifth grade students, support STEM education, and build content-area literacy in physical science. |
Animal Senses 6-Pack |
Light and Its Effects 6-Pack |
The Story of Fossil Fuels 6-Pack |
Life and Non-Life in an Ecosystem 6-Pack |
DNA 6-Pack |
Mixtures and Solutions 6-Pack |
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Level: 4.7 $54.99 |
Level: 4.7 $54.99 |
Level: 4.2 $54.99 |
Level: 5.9 $54.99 |
Level: 5.7 $54.99 |
Level: 5.9 $54.99 |
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Item Number: 21699 |
Item Number: 21706 |
Item Number: 21711 |
Item Number: 21737 |
Item Number: 21740 |
Item Number: 21742 |
Conservation of Mass 6-PackLevel: 5.2 $54.99 Grade: 4-8 Item Number: 21743 Including six copies of Conservation of Mass and an accompanying lesson plan, this 6-Pack provides five days of standards-based activities that will engage fifth grade students, support STEM education, and build content-area literacy in physical science. |
Conservation of Energy 6-PackLevel: 6.0 $54.99 Grade: 4-8 Item Number: 21744 Including six copies of Conservation of Energy and an accompanying lesson plan, this 6-Pack provides five days of standards-based activities to engage fifth grade students, support STEM education, and build content-area literacy in physical science. |
Global Warming 6-PackLevel: 5.3 $54.99 Grade: 4-8 Item Number: 21750 Including six copies of Global Warming and an accompanying lesson plan, this 6-Pack provides five days of standards-based activities that will engage fifth grade students, support STEM education, and build content-area literacy in Earth and space science. |
Science Readers: Texas Edition: Grade 5 Add-on PackLevel: $111.99 Grade: 5 Item Number: 28104 Created to align to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this dynamic collection of digital and print resources integrates scientific content with literacy skills, allowing students to explore scientific topics in meaningful ways. |
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Conservation of Mass 6-Pack |
Conservation of Energy 6-Pack |
Global Warming 6-Pack |
Science Readers: Texas Edition: Grade 5 Add-on Pack |
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Level: 5.2 $54.99 |
Level: 6.0 $54.99 |
Level: 5.3 $54.99 |
Level: $111.99 |
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Item Number: 21744 |
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Item Number: 28104 |
Teacher's Guide
Provide teachers with a way to integrate their teaching of language arts and science while making accommodations for differences in student reading abilities and levels of understanding. Each lesson employs the 5E model of instruction, which encourages an inquiry-based learning environment.
Data-Analysis Activities
Data-Analysis Activities present concepts and data related to the topic of the unit and support the content of the readers.
Digital Resources
- Books in digital format
- Text of readers
- Lab activities
- Student reproducibles
Videos
Teachers are provided eight short videos from The Futures Channel® in each kit. These videos are ideally suited to introducing concepts, activating prior knowledge, and inspiring interest in sometimes complex and abstract concepts.
