Here are five more fascinating STEM reading passages that will spark your students’ curiosity while assessing their reading skills. Each reading passage includes five Common Core-aligned comprehension questions, testing your students’ ability to:
Use Context Clues • Interpret Figurative Language • Draw Inferences
Recall Supporting Facts • Identify the Main Idea • Analyze Perspective
Passage 1: Mr. Trash Wheel
The city of Baltimore has a trash problem, but a clever solution is on the way! His name is Mr. Trash Wheel, and he brings smiles to the faces of Baltimore residents while cleaning up the harbor. View Resource…
Passage 2: Manhattanhenge
On a special evening in July, the busy residents of New York City slow down to see an amazing sight. It’s Manhattanhenge: a day when the sun sets directly down the avenues of Manhattan. View Resource…
Passage 3: Origami Inspiration
Origami is a fun pastime, but did you know that it has also inspired amazing innovations in engineering? Explore the relationship between art and STEM in Origami Inspiration. View Resource…
Passage 4: Extraordinary People
We call them prodigies: amazing humans with talents that seem almost magical. Meet Shakuntala Devi, a woman who can do complex math problems in her head and Ray Gillon, a man who speaks eighteen languages, in Extraordinary People. View Resource…
Passage 5: Counting Calories
Most of us give at least a glance to the calorie count on the back of our food labels. But do you know how scientists determine the number of calories in food? The answer is simple: they burn it! Counting Calories is a great supplement to a science unit on energy, matter, and state changes, or a health class. View Resource…
Looking for more fun and fascinating reading passages to help your students build Common Core reading skills? Find five more STEM passages here, and even more below:
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