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5th Grade Science Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions Bundle

5th Grade Science Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions Bundle

Original price was: $186.25.Current price is: $65.25.

Looking for a way to integrate science into your literacy block while covering the science standards? This YEAR-LONG science reading comprehension passages & questions bundle will save you hours of planning! You’ll get 47 nonfiction texts that cover all 5th grade science standards. Students will do a close read on a science topic, answer 10 multiple-choice questions for each article, and use graphic organizers to show what they’ve learned.

Chemical Energy Informational Text & Activities - Close Reading Passage
1 × Form of Energy Reading Passage & Questions Chemical Energy Science Literacy Text
$3.00
Electrical Energy Informational Text & Activities - Close Reading Passage
1 × Forms of Energy Electrical Energy Informational Nonfiction - Close Read Passage
Original price was: $4.50.Current price is: $3.25.
Heat Energy Informational Text & Activities | Close Reading Passage
1 × Heat Energy Reading Passage & Questions Types of Energy Activities & Close Read
Original price was: $4.25.Current price is: $3.25.
Light Energy Informational Text & Activities | Close Reading Passage
1 × Forms of Energy Reading Passage & Questions Light Energy Science Literacy Text
Original price was: $4.25.Current price is: $3.25.
Mechanical Energy Informational Text & Activities | Close Reading Passage
1 × Mechanical Energy Close Read Worksheet - Forms of Energy Reading Comprehension
Original price was: $4.25.Current price is: $3.25.
Sound Energy Informational Text & Activities | Close Reading Passage
1 × Sound Energy Informational Text Close Read Forms of Energy Reading Comprehension
$3.00
Types Energy Informational Text & Activities - Sources of Energy Passage
1 × Forms of Energy Reading Passage & Close Read Types of Energy No Prep Activities
$3.00
Conductors and Insulators Informational Text & Activities | Close Reading
1 × Conductors & Insulators Reading Passage & Questions 5th Grade Science Close Read
$3.00
Circuits Informational Text & Activities - Electricity Science Close Reading
1 × Circuits Nonfiction Informational Text & Activity Electricity Science Close Read
$3.00
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Informational Text & Activities - Close Reading
1 × Balanced & Unbalanced Forces Reading Passage & Comprehension Questions Activity
Original price was: $4.50.Current price is: $3.25.
Forces and Motion Informational Text & Activities | Newtons Laws Close Reading
1 × Force & Motion Informational Close Read Newton's Laws Reading Passage & Question
$3.00
Push and Pull Informational Text & Activities | Force and Motion Close Reading
1 × Push & Pull Informational Text & Worksheet Forces & Motion Reading Comprehension
$3.00
Magnets Informational Text & Activities | Magnetism Science Close Reading
1 × Magnets Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions Magnetism Close Read Activity
$3.00
Inner and Outer Planets Informational Text & Activities | Close Reading Passage
1 × Inner and Outer Planets Reading Passage Planets of the Solar System Close Read
Original price was: $4.25.Current price is: $3.25.
Types of Galaxies Informational Text & Activities - Close Reading Passage
1 × Types of Galaxies Informational Text & Questions Close Read Activity & Worksheet
Original price was: $4.50.Current price is: $3.25.
Objects in Solar System Informational Text & Activities | Close Reading Passage
1 × Planets & Other Objects in Space Solar System Close Reading Passage & Questions
$3.00
Circulatory System Informational Text and Activities - Human Body Systems
1 × Circulatory System Human Body Informational Text Close Reading Passage Activity
$3.00
Digestive System Informational Text and Activities - Human Body Systems
1 × Digestive System Overview Reading Comprehension & Questions Literacy in Science
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Immune System Informational Text and Activities - Human Body Systems
1 × Immune System Informational Text Close Read - Reading Comprehension & Questions
$3.00
Musculoskeletal System Informational Text and Activities - Human Body Systems
1 × Musculoskeletal System Reading Passage & Questions Human Body Systems Close Read
$3.00
Nervous System Informational Text and Activities - Human Body Systems
1 × The Brain & Nervous System Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions Close Read
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Respiratory System Informational Text and Activities - Human Body Systems
1 × Respiratory System Reading Comprehension Passage Human Body Systems Close Read
Original price was: $4.25.Current price is: $3.25.
Looking for a way to bring science into your literacy block while you teach the human body systems? Students will do a close read about the urinary system, answer 10 multiple choice questions, then use graphic organizers to show what they've learned.
1 × Urinary System Reading Comprehension & Questions Human Body Systems Close Read
$3.00
Amphibians Informational Text and Activities | Animal Close Reading Non-Fiction
1 × Amphibians Informational Reading Comprehension Animal Classification Close Read
$3.00
Animal Behavior Herediatary and Learned Behaviors Informational Text Non-Fiction
1 × Animal Heredity & Learned Behavior Close Read Passage Science Informational Text
Original price was: $4.50.Current price is: $3.25.
Arthropods Informational Text and Activities - Animals Close Reading Non-Fiction
1 × Arthropods Informational Text and Activities - Animals Close Reading Non-Fiction
$3.00
Birds Informational Text and Activities | Animals Close Reading Non-Fiction
1 × Birds Informational Text Nonfiction Close Read Sci Reading Comprehension Passage
$3.00
Fish Informational Text and Activities - Animal Classification Close Reading
1 × Fish Science Reading Comprehension & Questions Animal Classification Close Read
$3.00
Mammals Informational Text and Activities | Animals Close Reading Non-Fiction
1 × Mammal Informational Text Reading Comprehension Animal Classification Close Read
$3.00
Plant and Animal Adaptations Informational Text - Close Reading Activity
1 × Plant & Animal Adaptations Reading Comprehension & Questions Informational Text
$3.00
Reptiles Informational Text and Activities | Animals Close Reading Non-Fiction
1 × Reptiles Informational Text Close Read Passage Reading Comprehension & Questions
$3.00
Flowering and Non-Flowering Plants Informational Text and Activities
1 × Classifying Plants Flowering & Non-Flowering Plants Reading Passage & Questions
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Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis Life Cycles Informational Text Non-Fiction
1 × Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis Reading Activity - Life Cycles Close Read
$3.00
Control Groups Informational Text & Activities | Experiments Close Reading
1 × Control Groups in Science Nonfiction Close Reading Activity - Informational Text
$3.00
Experimental Trials Informational Text & Activities - Scientific Method Passage
1 × Scientific Method Close Reading Passages Experimental Trials Testing Hypothesis
$3.00
Experiments vs Investigations Informational Text & Activities | Close Reading
1 × Experiments & Investigations Science Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions
Original price was: $4.25.Current price is: $3.25.
Scientific Method Informational Text & Activities Close Reading Passage
1 × Scientific Method Steps Close Read Activities - Nonfiction Informational Text
Original price was: $4.25.Current price is: $2.60.
States of Matter Informational Text & Activities - Solid Liquid Gas Close Read
1 × States of Matter Informational Text - Solid Liquid Gas Close Reading Worksheet
Original price was: $4.50.Current price is: $3.25.
What Dissolves in Water Informational Text & Activities - Science Close Reading
1 × Dissolving and Solubility in Water Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions
Original price was: $4.25.Current price is: $3.25.
Atomic Theory Informational Text & Activities | Science Close Reading Passage
1 × Atomic Theory Close Read Activity - Reading Comprehension Passage and Worksheet
Original price was: $4.50.Current price is: $3.25.
Chemical and Physical Changes Informational Text & Activities | Close Reading
1 × Chemical and Physical Changes Informational Text & Activities | Close Reading
$3.00
Water Cycle Worksheet Informational Text & Activities - Science Close Reading
1 × Water Cycle Informational Text - Earth Science Close Reading Passage & Activity
$3.00
Weather in Biomes Informational Text & Activities - Science Reading Passage
1 × Weather in Environments Biomes Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passage Activity
$3.00
Weather Tools Informational Text & Activities - Science Close Reading Passage
1 × Weather Tools Close Reading Passage & Activity Weather Instruments Informational
Original price was: $4.50.Current price is: $2.60.
Types of Precipitation Informational Text & Activities - Close Reading Passage
1 × Types of Precipitation Reading Comprehension & Questions - Close Read Worksheet
$3.00
Climate Zones Informational Text & Activities - Close Reading Passage
1 × Climate Zones Informational Text & Activities - Science Close Reading Passage
Original price was: $4.25.Current price is: $3.25.
Natural Disasters Informational Text & Activities | Science Based Close Reading
1 × Natural Disasters Reading Activity & Informational Text with Questions Worksheet
$3.00

Looking for a way to integrate science into your literacy block while covering the science standards? This YEAR-LONG science reading comprehension passages & questions bundle will save you hours of planning! You’ll get 47 nonfiction texts that cover all 5th grade science standards. Students will do a close read on a science topic, answer 10 multiple-choice questions for each article, and use graphic organizers to show what they’ve learned.
 
These high-interest, nonfiction passages are a great way to teach science while practicing reading skills. With an entire year’s worth of passages, you can easily cover the 5th grade science standards throughout the year.
 
What’s included?
  • 47 Informational Texts
  • 470 Multiple Choice Questions with Answer Key (10 questions for each text)
  • Teacher Tips to make your life easier
  • Questions to Ask Students 
  • Close Reading Steps on a Bookmark
Version with “Annotate the Text” and Version with “Mark the Text” 
  • How to Mark the Text Bookmark 
  • How to Annotate the Text Bookmark 
  • 7 Graphic Organizers: 
➡️ Main Ideas with Text Evidence
➡️ Ideas with Text Evidence 
➡️ Central Ideas with Details
➡️ Main Idea with Details, Main Idea, Details, Conclusion
➡️ KWL
➡️ Overview: Topic, Author’s Purpose, Key Vocabulary, Most Important Thing, I wonder, Important Facts, Illustration
➡️ Context Clues (3 versions: 3 words, 4 words, 5 words)
 
Topics Included: 
  1. Energy
  2. Electrical Energy
  3. Mechanical Energy
  4. Light Energy
  5. Sound Energy
  6. Heat Energy
  7. Chemical Energy
  8. Circuits
  9. Conductors and Insulators
  10. Balanced & Unbalanced Forces
  11. Forces and Motion
  12. Push and Pull
  13. Magnets
  14. States of Matter
  15. What Dissolves in Water?
  16. Atomic Theory
  17. Chemical & Physical Changes 
  18. Water Cycle
  19. Weather in Environments
  20. Weather Tools
  21. Types of Precipitation
  22. Climate Zones
  23. Natural Disasters
  24. Control Groups
  25. Experimental Trials
  26. Experiments vs. Investigations
  27. Scientific Method
  28. Inner & Outer Planets
  29. Types of Galaxies 
  30. Objects in Solar System
  31. Amphibians
  32. Arthropods
  33. Birds
  34. Fish
  35. Mammals
  36. Reptiles
  37. Hereditary & Learned Behaviors
  38. Plant and Animal Adaptations
  39. Flowering & Non-Flowering Plants 
  40. Complete & Incomplete Metamorphosis
  41. Circulatory System
  42. Digestive System
  43. Immune System
  44. Musculoskeletal System
  45. Nervous System
  46. Urinary System
  47. Respiratory System
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Spark a love of science with these high-interest, science-based reading passages.  A great way to meet multiple standards with one activity. 
 
How Can It be Used in Your Classroom?
  • Whole Group Instruction
  • Partner Practice
  • Guided Reading Groups
  • Substitute Plans
  • Send Home to Practice
  • ELA Work Stations or Centers
  • Assessment
 
What is Close Reading and How Do I Do It?
Close Reading: A reading strategy that is used to comprehend and analyze a text closely. Students will typically read the text at least twice for comprehension, details, analysis, and deep questioning of the text’s purpose and meaning. 
Steps for Close Reading: 
  1. Read the Text
  2. Mark Up the Text or Annotate the Text 
  3. Read the Text Again
  4. Define Unknown Words 
  5. Read the Text Again
  6. Respond to Reading
 
 
Check out what other educators are saying:
 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Karen B. wrote, “These passages are an excellent way to review Science concepts as a reading activity.”
 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Anissa B. wrote, “This resource is used to give my students practice in reading. The passages are part of a center done biweekly in the classroom.”
 
These 5th grade reading passages will provide an exciting way to work on reading comprehension with your students!! You don’t want to miss out on this ENGAGING resource. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.
 
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