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A Correlation of

Leveled Readers

to the

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Reading Kindergarten –Grade Two

Texas Assessment of Knowledge

and Skills for Reading Grades 3-6

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Introduction

This document demonstrates how Scott Foresman Science Leveled Readers meet the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (K-2) and the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (grades 3-6) for Reading. Correlation references are to the Scott Foresman Science Leveled Reader titles. For Grades 1-6, below, on, and advanced reading levels are given for each title.

Scott Foresman Science Leveled Readers There are three Content Leveled Readers per Scott Foresman Science chapter for every grade. The Leveled Readers reinforce key science content at below-level, on-level, and advanced reading levels. Leveled Readers teach the same Scott Foresman Science chapter content at each student’s level.

Table of Contents

Kindergarten……………………………………………………………….………..………….1

Grade One……………………………………………………………….…………...…………6

Grade Two………………………………………………………..……………………………35

Grade Three………………………………………………………………………..………….74

Grade Four………………………………………………………………………....………….86

Grade Five………………………………………………………………………...….……….97

Grade Six…………………………………………………………………………………….108

Scott Foresman Science Leveled Readers to the

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Reading

Kindergarten

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Reading—TEKS

Scott Foresman Science Kindergarten Readers

(8) Reading/vocabulary development. The student develops an extensive vocabulary. The student is expected to:

(A) discuss meanings of words and develop vocabulary through meaningful/concrete experiences (K-2);

K.1 Needs of Plants and Animals K.2 Growing and Changing K.3 Plants and Animals All Around K.4 Our Land, Water, and Air K.5 Weather and Seasons K.6 Matter K.7 Heat and Light K.8 How Things Move K.9 Day and Night K.10 How Things Work

(B) develop vocabulary by listening to and discussing both familiar and conceptually challenging selections read aloud (K-3); and

K.1 Needs of Plants and Animals K.2 Growing and Changing K.3 Plants and Animals All Around K.4 Our Land, Water, and Air K.5 Weather and Seasons K.6 Matter K.7 Heat and Light K.8 How Things Move K.9 Day and Night

K.10 How Things Work (C) identify words that name persons, places, or things and words that name actions (K-1).


K.10 How Things Work

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(9) Reading/comprehension. The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend selections read aloud. The student is expected to:

(A) use prior knowledge to anticipate meaning and make sense of texts (K-3);


(B) establish purposes for reading or listening such as to be informed, to follow directions, and to be entertained (K-3); and


(C) retell or act out the order of important events in stories (K-3).

K.5 Weather and Seasons

K.8 How Things Work

(10) Reading/literary response. The student responds to various texts. The student is expected to:

(A) listen to stories being read aloud (K-1);


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(B) participate actively (react, speculate, join in, read along) when predictable and patterned selections are read aloud (K-1);


(C) respond through talk, movement, music, art, drama, and writing to a variety of stories and poems in ways that reflect understanding and interpretation (K-1); and


(D) describe how illustrations contribute to the text (K-1).

K.3 Plants and Animals All Around K.6 Matter K.10 How Things Work

(11) Reading/text structures/literary concepts. The student recognizes characteristics of various types of texts. The student is expected to:

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(C) distinguish fiction from nonfiction, including fact and fantasy (K-3);


K.10 How Things Work (D) understand literary forms by recognizing and distinguishing among such types of text as stories, poems, and information books (K-2); and


K.10 How Things Work (12) Reading/inquiry/research. The student generates questions and conducts research about topics introduced through selections read aloud and from a variety of other sources. The student is expected to:

(A) identify relevant questions for inquiry such as "Why did knights wear armor?" (K-3);


K.10 How Things Work

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(B) use pictures, print, and people to gather information and answer questions (K-1);


K.10 How Things Work (C) draw conclusions from information gathered (K-3); and

K.1 Needs of Plants and Animals

K.2 Growing and Changing

K.4 Our Land, Water, and Air

K.7 Heat and Light

K.9 Day and Night



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Scott Foresman Science Leveled Readers

(8) Reading/word identification. The student uses a variety of word identification strategies. The student is expected to:

(A) decode by using all letter-sound correspondences within a word (1-3);

Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level)

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(continued) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

(B) use common spelling patterns to read words (1);


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(C) use structural cues to recognize words such as compounds, base words, and inflections such as -s, -es, -ed, and -ing (1-2);


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(D) identify multisyllabic words by using common syllable patterns (1-3);


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(E) recognize high frequency irregular words such as said, was, where, and is (1-2);


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(F) use knowledge of word order (syntax) and context to support word identification and confirm word meaning (1-3); and


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(G) read both regular and irregular words automatically such as through multiple opportunities to read and reread (1-3).


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(9) Reading/fluency. The student reads with fluency and understanding in texts at appropriate difficulty levels. The student is expected to:

(B) read regularly in instructional-level materials that are challenging but manageable (texts in which no more than approximately 1 in 10 words is difficult for the reader; a "typical" first grader reads approximately 60 wpm) (1);

Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced)

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(continued) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

(10) Reading/variety of texts. The student reads widely for different purposes in varied sources. The student is expected to:

(A) read fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including classic and contemporary works, for pleasure and/or information (1); and

Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level)

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(continued) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

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(B) use graphs, charts, signs, captions, and other informational texts to acquire information (1).

Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

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Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

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(C) identify words that name persons, places, or things and words that name actions (K-1).

Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced)

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(continued) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

(12) Reading/comprehension. The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend selections read aloud and selections read independently. The student is expected to:


Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level)

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(continued) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

(B) establish purposes for reading and listening such as to be informed, to follow directions, and to be entertained (K-3);


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(C) retell or act out the order of important events in stories (K-3);

Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

(D) monitor his/her own comprehension and act purposefully when comprehension breaks down using strategies such as rereading, searching for clues, and asking for help (1-3);

Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced)

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(continued) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

(E) draw and discuss visual images based on text descriptions (1-3);

Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced)

(F) make and explain inferences from texts such as determining important ideas and causes and effects, making predictions, and drawing conclusions (1-3); and

Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced)

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(G) identify similarities and differences across texts such as in topics, characters, and problems (1-2).

Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced)


(C) respond through talk, movement, music, art, drama, and writing to a variety of stories and poems in ways that reflect understanding and interpretation (K-1);

Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced)

(continued) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level)

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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Scott Foresman Science Reading—TEKS Leveled Readers

Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

(D) connect ideas and themes across texts (1-3); and

Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level)

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(continued) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

(E) describe how illustrations contribute to the text (K-1).

Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced)

(14) Reading/text structures/literary concepts. The student recognizes characteristics of various types of texts. The student is expected to:


Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level)

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(continued) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

(D) recognize the distinguishing features of familiar genres, including stories, poems, and informational texts (1-3);

Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level)

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(continued) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

(E) understand literary forms by recognizing and distinguishing among such types of text as stories, poems, and information books (K-2);

Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced)

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(continued) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

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(15) Reading/inquiry/research. The student generates questions and conducts research about topics using information from a variety of sources, including selections read aloud. The student is expected to:

(A) identify relevant questions for inquiry such as "What do pill bugs eat?" (K-3);

Living and Nonliving (1.1 Below-Level) Is It a Living Thing? (1.1 On-Level) What We Need (1.1 Advanced) Habitats (1.2 Below-Level) Places (1.2 On-Level) Swamp Life (1.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live (1.3 Below-Level) Animals and Plants (1.3 On-Level) Many Leaves (1.3 Advanced) Life Cycles (1.4 Below-Level) Living Things Grow and Change (1.4 On-Level) Egg to Owl (1.4 Advanced) Food Chains (1.5 Below-Level) Food Chains and Habitats (1.5 On-Level) On the Seashore (1.5 Advanced) Land, Water, and Air (1.6 Below-Level) Natural Resources (1.6 On-Level) Saving the Earth (1.6 Advanced) Weather (1.7 Below-Level) What Is Weather? (1.7 On-Level) Places in the World (1.7 Advanced) Observing Matter (1.8 Below-Level) Matter (1.8 On-Level) Changing Shape (1.8 Advanced) Movement and Sound (1.9 Below-Level) Forces and Sounds (1.9 On-Level) Making Music (1.9 Advanced)

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(continued) Learning About Energy (1.10 Below-Level) Energy (1.10 On-Level) All About Electricity (1.10 Advanced) Day and Night Sky (1.11 Below-Level) The Sky (1.11 On-Level) The Sun (1.11 Advanced) Science in Our World (1.12 Below-Level) Science All Around (1.12 On-Level) Machines at Work (1.12 Advanced)

(B) use pictures, print, and people to gather information and answer questions (K-1);


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(C) draw conclusions from information gathered (K-3);


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(D) use alphabetical order to locate information (1-3);


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(E) recognize and use parts of a book to locate information, including table of contents, chapter titles, guide words, and indices (1-3); and


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(5) Reading/word identification. The student uses a variety of word identification strategies. The student is expected to:

(A) decode by using all letter-sound correspondences within a word (1-3);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced)

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(continued) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(B) blend initial letter - sounds with common vowel spelling patterns to read words (1-3);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced)

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(continued) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(C) recognize high frequency irregular words such as said, was, where, and is (1-2);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level)

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(continued) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(D) identify multisyllabic words by using common syllable patterns (1-3);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced)

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(continued) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

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(E) use structural cues to recognize words such as compound, base words, and inflections such as -s, -es, -ed, and -ing (1-2);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced)

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(continued) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(F) use structural cues such as prefixes and suffixes to recognize words, for example, un- and -ly (2);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level)

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(continued) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(G) use knowledge of word order (syntax) and context to support word identification and confirm word meaning (1-3); and

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced)

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(continued) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(H) read both regular and irregular words automatically such as through multiple opportunities to read and reread (1-3).

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced)

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(continued) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(6) Reading/fluency. The student reads with fluency and understanding in texts at appropriate difficulty levels. The student is expected to:

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(B) read regularly in instructional-level materials that are challenging but manageable (texts in which no more than approximately 1 in 10 words is difficult for the reader; a "typical" second grader reads approximately 70 wpm) (2);


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(7) Reading/variety of texts. The student reads widely for different purposes in varied sources. The student is expected to:

(B) read from a variety of genres for pleasure and to acquire information from both print and electronic sources (2-3); and

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level)

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(continued) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(C) read to accomplish various purposes, both assigned and self-selected (2-3).

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level)

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(continued) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

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All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level)

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(continued) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(C) develop vocabulary through reading (2-3); and

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level)

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(continued) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(D) use resources and references such as beginners' dictionaries, glossaries, available technology, and context to build word meanings and to confirm pronunciation of words (2-3).

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level)

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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts TEKS


(continued) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(9) Reading/comprehension. The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend selections read aloud and selections read independently. The student is expected to:


All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced)

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(continued) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

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(B) establish purposes for reading and listening such as to be informed, to follow directions, and to be entertained (K-3);


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(C) retell or act out the order of important events in stories (K-3);

Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(D) monitor his/her own comprehension and act purposefully when comprehension breaks down such as rereading, searching for clues, and asking for help (1-3);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level)

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(continued) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(E) draw and discuss visual images based on text descriptions (1-3);

Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below-Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced)

(F) make and explain inferences from texts such as determining important ideas and causes and effects, making predictions, and drawing conclusions (1-3);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level)

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(continued) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced)

(G) identify similarities and differences across texts such as in topics, characters, and problems (1-2);

All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced)

(H) produce summaries of text selections (2-3); and

Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(I) represent text information in different ways, including story maps, graphs, and charts (2-3).

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level)

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(continued) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

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(B) demonstrate understanding of informational text in various ways such as through writing, illustrating, developing demonstrations, and using available technology (2-3);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level)

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(continued) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(C) support interpretations or conclusions with examples drawn from text (2-3); and

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level)

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(continued) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(D) connect ideas and themes across texts (1-3).

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced)

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(continued) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(11) Reading/text structures/literary concepts. The student analyzes the characteristics of various types of texts. The student is expected to:

(B) identify text as written for entertainment (narrative) or for information (expository) (2);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced)

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(continued) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

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(D) recognize the distinguishing features of familiar genres, including stories, poems, and informational texts (1-3);


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(G) understand literary forms by recognizing and distinguishing among such types of text as stories, poems, and information books (K-2);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level)

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(continued) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

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(12) Reading inquiry/research. The student generates questions and conducts research using information from various sources. The student is expected to:

(A) identify relevant questions for inquiry such as "Why do birds build different kinds of nests?" (K-3);


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(B) use alphabetical order to locate information (1-3);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level)

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(continued) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

(C) recognize and use parts of a book to locate information, including table of contents, chapter titles, guide words, and indices (1-3);

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level)

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(continued) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)

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(E) interpret and use graphic sources of information such as maps, charts, graphs, and diagrams (2-3);

How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level)

(H) draw conclusions from information gathered (K-3).

All About Plants (2.1 Below-Level) Plants (2.1 On-Level) Desert Plants (2.1 Advanced) All About Animals (2.2 Below-Level) Animal Groups (2.2 On-Level) Nocturnal Animals (2.2 Advanced) How Plants and Animals Live Together (2.3 Below-Level) Plants and Animals (2.3 On-Level) Life in a Rain Forest (2.3 Advanced) How Living Things Grow and Change (2.4 Below-Level) Growing and Changing (2.4 On-Level) Animal Eggs (2.4 Advanced) Earth’s Land, Air, and Water (2.5 Below Level) The Earth (2.5 On-Level) Crystals and Gems (2.5 Advanced) Earths Weather and Seasons (2.6 Below-Level) Earth’s Weather (2.6 On-Level) How Clouds Are Made (2.6 Advanced)

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(continued) Fossils and Dinosaurs (2.7 Below-Level) Dinosaur Fossils (2.7 On-Level) Tyrannosaurus Rex (2.7 Advanced) Properties of Matter (2.8 Below-Level) Matter (2.8 On-Level) Air Is Everywhere (2.8 Advanced) Energy (2.9 Below-Level) What Is Energy? (2.9 On-Level) Ships and Boats (2.9 Advanced) Forces and Motion (2.10 Below-Level) Exploring Forces and Motion (2.10 On-Level) Magnet Fun (2.10 Advanced) Sound (2.11 Below-Level) All About Sound (2.11 On-Level) How Sound Travels (2.11 Advanced) Earth and Space (2.12 Below-Level) Exploring Earth and Space (2.12 On-Level) Guide to the Constellations (2.12 Advanced) Technology in Our World (2.13 Below-Level) Technology (2.13 On-Level) Flying Machines (2.13 Advanced)


Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills for Reading

Grade Three

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills—TAKS


Objective 1 The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts.

(3.5) Reading/word identification. The student uses a variety of word identification strategies.

The student is expected to

(D) use root words and other structural cues such as prefixes, suffixes, and derivational endings to recognize words (3); and

(E) use knowledge of word order (syntax) and context to support word identification and confirm word meaning (1–3).

3.5 D and E Plants and How They Grow (3.1 Below-Level) Plants and Trees Growing (3.1 On-Level) Tree Life (3.1 Advanced) How Animals Live (3.2 Below-Level) Animal Ways of Life (3.2 On-Level) Exoskeleton (3.2 Advanced) Where Plants and Animals Live (3.3 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (3.3 On-Level) Polar Life (3.3 Advanced) Plants and Animals Living Together (3.4 Below-Level) Ways Plants and Animals Interact (3.4 On-Level) Owl Life (3.4 Advanced) Water (3.5 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (3.5 On-Level) Follow a Raindrop (3.5 Advanced) Weather (3.6 Below-Level) Weather and Storms (3.6 On-Level) Weather Record Breakers (3.6 Advanced) Rocks and Soil (3.7 Below-Level) The Rocks and Soil Beneath Us (3.7 On-Level) Fertile Floods (3.7 Advanced) Changes on Earth (3.8 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (3.8 On-Level)

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(continued) Follow a River (3.8 Advanced) Natural Resources (3.9 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (3.9 On-Level) You Can Recycle! (3.9 Advanced) Matter and Its Properties (3.10 Below-Level) How Matter Works (3.10 On-Level) How Do Boats Float? (3.10 Advanced) Changes in Matter (3.11 Below-Level) Ways Matter Changes (3.11 On-Level) Everyday Reactions (3.11 Advanced) Forces and Motion (3.12 Below-Level) How Things Move (3.12 On-Level) How Bikes Work (3.12 Advanced) Energy (3.13 Below-Level) So Much Energy! (3.13 On-Level) Light (3.13 Advanced) Sound (3.14 Below-Level) How Sounds Work (3.14 On-Level) Sonic Boom (3.14 Advanced) Patterns in the Sky (3.15 Below-Level) The Sky’s Patterns (3.15 On-Level) The Sun and the Seasons (3.15 Advanced) The Solar System (3.16 Below-Level) The Sun and Its Planets (3.16 On-Level) Space Station Life (3.16 Advanced) Science in Our Lives (3.17 Below-Level) Science and Its Uses (3.17 On-Level) Could You Be a Scientist? (3.17 Advanced)

(3.7) Reading/variety of texts. The student reads widely for different purposes in varied sources. The student is expected to

(B) read from a variety of genres [for pleasure and] to acquire information [from both print and electronic sources] (2–3).

3.7B Plants and How They Grow (3.1 Below-Level) Plants and Trees Growing (3.1 On-Level) Tree Life (3.1 Advanced) How Animals Live (3.2 Below-Level) Animal Ways of Life (3.2 On-Level) Exoskeleton (3.2 Advanced) Where Plants and Animals Live (3.3 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (3.3 On-Level) Polar Life (3.3 Advanced)

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(continued) Plants and Animals Living Together (3.4 Below-Level) Ways Plants and Animals Interact (3.4 On-Level) Owl Life (3.4 Advanced) Water (3.5 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (3.5 On-Level) Follow a Raindrop (3.5 Advanced) Weather (3.6 Below-Level) Weather and Storms (3.6 On-Level) Weather Record Breakers (3.6 Advanced) Rocks and Soil (3.7 Below-Level) The Rocks and Soil Beneath Us (3.7 On-Level) Fertile Floods (3.7 Advanced) Changes on Earth (3.8 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (3.8 On-Level) Follow a River (3.8 Advanced) Natural Resources (3.9 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (3.9 On-Level) You Can Recycle! (3.9 Advanced) Matter and Its Properties (3.10 Below-Level) How Matter Works (3.10 On-Level) How Do Boats Float? (3.10 Advanced) Changes in Matter (3.11 Below-Level) Ways Matter Changes (3.11 On-Level) Everyday Reactions (3.11 Advanced) Forces and Motion (3.12 Below-Level) How Things Move (3.12 On-Level) How Bikes Work (3.12 Advanced) Energy (3.13 Below-Level) So Much Energy! (3.13 On-Level) Light (3.13 Advanced) Sound (3.14 Below-Level) How Sounds Work (3.14 On-Level) Sonic Boom (3.14 Advanced) Patterns in the Sky (3.15 Below-Level) The Sky’s Patterns (3.15 On-Level) The Sun and the Seasons (3.15 Advanced)

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(continued) The Solar System (3.16 Below-Level) The Sun and Its Planets (3.16 On-Level) Space Station Life (3.16 Advanced) Science in Our Lives (3.17 Below-Level) Science and Its Uses (3.17 On-Level) Could You Be a Scientist? (3.17 Adv.)

(3.8) Reading/vocabulary development. The student develops an extensive vocabulary. The student is expected to

(C) use [resources and references such as beginners’ dictionaries, glossaries, available technology, and] context to build word meanings and to confirm pronunciations of words (2–3); and

(D) demonstrate knowledge of synonyms, antonyms, and multi- meaning words [for example, by sorting, classifying, and identifying related words] (3).

3.8C and D Plants and How They Grow (3.1 Below-Level) Plants and Trees Growing (3.1 On-Level) Tree Life (3.1 Advanced) How Animals Live (3.2 Below-Level) Animal Ways of Life (3.2 On-Level) Exoskeleton (3.2 Advanced) Where Plants and Animals Live (3.3 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (3.3 On-Level) Polar Life (3.3 Advanced) Plants and Animals Living Together (3.4 Below-Level) Ways Plants and Animals Interact (3.4 On-Level) Owl Life (3.4 Advanced) Water (3.5 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (3.5 On-Level) Follow a Raindrop (3.5 Advanced) Weather (3.6 Below-Level) Weather and Storms (3.6 On-Level) Weather Record Breakers (3.6 Advanced) Rocks and Soil (3.7 Below-Level) The Rocks and Soil Beneath Us (3.7 On-Level) Fertile Floods (3.7 Advanced) Changes on Earth (3.8 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (3.8 On-Level) Follow a River (3.8 Advanced) Natural Resources (3.9 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (3.9 On-Level) You Can Recycle! (3.9 Advanced)

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(continued) Matter and Its Properties (3.10 Below-Level) How Matter Works (3.10 On-Level) How Do Boats Float? (3.10 Advanced) Changes in Matter (3.11 Below-Level) Ways Matter Changes (3.11 On-Level) Everyday Reactions (3.11 Advanced) Forces and Motion (3.12 Below-Level) How Things Move (3.12 On-Level) How Bikes Work (3.12 Advanced) Energy (3.13 Below-Level) So Much Energy! (3.13 On-Level) Light (3.13 Advanced) Sound (3.14 Below-Level) How Sounds Work (3.14 On-Level) Sonic Boom (3.14 Advanced) Patterns in the Sky (3.15 Below-Level) The Sky’s Patterns (3.15 On-Level) The Sun and the Seasons (3.15 Advanced) The Solar System (3.16 Below-Level) The Sun and Its Planets (3.16 On-Level) Space Station Life (3.16 Advanced) Science in Our Lives (3.17 Below-Level) Science and Its Uses (3.17 On-Level) Could You Be a Scientist? (3.17 Advanced)

(3.9) Reading/comprehension. The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend selections read aloud and selections read independently.


(C) retell [or act out the order of] important events in stories (K–3); and

(H) produce summaries of text selections (2–3).

3.9C How Animals Live (3.2 Below-Level) Animal Ways of Life (3.2 On-Level) Exoskeleton (3.2 Advanced) Changes on Earth (3.8 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (3.8 On-Level) Follow a River (3.8 Advanced) Patterns in the Sky (3.15 Below-Level) The Sky’s Patterns (3.15 On-Level) The Sun and the Seasons (3.5 Advanced) Science in Our Lives (3.17 Below-Level) Science and Its Uses (3.17 On-Level) Could You Be a Scientist? (3.17 Advanced) 3.9H Forces and Motion (3.12 Below-Level) How Things Move (3.12 On-Level) How Bikes Work (3.12 Advanced)

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Objective 3 The student will use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts.



(C) retell [or act out] the order of important events in stories (K–3); and

(I) represent text information in different ways, including story maps, graphs, and charts (2–3).

3.9C How Animals Live (3.2 Below-Level) Animal Ways of Life (3.2 On-Level) Exoskeleton (3.2 Advanced) Where Plants and Animals Live (3.3 Below-Level) Changes on Earth (3.8 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (3.8 On-Level) Follow a River (3.8 Advanced) Light (3.13 Advanced) Patterns in the Sky (3.15 Below-Level) The Sky’s Patterns (3.15 On-Level) The Sun and the Seasons (3.15 Advanced) Science in Our Lives (3.17 Below-Level) Science and Its Uses (3.17 On-Level) Could You Be a Scientist? (3.17 Advanced) 3.9I Plants and How They Grow (3.1 Below-Level) Plants and Trees Growing (3.1 On-Level) Tree Life (3.1 Advanced) How Animals Live (3.2 Below-Level) Animal Ways of Life (3.2 On-Level) Exoskeleton (3.2 Advanced) Where Plants and Animals Live (3.3 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (3.3 On-Level) Polar Life (3.3 Advanced) Plants and Animals Living Together (3.4 Below-Level) Ways Plants and Animals Interact (3.4 On-Level) Owl Life (3.4 Advanced) Water (3.5 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (3.5 On-Level)

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(continued) Follow a Raindrop (3.5 Advanced) Weather (3.6 Below-Level) Weather and Storms (3.6 On-Level) Weather Record Breakers (3.6 Advanced) Rocks and Soil (3.7 Below-Level) The Rocks and Soil Beneath Us (3.7 On-Level) Fertile Floods (3.7 Advanced) Changes on Earth (3.8 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (3.8 On-Level) Follow a River (3.8 Advanced) Natural Resources (3.9 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (3.9 On-Level) You Can Recycle! (3.9 Advanced) Matter and Its Properties (3.10 Below-Level) How Matter Works (3.10 On-Level) How Do Boats Float? (3.10 Advanced) Changes in Matter (3.11 Below-Level) Ways Matter Changes (3.11 On-Level) Everyday Reactions (3.11 Advanced) Forces and Motion (3.12 Below-Level) How Things Move (3.12 On-Level) How Bikes Work (3.12 Advanced) Energy (3.13 Below-Level) So Much Energy! (3.13 On-Level) Light (3.13 Advanced) Sound (3.14 Below-Level) How Sounds Work (3.14 On-Level) Sonic Boom (3.14 Advanced) Patterns in the Sky (3.15 Below-Level) The Sky’s Patterns (3.15 On-Level) The Sun and the Seasons (3.15 Advanced) The Solar System (3.16 Below-Level) The Sun and Its Planets (3.16 On-Level) Space Station Life (3.16 Advanced) Science in Our Lives (3.17 Below-Level) Science and Its Uses (3.17 On-Level) Could You Be a Scientist? (3.17 Advanced)

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(3.11) Reading/text structures/literary concepts. The student analyzes the characteristics of various types of texts. The student is expected to

(A) distinguish different forms of texts, including lists, newsletters, and signs and the functions they serve (K–3); and

(C) recognize the distinguishing features of familiar genres, including stories, [poems], and informational texts (1–3).

3.11A Not Applicable 3.11C Plants and How They Grow (3.1 Below-Level) Plants and Trees Growing (3.1 On-Level) Tree Life (3.1 Advanced) How Animals Live (3.2 Below-Level) Animal Ways of Life (3.2 On-Level) Exoskeleton (3.2 Advanced) Where Plants and Animals Live (3.3 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (3.3 On-Level) Polar Life (3.3 Advanced) Plants and Animals Living Together (3.4 Below-Level) Ways Plants and Animals Interact (3.4 On-Level) Owl Life (3.4 Advanced) Water (3.5 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (3.5 On-Level) Follow a Raindrop (3.5 Advanced) Weather (3.6 Below-Level) Weather and Storms (3.6 On-Level) Weather Record Breakers (3.6 Advanced) Rocks and Soil (3.7 Below-Level) The Rocks and Soil Beneath Us (3.7 On-Level) Fertile Floods (3.7 Advanced) Changes on Earth (3.8 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (3.8 On-Level) Follow a River (3.8 Advanced) Natural Resources (3.9 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (3.9 On-Level) You Can Recycle! (3.9 Advanced) Matter and Its Properties (3.10 Below-Level) How Matter Works (3.10 On-Level) How Do Boats Float? (3.10 Advanced) Changes in Matter (3.11 Below-Level) Ways Matter Changes (3.11 On-Level)

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(continued) Everyday Reactions (3.11 Advanced) Forces and Motion (3.12 Below-Level) How Things Move (3.12 On-Level) How Bikes Work (3.12 Advanced) Energy (3.13 Below-Level) So Much Energy! (3.13 On-Level) Light (3.13 Advanced) Sound (3.14 Below-Level) How Sounds Work (3.14 On-Level) Sonic Boom (3.14 Advanced) Patterns in the Sky (3.15 Below-Level) The Sky’s Patterns (3.15 On-Level) The Sun and the Seasons (3.15 Advanced) The Solar System (3.16 Below-Level) The Sun and Its Planets (3.16 On-Level) Space Station Life (3.16 Advanced) Science in Our Lives (3.17 Below-Level) Science and Its Uses (3.17 On-Level) Could You Be a Scientist? (3.17 Advanced)

Objective 4 The student will apply critical-thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts.



(F) make and explain inferences from texts such as determining important ideas, causes and effects, making predictions, and drawing conclusions (1–3); and (J) distinguish fact from opinion in various texts, including news stories and advertisements (3).

3.9F Plants and How They Grow (3.1 Below-Level) Plants and Trees Growing (3.1 On-Level) Tree Life (3.1 Advanced) Where Plants and Animals Live (3.3 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (3.3 On-Level) Polar Life (3.3 Advanced) Plants and Animals Living Together (3.4 Below-Level) Ways Plants and Animals Interact (3.4 On-Level) Owl Life (3.4 Advanced) Water (3.5 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (3.5 On-Level) Follow a Raindrop (3.5 Advanced)

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(continued) Weather (3.6 Below-Level) Weather and Storms (3.6 On-Level) Weather Record Breakers (3.6 Advanced) Rocks and Soil (3.7 Below-Level) The Rocks and Soil Beneath Us (3.7 On-Level) Fertile Floods (3.7 Advanced) Natural Resources (3.9 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (3.9 On-Level) You Can Recycle! (3.9 Advanced) Matter and Its Properties (3.10 Below-Level) How Matter Works (3.10 On-Level) How Do Boats Float? (3.10 Advanced) Changes in Matter (3.11 Below-Level) Ways Matter Changes (3.11 On-Level) Everyday Reactions (3.11 Advanced) Energy (3.13 Below-Level) So Much Energy! (3.13 On-Level) Light (3.13 Advanced) Sound (3.14 Below-Level) How Sounds Work (3.14 On-Level) Sonic Boom (3.14 Advanced) The Solar System (3.16 Below-Level) The Sun and Its Planets (3.16 On-Level) Space Station Life (3.16 Advanced) 3.9J Not Applicable

(3.10) Reading/literary response. The student responds to various texts.


(C) support interpretations or conclusions with examples drawn from text (2–3).

3.10C Plants and How They Grow (3.1 Below-Level) Plants and Trees Growing (3.1 On-Level) Tree Life (3.1 Advanced) How Animals Live (3.2 Below-Level) Animal Ways of Life (3.2 On-Level) Exoskeleton (3.2 Advanced) Where Plants and Animals Live (3.3 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (3.3 On-Level) Polar Life (3.3 Advanced)

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(continued) Plants and Animals Living Together (3.4 Below-Level) Ways Plants and Animals Interact (3.4 On-Level) Owl Life (3.4 Advanced) Water (3.5 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (3.5 On-Level) Follow a Raindrop (3.5 Advanced) Weather (3.6 Below-Level) Weather and Storms (3.6 On-Level) Weather Record Breakers (3.6 Advanced) Rocks and Soil (3.7 Below-Level) The Rocks and Soil Beneath Us (3.7 On-Level) Fertile Floods (3.7 Advanced) Changes on Earth (3.8 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (3.8 On-Level) Follow a River (3.8 Advanced) Natural Resources (3.9 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (3.9 On-Level) You Can Recycle! (3.9 Advanced) Matter and Its Properties (3.10 Below-Level) How Matter Works (3.10 On-Level) How Do Boats Float? (3.10 Advanced) Changes in Matter (3.11 Below-Level) Ways Matter Changes (3.11 On-Level) Everyday Reactions (3.11 Advanced) Forces and Motion (3.12 Below-Level) How Things Move (3.12 On-Level) How Bikes Work (3.12 Advanced) Energy (3.13 Below-Level) So Much Energy! (3.13 On-Level) Light (3.13 Advanced) Sound (3.14 Below-Level) How Sounds Work (3.14 On-Level) Sonic Boom (3.14 Advanced) Patterns in the Sky (3.15 Below-Level) The Sky’s Patterns (3.15 On-Level) The Sun and the Seasons (3.15 Advanced) The Solar System (3.16 Below-Level)

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Grade Three 85



(continued) The Sun and Its Planets (3.16 On-Level) Space Station Life (3.16 Advanced) Science in Our Lives (3.17 Below-Level) Science and Its Uses (3.17 On-Level) Could You Be a Scientist? (3.17 Advanced)



Grade Four




(4.9) Reading/vocabulary development. The student acquires an extensive vocabulary through reading and systematic word study.


(B) draw on experiences to bring meanings to words in context such as interpreting figurative language and multiple-meaning words (4–5); and

(D) determine meanings of derivatives by applying knowledge of the meanings of root words such as like, pay, or happy and affixes such as dis-, pre-, and un- (4–8).

4.9 B and D Classifying Plants and Animals (4.1 Below-Level) Plant and Animal Classification (4.1 On-Level) Reptile or Amphibian? (4.1 Advanced) Energy from Plants (4.2 Below-Level) How Plants Grow and Change (4.2 On-Level) Weird Plants (4.2 Advanced) Ecosystems (4.3 Below-Level) Life in an Ecosystem (4.3 On-Level) Pond Life (4.3 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (4.4 Below-Level) Ecosystem Changes (4.4 On-Level) Parasitic Life (4.4 Advanced) Systems of the Human Body (4.5 Below-Level) The Body’s Systems (4.5 On-Level) Fighting Infections (4.5 Advanced) Water Cycle and Weather (4.6 Below-Level) Water and Weather on Earth (4.6 On Level) Weather and Currents (4.6 Advanced) Hurricanes and Tornadoes (4.7 Below-Level) Severe Storms (4.7 On-Level) Hurricanes (4.7 Advanced) Minerals and Rocks (4.8 Below-Level) Rocks and Minerals (4.8 On-Level)

Grade Four 86



(continued) Fossil Detectives (4.8 Advanced) Changes to Earth’s Surface (4.9 Below-Level) The Changing Surface of the Earth (4.9 On-Level) Ice! (4.9 Advanced) Using Natural Resources (4.10 Below-Level) Resources (4.10 On-Level) Wind Power (4.10 Advanced) Properties of Matter (4.11 Below-Level) Matter’s Properties (4.11 On-Level) Lighter Than Air (4.11 Advanced) Heat (4.12 Below-Level) Energy from Heat (4.12 On-Level) How Hot? (4.12 Advanced) Electricity and Magnetism (4.13 Below-Level) Electric and Magnetic Power (4.13 On-Level) Poles Apart (4.13 Advanced) Sound and Light (4.14 Below-Level) Light and Sound Waves (4.14 On-Level) Movie Science (4.14 Advanced) Objects in Motion (4.15 Below Level) Motion (4.15 On-Level) Newton and Gravity (4.15 Advanced) Simple Machines (4.16 Below-Level) Using Simple Machines (4.16 On-Level) On the Building Site (4.16 Advanced) Earth’s Cycles (4.17 Below-Level) Earth in Motion (4.17 On-Level) Eclipse (4.17 Advanced) Inner and Outer Planets (4.18 Below-Level) Planets (4.18 On-Level) The Red Planet (4.18 Advanced) Effects of Technology (4.19 Below-Level) Technology in the World (4.19 On-Level) Great Inventions (4.19 Advanced)

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(4.10) Reading/comprehension. The student comprehends selections using a variety of strategies.


(F) determine a text’s main (or major) ideas and how those ideas are supported with details (4–8); and (G) paraphrase and summarize text to recall, inform, or organize ideas (4–8).

4.10 F Hurricanes and Tornadoes (4.7 Below-Level) Severe Storms (4.7 On-Level) Hurricanes (4.7 Advanced) Effects of Technology (4.19 Below-Level) Technology in the World (4.19 On-Level) Great Inventions (4.19 Advanced) 4.10 G Minerals and Rocks (4.8 Below-Level) Rocks and Minerals (4.8 On-Level) Fossil Detectives (4.8 Advanced) Simple Machines (4.16 Below-Level) Using Simples Machines (4.16 On-Level) On the Building Site (4.16 Advanced)


(4.10) Reading/comprehension. The student comprehends selections using a variety of strategies. The student is expected to

(E) use the text’s structure or progression of ideas such as cause and effect or chronology to locate and recall information (4–8);

(I) find similarities and differences across texts such as in treatment, scope, or organization (4–8); and

(L) represent text information in different ways such as in outline, timeline, or graphic organizer (4–8).

4.10 E Ecosystems (4.3 Below-Level) Life in an Ecosystem (4.3 On-Level) Pond Life (4.3 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (4.4 Below-Level) Ecosystem Changes (4.4 On-Level) Parasitic Life (4.4 Advanced) Water Cycle and Weather (4.6 Below-Level) Water and Weather on Earth (4.6 On Level) Weather and Currents (4.6 Advanced) Using Natural Resources (4.10 Below-Level) Resources (4.10 On-Level) Wind Power (4.10 Advanced) Heat (4.12 Below-Level) Energy from Heat (4.12 On-Level) How Hot? (4.12 Advanced) Electricity and Magnetism (4.13 Below-Level) Electric and Magnetic Power (4.13 On-Level)

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(continued) Poles Apart (4.13 Advanced) Objects in Motion (4.15 Below-Level) Motion (4.15 On-Level) Newton and Gravity (4.15 Advanced) Earth’s Cycles (4.17 Below-Level) Earth in Motion (4.17 On-Level) Eclipse (4.17 Advanced) 4.10 I Classifying Plants and Animals (4.1 Below-Level) Plant and Animal Classification (4.1 On-Level) Reptile or Amphibian? (4.1 Advanced) Changes to Earth’s Surface (4.9 Below-Level) The Changing Surface of the Earth (4.9 On-Level) Ice! (4.9 Advanced) Properties of Matter (4.11 Below-Level) Matter’s Properties (4.11 On-Level) Lighter Than Air (4.11 Advanced) 4.10L Classifying Plants and Animals (4.1 Below-Level) Plant and Animal Classification (4.1 On-Level) Reptile or Amphibian? (4.1 Advanced) Energy from Plants (4.2 Below-Level) How Plants Grow and Change (4.2 On-Level) Weird Plants (4.2 Advanced) Ecosystems (4.3 Below-Level) Life in an Ecosystem (4.3 On-Level) Pond Life (4.3 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (4.4 Below-Level) Ecosystem Changes (4.4 On-Level) Parasitic Life (4.4 Advanced) Systems of the Human Body (4.5 Below-Level)

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(continued) The Body’s Systems (4.5 On-Level) Fighting Infections (4.5 Advanced) Water Cycle and Weather (4.6 Below-Level) Water and Weather on Earth (4.6 On Level) Weather and Currents (4.6 Advanced) Hurricanes and Tornadoes (4.7 Below-Level) Severe Storms (4.7 On-Level) Hurricanes (4.7 Advanced) Minerals and Rocks (4.8 Below-Level) Rocks and Minerals (4.8 On-Level) Fossil Detectives (4.8 Advanced) Changes to Earth’s Surface (4.9 Below-Level) The Changing Surface of the Earth (4.9 On-Level) Ice! (4.9 Advanced) Using Natural Resources (4.10 Below-Level) Resources (4.10 On-Level) Wind Power (4.10 Advanced) Properties of Matter (4.11 Below-Level) Matter’s Properties (4.11 On-Level) Lighter Than Air (4.11 Advanced) Heat (4.12 Below-Level) Energy from Heat (4.12 On-Level) How Hot? (4.12 Advanced) Electricity and Magnetism (4.13 Below-Level) Electric and Magnetic Power (4.13 On-Level) Poles Apart (4.13 Advanced) Sound and Light (4.14 Below-Level) Light and Sound Waves (4.14 On-Level) Movie Science (4.14 Advanced) Objects in Motion (4.15 Below Level) Motion (4.15 On-Level) Newton and Gravity (4.15 Advanced) Simple Machines (4.16 Below-Level) Using Simple Machines (4.16 On-Level)

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(continued) On the Building Site (4.16 Advanced) Earth’s Cycles (4.17 Below-Level) Earth in Motion (4.17 On-Level) Eclipse (4.17 Advanced) Inner and Outer Planets (4.18 Below-Level) Planets (4.18 On-Level) The Red Planet (4.18 Advanced) Effects of Technology (4.19 Below-Level) Technology in the World (4.19 On-Level) Great Inventions (4.19 Advanced)

(4.12) Reading/text structures/literary concepts. The student analyzes the characteristics of various types of texts (genres).


(A) judge the internal consistency or logic of stories and texts such as “Would this character do this?”; “Does this make sense here?” (4–5);

(C) identify the purposes of different types of texts such as to inform, influence, express, or entertain (4–8);

(E) compare communication in different forms such as [contrasting a dramatic performance with a print version of the same story or] comparing story variants (2–8); and

(J) describe how the author’s perspective or point of view affects the text (4–8).

4.12 A Not Applicable 4.12 C Classifying Plants and Animals (4.1 Below-Level) Plant and Animal Classification (4.1 On-Level) Reptile or Amphibian? (4.1 Advanced) Energy from Plants (4.2 Below-Level) How Plants Grow and Change (4.2 On-Level) Weird Plants (4.2 Advanced) Ecosystems (4.3 Below-Level) Life in an Ecosystem (4.3 On-Level) Pond Life (4.3 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (4.4 Below-Level) Ecosystem Changes (4.4 On-Level) Parasitic Life (4.4 Advanced) Systems of the Human Body (4.5 Below-Level) The Body’s Systems (4.5 On-Level) Fighting Infections (4.5 Advanced) Water Cycle and Weather (4.6 Below-Level) Water and Weather on Earth (4.6 On Level) Weather and Currents (4.6 Advanced) Hurricanes and Tornadoes (4.7 Below-Level) Severe Storms (4.7 On-Level) Hurricanes (4.7 Advanced)

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(continued) Minerals and Rocks (4.8 Below-Level) Rocks and Minerals (4.8 On-Level) Fossil Detectives (4.8 Advanced) Changes to Earth’s Surface (4.9 Below-Level) The Changing Surface of the Earth (4.9 On-Level) Ice! (4.9 Advanced) Using Natural Resources (4.10 Below-Level) Resources (4.10 On-Level) Wind Power (4.10 Advanced) Properties of Matter (4.11 Below-Level) Matter’s Properties (4.11 On-Level) Lighter Than Air (4.11 Advanced) Heat (4.12 Below-Level) Energy from Heat (4.12 On-Level) How Hot? (4.12 Advanced) Electricity and Magnetism (4.13 Below-Level) Electric and Magnetic Power (4.13 On-Level) Poles Apart (4.13 Advanced) Sound and Light (4.14 Below-Level) Light and Sound Waves (4.14 On-Level) Movie Science (4.14 Advanced) Objects in Motion (4.15 Below Level) Motion (4.15 On-Level) Newton and Gravity (4.15 Advanced) Simple Machines (4.16 Below-Level) Using Simple Machines (4.16 On-Level) On the Building Site (4.16 Advanced) Earth’s Cycles (4.17 Below-Level) Earth in Motion (4.17 On-Level) Eclipse (4.17 Advanced) Inner and Outer Planets (4.18 Below-Level) Planets (4.18 On-Level) The Red Planet (4.18 Advanced) Effects of Technology (4.19 Below-Level) Technology in the World (4.19 On-Level) Great Inventions (4.19 Advanced)

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Texas Assessment of Scott Foresman Science Knowledge and Skills—TAKS Leveled Readers

(continued) 4.12 E Not Applicable 4.12 J Not Applicable




(H) draw inferences such as conclusions or generalizations and support them with text evidence [and experience] (4–8); and

(J) distinguish fact and opinion in various texts (4–8).

4.10 H Energy from Plants (4.2 Below-Level) How Plants Grow and Change (4.2 On-Level) Weird Plants (4.2 Advanced) Systems of the Human Body (4.5 Below-Level) The Body’s Systems (4.5 On-Level) Fighting Infections (4.5 Advanced) Sound and Light (4.14 Below-Level) Light and Sound Waves (4.14 On-Level) Movie Science (4.14 Advanced) Inner and Outer Planets (4.18 Below-Level) Planets (4.18 On-Level) The Red Planet (4.18 Advanced) 4.10J Not Applicable

(4.11) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and supports responses to various types of texts. The student is expected to

(C) support responses by referring to relevant aspects of text [and his/her own experiences] (4–8); and

(D) connect, compare, and contrast ideas, themes, and issues across text (4–8).

4.11 C and D Classifying Plants and Animals (4.1 Below-Level) Plant and Animal Classification (4.1 On-Level) Reptile or Amphibian? (4.1 Advanced) Energy from Plants (4.2 Below-Level) How Plants Grow and Change (4.2 On-Level) Weird Plants (4.2 Advanced) Ecosystems (4.3 Below-Level) Life in an Ecosystem (4.3 On-Level) Pond Life (4.3 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (4.4 Below-Level)

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(continued) Ecosystem Changes (4.4 On-Level) Parasitic Life (4.4 Advanced) Systems of the Human Body (4.5 Below-Level) The Body’s Systems (4.5 On-Level) Fighting Infections (4.5 Advanced) Water Cycle and Weather (4.6 Below-Level) Water and Weather on Earth (4.6 (On Level) Weather and Currents (4.6 Advanced) Hurricanes and Tornadoes (4.7 Below-Level) Severe Storms (4.7 On-Level) Hurricanes (4.7 Advanced) Minerals and Rocks (4.8 Below-Level) Rocks and Minerals (4.8 On-Level) Fossil Detectives (4.8 Advanced) Changes to Earth’s Surface (4.9 Below-Level) The Changing Surface of the Earth (4.9 On-Level) Ice! (4.9 Advanced) Using Natural Resources (4.10 Below-Level) Resources (4.10 On-Level) Wind Power (4.10 Advanced) Properties of Matter (4.11 Below-Level) Matter’s Properties (4.11 On-Level) Lighter Than Air (4.11 Advanced) Heat (4.12 Below-Level) Energy from Heat (4.12 On-Level) How Hot? (4.12 Advanced) Electricity and Magnetism (4.13 Below-Level) Electric and Magnetic Power (4.13 On-Level) Poles Apart (4.13 Advanced) Sound and Light (4.14 Below-Level) Light and Sound Waves (4.14 On-Level) Movie Science (4.14 Advanced) Objects in Motion (4.15 Below Level) Motion (4.15 On-Level) Newton and Gravity (4.15 Advanced) Simple Machines (4.16 Below-Level)

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(continued) Using Simple Machines (4.16 On-Level) On the Building Site (4.16 Advanced) Earth’s Cycles (4.17 Below-Level) Earth in Motion (4.17 On-Level) Eclipse (4.17 Advanced) Inner and Outer Planets (4.18 Below-Level) Planets (4.18 On-Level) The Red Planet (4.18 Advanced) Effects of Technology (4.19 Below-Level) Technology in the World (4.19 On-Level) Great Inventions (4.19 Advanced)



(B) recognize that authors organize information in specific ways (4–5).

4.12B Classifying Plants and Animals (4.1 Below-Level) Plant and Animal Classification (4.1 On-Level) Reptile or Amphibian? (4.1 Advanced) Energy from Plants (4.2 Below-Level) How Plants Grow and Change (4.2 On-Level) Weird Plants (4.2 Advanced) Ecosystems (4.3 Below-Level) Life in an Ecosystem (4.3 On-Level) Pond Life (4.3 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (4.4 Below-Level) Ecosystem Changes (4.4 On-Level) Parasitic Life (4.4 Advanced) Systems of the Human Body (4.5 Below-Level) The Body’s Systems (4.5 On-Level) Fighting Infections (4.5 Advanced) Water Cycle and Weather (4.6 Below-Level) Water and Weather on Earth (4.6 (On Level) Weather and Currents (4.6 Advanced) Hurricanes and Tornadoes (4.7 Below-Level) Severe Storms (4.7 On-Level) Hurricanes (4.7 Advanced) Minerals and Rocks (4.8 Below-Level) Rocks and Minerals (4.8 On-Level)

Grade Four 95

Grade Four 96



(continued) Fossil Detectives (4.8 Advanced) Changes to Earth’s Surface (4.9 Below-Level) The Changing Surface of the Earth (4.9 On-Level) Ice! (4.9 Advanced) Using Natural Resources (4.10 Below-Level) Resources (4.10 On-Level) Wind Power (4.10 Advanced) Properties of Matter (4.11 Below-Level) Matter’s Properties (4.11 On-Level) Lighter Than Air (4.11 Advanced) Heat (4.12 Below-Level) Energy from Heat (4.12 On-Level) How Hot? (4.12 Advanced) Electricity and Magnetism (4.13 Below-Level) Electric and Magnetic Power (4.13 On-Level) Poles Apart (4.13 Advanced) Sound and Light (4.14 Below-Level) Light and Sound Waves (4.14 On-Level) Movie Science (4.14 Advanced) Objects in Motion (4.15 Below Level) Motion (4.15 On-Level) Newton and Gravity (4.15 Advanced) Simple Machines (4.16 Below-Level) Using Simple Machines (4.16 On-Level) On the Building Site (4.16 Advanced) Earth’s Cycles (4.17 Below-Level) Earth in Motion (4.17 On-Level) Eclipse (4.17 Advanced) Inner and Outer Planets (4.18 Below-Level) Planets (4.18 On-Level) The Red Planet (4.18 Advanced) Effects of Technology (4.19 Below-Level) Technology in the World (4.19 On-Level) Great Inventions (4.19 Advanced)



Grade Five






(B) draw on experiences to bring meanings to words in context such as interpreting figurative language and multiple-meaning words (4–5); and

(D) determine meanings of derivatives by applying knowledge of the meanings of root words such as like, pay, or happy and affixes such as dis-, pre-, and un- (4–8).

5.9 B and D Classifying Organisms (5.1 Below-Level) Grouping Living Things (5.1 On-Level) The Cat Family (5.1 Advanced) Cells to Systems (5.2 Below-Level) The Human Body: Cells to Systems (5.2 On-Level) Inside Sea Creatures (5.2 Advanced) Human Body Systems (5.3 Below-Level) Systems of the Human Body (5.3 On-Level) Staying Healthy (5.3 Advanced) Plants (5.4 Below-Level) Sunflowers and the Story of Plants (5.4 On-Level) Food and Farming (5.4 Advanced) Interactions in Ecosystems (5.5 Below-Level) Inside Ecosystems (5.5 On-Level) Build an Aquarium (5.5 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (5.6 Below-Level) How Ecosystems Change (5.6 On-Level) Changing World (5.6 Advanced) Water on Earth (5.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (5.7 On-Level) Underwater Explorers (5.7 Advanced) Weather Patterns (5.8 Below-Level) Changing Weather (5.8 On-Level) Drought (5.8 Advanced) Earth’s Changing Surface (5.9 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (5.9 On-Level)

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(continued) Mountains of the World (5.9 Advanced) Protecting Earth’s Resources (5.10 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (5.10 On-Level) Green Gardening (5.10 Advanced) Matter and Its Properties (5.11 Below-Level) Properties of Matter (5.11 On-Level) Pioneers of Physics (5.11 Advanced) Changes in Matter (5.12 Below-Level) Changing Matter (5.12 On-level) Baking Chemistry (5.12 Advanced) Forces in Motion (5.13 Below-Level) Objects on the Move (5.13 On-Level) Building Science (5.13 Advanced) Changing Forms of Energy (5.14 Below-Level) How Energy Changes (5.14 On-Level) Generating Power (5.14 Advanced) Electricity (5.15 Below-Level) Electricity and Its Uses (5.15 On-Level) The Light Bulb (5.15 Advanced) Stars and Galaxies (5.16 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (5.16 On-Level) Telescopes (5.16 Advanced) Earth in Space (5.17 Below-Level) The Earth and Its Neighbors (5.17 On-Level) Moon Landings (Grade 5.17 Advanced) Technology in Our Lives (5.18 Below-Level) Technology Today (5.18 On-Level) Cars: Past, Present, and Future (5.18 Advanced)

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(F) determine a text’s main (or major) ideas and how those ideas are supported with details (4–8); and

(G) paraphrase and summarize text to recall, inform, or organize ideas (4–8).

5.10 F Protecting Earth’s Resources (5.10 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (5.10 On-Level) Green Gardening (5.10 Advanced) 5.10 G Earth’s Changing Surface (5.9 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (5.9 On-Level) Mountains of the World (5.9 Advanced) Stars and Galaxies (5.16 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (5.16 On-Level) Telescopes (5.16 Advanced)







5.10E Human Body Systems (5.3 Below-Level) Systems of the Human Body (5.3 On-Level) Staying Healthy (5.3 Advanced) Plants (5.4 Below-Level) Sunflowers and the Story of Plants (5.4 On-Level) Food and Farming (5.4 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (5.6 Below-Level) How Ecosystems Change (5.6 On-Level) Changing World (5.6 Advanced) Water on Earth (5.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (5.7 On-Level) Underwater Explorers (5.7 Advanced) Forces in Motion (5.13 Below-Level) Objects on the Move (5.13 On-Level) Building Science (5.13 Advanced) Electricity (5.15 Below-Level) Electricity and Its Uses (5.15 On-Level) The Light Bulb (5.15 Advanced) Technology in Our Lives (5.18 Below-Level) Technology Today (5.18 On-Level)

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(continued) Cars: Past, Present, and Future (5.18 Advanced) 5.10 I Classifying Organisms (5.1 Below-Level) Grouping Living Things (5.1 On-Level) The Cat Family (5.1 Advanced) 5.10 L Classifying Organisms (5.1 Below-Level) Grouping Living Things (5.1 On-Level) The Cat Family (5.1 Advanced) Cells to Systems (5.2 Below-Level) The Human Body: Cells to Systems (5.2 On-Level) Inside Sea Creatures (5.2 Advanced) Human Body Systems (5.3 Below-Level) Systems of the Human Body (5.3 On-Level) Staying Healthy (5.3 Advanced) Plants (5.4 Below-Level) Sunflowers and the Story of Plants (5.4 On-Level) Food and Farming (5.4 Advanced) Interactions in Ecosystems (5.5 Below-Level) Inside Ecosystems (5.5 On-Level) Build an Aquarium (5.5 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (5.6 Below-Level) How Ecosystems Change (5.6 On-Level) Changing World (5.6 Advanced) Water on Earth (5.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (5.7 On-Level) Underwater Explorers (5.7 Advanced) Weather Patterns (5.8 Below-Level) Changing Weather (5.8 On-Level) Drought (5.8 Advanced) Earth’s Changing Surface (5.9 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (5.9 On-Level) Mountains of the World (5.9 Advanced) Protecting Earth’s Resources (5.10 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (5.10 On-Level) Green Gardening (5.10 Advanced) Matter and Its Properties (5.11 Below-Level)

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(continued) Properties of Matter (5.11 On-Level) Pioneers of Physics (5.11 Advanced) Changes in Matter (5.12 Below-Level) Changing Matter (5.12 On-level) Baking Chemistry (5.12 Advanced) Forces in Motion (5.13 Below-Level) Objects on the Move (5.13 On-Level) Building Science (5.13 Advanced) Changing Forms of Energy (5.14 Below-Level) How Energy Changes (5.14 On-Level) Generating Power (5.14 Advanced) Electricity (5.15 Below-Level) Electricity and Its Uses (5.15 On-Level) The Light Bulb (5.15 Advanced) Stars and Galaxies (5.16 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (5.16 On-Level) Telescopes (5.16 Advanced) Earth in Space (5.17 Below-Level) The Earth and Its Neighbors (5.17 On-Level) Moon Landings (Grade 5.17 Advanced) Technology in Our Lives (5.18 Below-Level) Technology Today (5.18 On-Level) Cars: Past, Present, and Future (5.18 Advanced)



(A) judge the internal consistency or logic of stories and texts such as “Would this character do this?”; “Does this make sense here?” (4–5);

(C) identify the purposes of different types of texts such as to inform, influence, express, or entertain (4–8);

(E) compare communication in different forms such as [contrasting a dramatic performance with a print

5.12 A Not Applicable 5.12C Classifying Organisms (5.1 Below-Level) Grouping Living Things (5.1 On-Level) The Cat Family (5.1 Advanced) Cells to Systems (5.2 Below-Level) The Human Body: Cells to Systems (5.2 On-Level) Inside Sea Creatures (5.2 Advanced) Human Body Systems (5.3 Below-Level) Systems of the Human Body (5.3 On-Level) Staying Healthy (5.3 Advanced) Plants (5.4 Below-Level) Sunflowers and the Story of Plants (5.4 On-Level)

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version of the same story or] comparing story variants (2–8); and

(J) describe how the author’s perspective or point of view affects the text (4–8).

Food and Farming (5.4 Advanced) Interactions in Ecosystems (5.5 Below-Level) Inside Ecosystems (5.5 On-Level) Build an Aquarium (5.5 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (5.6 Below-Level) How Ecosystems Change (5.6 On-Level) Changing World (5.6 Advanced) Water on Earth (5.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (5.7 On-Level) Underwater Explorers (5.7 Advanced) Weather Patterns (5.8 Below-Level) Changing Weather (5.8 On-Level) Drought (5.8 Advanced) Earth’s Changing Surface (5.9 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (5.9 On-Level) Mountains of the World (5.9 Advanced) Protecting Earth’s Resources (5.10 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (5.10 On-Level) Green Gardening (5.10 Advanced) Matter and Its Properties (5.11 Below-Level) Properties of Matter (5.11 On-Level) Pioneers of Physics (5.11 Advanced) Changes in Matter (5.12 Below-Level) Changing Matter (5.12 On-level) Baking Chemistry (5.12 Advanced) Forces in Motion (5.13 Below-Level) Objects on the Move (5.13 On-Level) Building Science (5.13 Advanced) Changing Forms of Energy (5.14 Below-Level) How Energy Changes (5.14 On-Level) Generating Power (5.14 Advanced) Electricity (5.15 Below-Level) Electricity and Its Uses (5.15 On-Level)

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(continued) The Light Bulb (5.15 Advanced) Stars and Galaxies (5.16 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (5.16 On-Level) Telescopes (5.16 Advanced) Earth in Space (5.17 Below-Level) The Earth and Its Neighbors (5.17 On-Level) Moon Landings (Grade 5.17 Advanced) Technology in Our Lives (5.18 Below-Level) Technology Today (5.18 On-Level) Cars: Past, Present, and Future (5.18 Advanced) 5.12 E and J Not Applicable






5.10 H Cells to Systems (5.2 Below-Level) The Human Body: Cells to Systems (5.2 On-Level) Inside Sea Creatures (5.2 Advanced) Interactions in Ecosystems (5.5 Below-Level) Inside Ecosystems (5.5 On-Level) Build an Aquarium (5.5 Advanced) Weather Patterns (5.8 Below-Level) Changing Weather (5.8 On-Level) Drought (5.8 Advanced) Matter and Its Properties (5.11 Below-Level) Properties of Matter (5.11 On-Level) Pioneers of Physics (5.11 Advanced) Changes in Matter (5.12 Below-Level) Changing Matter (5.12 On-level) Baking Chemistry (5.12 Advanced) Changing Forms of Energy (5.14 Below-Level) How Energy Changes (5.14 On-Level) Generating Power (5.14 Advanced)

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(continued) Earth in Space (5.17 Below-Level) The Earth and Its Neighbors (5.17 On-Level) Moon Landings (Grade 5.17 Advanced) 5.10 J Not Applicable

(5.11) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and supports responses to various types of texts.




5.11 C and D Classifying Organisms (5.1 Below-Level) Grouping Living Things (5.1 On-Level) The Cat Family (5.1 Advanced) Cells to Systems (5.2 Below-Level) The Human Body: Cells to Systems (5.2 On-Level) Inside Sea Creatures (5.2 Advanced) Human Body Systems (5.3 Below-Level) Systems of the Human Body (5.3 On-Level) Staying Healthy (5.3 Advanced) Plants (5.4 Below-Level) Sunflowers and the Story of Plants (5.4 On-Level) Food and Farming (5.4 Advanced) Interactions in Ecosystems (5.5 Below-Level) Inside Ecosystems (5.5 On-Level) Build an Aquarium (5.5 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (5.6 Below-Level) How Ecosystems Change (5.6 On-Level) Changing World (5.6 Advanced) Water on Earth (5.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (5.7 On-Level) Underwater Explorers (5.7 Advanced) Weather Patterns (5.8 Below-Level) Changing Weather (5.8 On-Level) Drought (5.8 Advanced) Earth’s Changing Surface (5.9 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (5.9 On-Level) Mountains of the World (5.9 Advanced) Protecting Earth’s Resources (5.10 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (5.10 On-Level) Green Gardening (5.10 Advanced)

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(continued) Matter and Its Properties (5.11 Below-Level) Properties of Matter (5.11 On-Level) Pioneers of Physics (5.11 Advanced) Changes in Matter (5.12 Below-Level) Changing Matter (5.12 On-level) Baking Chemistry (5.12 Advanced) Forces in Motion (5.13 Below-Level) Objects on the Move (5.13 On-Level) Building Science (5.13 Advanced) Changing Forms of Energy (5.14 Below-Level) How Energy Changes (5.14 On-Level) Generating Power (5.14 Advanced) Electricity (5.15 Below-Level) Electricity and Its Uses (5.15 On-Level) The Light Bulb (5.15 Advanced) Stars and Galaxies (5.16 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (5.16 On-Level) Telescopes (5.16 Advanced) Earth in Space (5.17 Below-Level) The Earth and Its Neighbors (5.17 On-Level) Moon Landings (Grade 5.17 Advanced) Technology in Our Lives (5.18 Below-Level) Technology Today (5.18 On-Level) Cars: Past, Present, and Future (5.18 Advanced)



(B) recognize that authors organize information in specific ways (4–5).

Classifying Organisms (5.1 Below-Level) Grouping Living Things (5.1 On-Level) The Cat Family (5.1 Advanced) Cells to Systems (5.2 Below-Level) The Human Body: Cells to Systems (5.2 On-Level) Inside Sea Creatures (5.2 Advanced) Human Body Systems (5.3 Below-Level) Systems of the Human Body (5.3 On-Level) Staying Healthy (5.3 Advanced) Plants (5.4 Below-Level) Sunflowers and the Story of Plants (5.4 On-Level)

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(continued) Food and Farming (5.4 Advanced) Interactions in Ecosystems (5.5 Below-Level) Inside Ecosystems (5.5 On-Level) Build an Aquarium (5.5 Advanced) Changes in Ecosystems (5.6 Below-Level) How Ecosystems Change (5.6 On-Level) Changing World (5.6 Advanced) Water on Earth (5.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Water (5.7 On-Level) Underwater Explorers (5.7 Advanced) Weather Patterns (5.8 Below-Level) Changing Weather (5.8 On-Level) Drought (5.8 Advanced) Earth’s Changing Surface (5.9 Below-Level) Our Changing Earth (5.9 On-Level) Mountains of the World (5.9 Advanced) Protecting Earth’s Resources (5.10 Below-Level) Earth’s Natural Resources (5.10 On-Level) Green Gardening (5.10 Advanced) Matter and Its Properties (5.11 Below-Level) Properties of Matter (5.11 On-Level) Pioneers of Physics (5.11 Advanced) Changes in Matter (5.12 Below-Level) Changing Matter (5.12 On-level) Baking Chemistry (5.12 Advanced) Forces in Motion (5.13 Below-Level) Objects on the Move (5.13 On-Level) Building Science (5.13 Advanced) Changing Forms of Energy (5.14 Below-Level) How Energy Changes (5.14 On-Level) Generating Power (5.14 Advanced) Electricity (5.15 Below-Level) Electricity and Its Uses (5.15 On-Level) The Light Bulb (5.15 Advanced) Stars and Galaxies (5.16 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (5.16 On-Level)

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(continued) Telescopes (5.16 Advanced) Earth in Space (5.17 Below-Level) The Earth and Its Neighbors (5.17 On-Level) Moon Landings (Grade 5.17 Advanced) Technology in Our Lives (5.18 Below-Level) Technology Today (5.18 On-Level) Cars: Past, Present, and Future (5.18 Advanced)



Grade Six



Objective 1

The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts.



(B) draw on experiences to bring meanings to words in context such as interpreting [idioms,] multiple-meaning words, and analogies (6–8);

(D) determine meanings of derivatives by applying knowledge of the meanings of root words such as like, pay, or happy and affixes such as dis-, pre-, or un- (4–8); and

(F) distinguish denotative and connotative meanings (6–8).

6.9 B, D and F Classification (6.1 Below-Level) Classifying Living Organisms (6.1 On-Level) Insects and Spiders (6.1 Advanced) Cells (6.2 Below-Level) Parts of Cells (6.2 On-Level) Epidemic (6.2 Advanced) Reproduction (6.3 Below-Level) Reproduction of Species (6.3 On-Level) Continuing the Species (6.3 Advanced) Body Systems (6.4 Below-Level) Systems of the Body (6.4 On-Level) Body Imaging (6.4 Advanced) Plants (6.5 Below-Level) Plant Processes (6.5 On-Level) Top Crops (6.5 Advanced) Biomes (6.6 Below-Level) Life in the Biosphere (6.6 On-Level) Forests Around the World (6.6 Advanced) Ecosystems (6.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (6.7 On-Level) Predator and Prey (6.7 Advanced) Plate Tectonics (6.8 Below-level) Earth’s Layers (6.8 On-Level) Ring of Fire (6.8 Advanced) Rocks and Minerals (6.9 Below-Level) Minerals and Rocks (6.9 On-Level) Down to Earth (6.9 Advanced) Reshaping Earth’s Surface (6.10 Below-

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(continued) Level) The Ever-Changing Surface of Earth (6.10 On-Level) Caves (6.10 Advanced) Earth’s Resources (6.11 Below-Level) Resources on Earth (6.11 On-Level) Green Homes (6.11 Advanced) Climate and Weather (6.12 Below-Level) Earth’s Climate and Weather (6.12 On-Level) Solar Power (6.12 Advanced) Matter (6.13 Below-Level) Properties of Matter (6.13 On-Level) Atoms (6.13 Advanced) Building Blocks of Matter (6.14 Below-Level) Structure of Matter (6.14 On-Level) Acids and Bases (6.14 Advanced) Forces and Motion (6.15 Below-Level) The Effect of Forces (6.15 On-Level) Zero Gravity (6.15 Advanced) Machines (6.16 Below-Level) The Use of Machines (6.16 On-Level) Levers, Gears, and Pulleys (6.16 Advanced) Changing Energy Forms (6.17 Below-Level) Energy (6.17 On-Level) Sports Champions (6.17 Advanced) Thermal and Light Energy (6.18 Below-Level) Energy from Heat and Light (6.18 On-Level) The Science of Cooking (6.18 Advanced) Earth, Sun, and Moon (6.19 Below-Level) Sun, Earth, and Moon (6.19 On-Level) Many Moons (6.19 Advanced) The Universe (6.20 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (6.20 On-Level) Following the Stars (6.20 Advanced) Technology (6.21 Below-Level) The Uses of Technology (6.21 On-Level) The Space Race (6.21 Advanced)

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(F) determine a text’s main (or major) ideas and how those ideas are supported with details (4–8); and

(G) paraphrase and summarize text to recall, inform, or organize ideas (4–8).

6.10F and G Biomes (6.6 Below-Level) Life in the Biosphere (6.6 On-Level) Forests Around the World (6.6 Advanced) Earth’s Resources (6.11 Below-Level) Resources on Earth (6.11 On-Level) Green Homes (6.11 Advanced) Earth, Sun, and Moon (6.19 Below-Level) Sun, Earth, and Moon (6.19 On-Level) Many Moons (6.19 Advanced) Technology (6.21 Below-Level) The Uses of Technology (6.21 On-Level) The Space Race (6.21 Advanced)

Objective 3

The student will use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts.






6.10E Reproduction (6.3 Below-Level) Reproduction of Species (6.3 On-Level) Continuing the Species (6.3 Advanced) Body Systems (6.4 Below-Level) Systems of the Body (6.4 On-Level) Body Imaging (6.4 Advanced) Climate and Weather (6.12 Below-level) Earth’s Climate and Weather (6.12 On-Level) Solar Power (6.12 Advanced) Matter (6.13 Below-Level) Properties of Matter (6.13 On-Level) Atoms (6.13 Advanced) Machines (6.16 Below-Level) The Use of Machines (6.16 On-Level) Levers, Gears, and Pulleys (6.16 Advanced) Changing Energy Forms (6.17 Below-Level) Energy (6.17 On-Level) Sports Champions (6.17 Advanced)

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(continued) 6.10 I Classification (6.1 Below-Level) Classifying Living Organisms (6.1 On-Level) Insects and Spiders (6.1 Advanced) Plants (6.5 Below-Level) Plants Processes (6.5 On-Level) Top Crops (6.5 Advanced) Rocks and Minerals (6.9 Below-Level) Minerals and Rocks (6.9 On-Level) Down to Earth (6.9 Advanced) Building Blocks of Matter (6.14 Below-Level) Structure of Matter (6.14 On-Level) Acids and Bases (6.14 Advanced) Thermal and Light Energy (6.18 Below-Level) Energy from Heat and Light (6.18 On-Level) The Science of Cooking (6.18 Advanced) 6.10L Classification (6.1 Below-Level) Classifying Living Organisms (6.1 On-Level) Insects and Spiders (6.1 Advanced) Cells (6.2 Below-Level) Parts of Cells (6.2 On-Level) Epidemic (6.2 Advanced) Reproduction (6.3 Below-Level) Reproduction of Species (6.3 On-Level) Continuing the Species (6.3 Advanced) Body Systems (6.4 Below-Level) Systems of the Body (6.4 On-Level) Body Imaging (6.4 Advanced) Plants (6.5 Below-Level) Plant Processes (6.5 On-Level) Top Crops (6.5 Advanced) Biomes (6.6 Below-Level) Life in the Biosphere (6.6 On-Level) Forests Around the World (6.6 Advanced) Ecosystems (6.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (6.7 On-Level) Predator and Prey (6.7 Advanced)

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(continued) Plate Tectonics (6.8 Below-level) Earth’s Layers (6.8 On-Level) Ring of Fire (6.8 Advanced) Rocks and Minerals (6.9 Below-Level) Minerals and Rocks (6.9 On-Level) Down to Earth (6.9 Advanced) Reshaping Earth’s Surface (6.10 Below-Level) The Ever-Changing Surface of Earth (6.10 On-Level) Caves (6.10 Advanced) Earth’s Resources (6.11 Below-Level) Resources on Earth (6.11 On-Level) Green Homes (6.11 Advanced) Climate and Weather (6.12 Below-Level) Earth’s Climate and Weather (6.12 On-Level) Solar Power (6.12 Advanced) Matter (6.13 Below-Level) Properties of Matter (6.13 On-Level) Atoms (6.13 Advanced) Building Blocks of Matter (6.14 Below-Level) Structure of Matter (6.14 On-Level) Acids and Bases (6.14 Advanced) Forces and Motion (6.15 Below-Level) The Effect of Forces (6.15 On-Level) Zero Gravity (6.15 Advanced) Machines (6.16 Below-Level) The Use of Machines (6.16 On-Level) Levers, Gears, and Pulleys (6.16 Advanced) Changing Energy Forms (6.17 Below-Level) Energy (6.17 On-Level) Sports Champions (6.17 Advanced) Thermal and Light Energy (6.18 Below-Level) Energy from Heat and Light (6.18 On-Level) The Science of Cooking (6.18 Advanced) Earth, Sun, and Moon (6.19 Below-Level) Sun, Earth, and Moon (6.19 On-Level) Many Moons (6.19 Advanced)

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Texas Assessment of Scott Foresman Science Knowledge and Skills—TAKS Leveled Readers

(continued) The Universe (6.20 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (6.20 On-Level) Following the Stars (6.20 Advanced) Technology (6.21 Below-Level) The Uses of Technology (6.21 On-Level) The Space Race (6.21 Advanced)



(A) identify the purposes of different types of texts such as to inform, influence, express, or entertain (4–8);

(C) compare communication in different forms such as [contrasting a dramatic performance with a print version of the same story or] comparing story variants (2–8); and

(H) describe how the author’s perspective or point of view affects the text (4–8).

6.12 A Classification (6.1 Below-Level) Classifying Living Organisms (6.1 On-Level) Insects and Spiders (6.1 Advanced) Cells (6.2 Below-Level) Parts of Cells (6.2 On-Level) Epidemic (6.2 Advanced) Reproduction (6.3 Below-Level) Reproduction of Species (6.3 On-Level) Continuing the Species (6.3 Advanced) Body Systems (6.4 Below-Level) Systems of the Body (6.4 On-Level) Body Imaging (6.4 Advanced) Plants (6.5 Below-Level) Plant Processes (6.5 On-Level) Top Crops (6.5 Advanced) Biomes (6.6 Below-Level) Life in the Biosphere (6.6 On-Level) Forests Around the World (6.6 Advanced) Ecosystems (6.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (6.7 On-Level) Predator and Prey (6.7 Advanced) Plate Tectonics (6.8 Below-level) Earth’s Layers (6.8 On-Level) Ring of Fire (6.8 Advanced) Rocks and Minerals (6.9 Below-Level) Minerals and Rocks (6.9 On-Level) Down to Earth (6.9 Advanced) Reshaping Earth’s Surface (6.10 Below-Level) The Ever-Changing Surface of Earth (6.10 On-Level) Caves (6.10 Advanced) Earth’s Resources (6.11 Below-Level)

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(continued) Resources on Earth (6.11 On-Level) Green Homes (6.11 Advanced) Climate and Weather (6.12 Below-Level) Earth’s Climate and Weather (6.12 On-Level) Solar Power (6.12 Advanced) Matter (6.13 Below-Level) Properties of Matter (6.13 On-Level) Atoms (6.13 Advanced) Building Blocks of Matter (6.14 Below-Level) Structure of Matter (6.14 On-Level) Acids and Bases (6.14 Advanced) Forces and Motion (6.15 Below-Level) The Effect of Forces (6.15 On-Level) Zero Gravity (6.15 Advanced) Machines (6.16 Below-Level) The Use of Machines (6.16 On-Level) Levers, Gears, and Pulleys (6.16 Advanced) Changing Energy Forms (6.17 Below-Level) Energy (6.17 On-Level) Sports Champions (6.17 Advanced) Thermal and Light Energy (6.18 Below-Level) Energy from Heat and Light (6.18 On-Level) The Science of Cooking (6.18 Advanced) Earth, Sun, and Moon (6.19 Below-Level) Sun, Earth, and Moon (6.19 On-Level) Many Moons (6.19 Advanced) The Universe (6.20 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (6.20 On-Level) Following the Stars (6.20 Advanced) Technology (6.21 Below-Level) The Uses of Technology (6.21 On-Level) The Space Race (6.21 Advanced) 6.12 C and H Not Applicable

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Objective 4

The student will apply critical-thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts.





6.10H Cells (6.2 Below-Level) Parts of Cells (On-Level) Epidemic (6.2 Advanced) Ecosystems (6.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (6.7 On-Level) Predator and Prey (6.7 Advanced) Plate Tectonics (6.8 Below-Level) Earth’s Layers (6.8 On-Level) Ring of Fire (6.8 Advanced) Reshaping Earth’s Surface (6.10 Below-Level) The Ever-Changing Surface of Earth (6.10 On-Level) Caves (6.10 Advanced) Forces and Motion (6.15 Below-Level) The Effect of Forces (6.15 On-Level) Zero Gravity (6.15 Advanced) The Universe (6.20 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (6.20 On-Level) Following the Stars (6.20 Advanced) 6.10 J Not Applicable

(6.11) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and supports responses to various types of texts.




6.11C and D Classification (6.1 Below-Level) Classifying Living Organisms (6.1 On-Level) Insects and Spiders (6.1 Advanced) Cells (6.2 Below-Level) Parts of Cells (6.2 On-Level) Epidemic (6.2 Advanced) Reproduction (6.3 Below-Level) Reproduction of Species (6.3 On-Level) Continuing the Species (6.3 Advanced) Body Systems (6.4 Below-Level)

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(continued) Systems of the Body (6.4 On-Level) Body Imaging (6.4 Advanced) Plants (6.5 Below-Level) Plant Processes (6.5 On-Level) Top Crops (6.5 Advanced) Biomes (6.6 Below-Level) Life in the Biosphere (6.6 On-Level) Forests Around the World (6.6 Advanced) Ecosystems (6.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (6.7 On-Level) Predator and Prey (6.7 Advanced) Plate Tectonics (6.8 Below-level) Earth’s Layers (6.8 On-Level) Ring of Fire (6.8 Advanced) Rocks and Minerals (6.9 Below-Level) Minerals and Rocks (6.9 On-Level) Down to Earth (6.9 Advanced) Reshaping Earth’s Surface (6.10 Below-Level) The Ever-Changing Surface of Earth (6.10 On-Level) Caves (6.10 Advanced) Earth’s Resources (6.11 Below-Level) Resources on Earth (6.11 On-Level) Green Homes (6.11 Advanced) Climate and Weather (6.12 Below-Level) Earth’s Climate and Weather (6.12 On-Level) Solar Power (6.12 Advanced) Matter (6.13 Below-Level) Properties of Matter (6.13 On-Level) Atoms (6.13 Advanced) Building Blocks of Matter (6.14 Below-Level) Structure of Matter (6.14 On-Level) Acids and Bases (6.14 Advanced) Forces and Motion (6.15 Below-Level) The Effect of Forces (6.15 On-Level) Zero Gravity (6.15 Advanced)

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(continued) Machines (6.16 Below-Level) The Use of Machines (6.16 On-Level) Levers, Gears, and Pulleys (6.16 Advanced) Changing Energy Forms (6.17 Below-Level) Energy (6.17 On-Level) Sports Champions (6.17 Advanced) Thermal and Light Energy (6.18 Below-Level) Energy from Heat and Light (6.18 On-Level) The Science of Cooking (6.18 Advanced) Earth, Sun, and Moon (6.19 Below-Level) Sun, Earth, and Moon (6.19 On-Level) Many Moons (6.19 Advanced) The Universe (6.20 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (6.20 On-Level) Following the Stars (6.20 Advanced) Technology (6.21 Below-Level) The Uses of Technology (6.21 On-Level) The Space Race (6.21 Advanced) 6.12 C and H Not Applicable



(I) analyze ways authors organize and present ideas such as through cause/effect, compare/contrast, inductively, deductively, or chronologically (6–8); and

(K) recognize how style, tone, and mood contribute to the effect of the text (6–8).

6.12I Classification (6.1 Below-Level) Classifying Living Organisms (6.1 On-Level) Insects and Spiders (6.1 Advanced) Cells (6.2 Below-Level) Parts of Cells (6.2 On-Level) Epidemic (6.2 Advanced) Reproduction (6.3 Below-Level) Reproduction of Species (6.3 On-Level) Continuing the Species (6.3 Advanced) Body Systems (6.4 Below-Level) Systems of the Body (6.4 On-Level) Body Imaging (6.4 Advanced) Plants (6.5 Below-Level) Plant Processes (6.5 On-Level) Top Crops (6.5 Advanced) Biomes (6.6 Below-Level) Life in the Biosphere (6.6 On-Level)

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(continued) Forests Around the World (6.6 Advanced) Ecosystems (6.7 Below-Level) Earth’s Ecosystems (6.7 On-Level) Predator and Prey (6.7 Advanced) Plate Tectonics (6.8 Below-level) Earth’s Layers (6.8 On-Level) Ring of Fire (6.8 Advanced) Rocks and Minerals (6.9 Below-Level) Minerals and Rocks (6.9 On-Level) Down to Earth (6.9 Advanced) Reshaping Earth’s Surface (6.10 Below-Level) The Ever-Changing Surface of Earth (6.10 On-Level) Caves (6.10 Advanced) Earth’s Resources (6.11 Below-Level) Resources on Earth (6.11 On-Level) Green Homes (6.11 Advanced) Climate and Weather (6.12 Below-Level) Earth’s Climate and Weather (6.12 On-Level) Solar Power (6.12 Advanced) Matter (6.13 Below-Level) Properties of Matter (6.13 On-Level) Atoms (6.13 Advanced) Building Blocks of Matter (6.14 Below-Level) Structure of Matter (6.14 On-Level) Acids and Bases (6.14 Advanced) Forces and Motion (6.15 Below-Level) The Effect of Forces (6.15 On-Level) Zero Gravity (6.15 Advanced) Machines (6.16 Below-Level) The Use of Machines (6.16 On-Level) Levers, Gears, and Pulleys (6.16 Advanced) Changing Energy Forms (6.17 Below-Level) Energy (6.17 On-Level) Sports Champions (6.17 Advanced) Thermal and Light Energy (6.18 Below-Level)

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(continued) Energy from Heat and Light (6.18 On-Level) The Science of Cooking (6.18 Advanced) Earth, Sun, and Moon (6.19 Below-Level) Sun, Earth, and Moon (6.19 On-Level) Many Moons (6.19 Advanced) The Universe (6.20 Below-Level) Exploring the Universe (6.20 On-Level) Following the Stars (6.20 Advanced) Technology (6.21 Below-Level) The Uses of Technology (6.21 On-Level) The Space Race (6.21 Advanced) 6.12 K Not Applicable

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