Reading Organizer Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Identify how coal, oil, and natural gas provide energy
• Describe how mining and drilling can disturb natural habitats
• Explain how burning fossil fuels affects air and climate+ Show more

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• Identify solar, wind, hydropower, fossil fuel, and geothermal sources
• Describe how different sources can be used for energy
• Compare energy sources and their environmental impacts+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about testing and refining designs.
• Select details that explain how engineers plan fair tests.
• Explain why tests change one design feature at a time.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in an informational passage about motion
• Select supporting details that describe observed movement
• Record and compare stopping distances from repeated trials+ Show more

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• Identify how Morse code uses dots, dashes, and pauses
• Explain how rhythmic beats can communicate agreed messages
• Describe how on-and-off light patterns transfer information+ Show more

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• Identify the senses animals use to gather information.
• Explain how sensory information guides animal responses.
• Describe how the brain processes messages from the senses.+ Show more

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• Identify the functions of roots, stems, and leaves.
• Explain how beak and tooth shapes help animals obtain food.
• Describe how limbs and shells support movement and protection.+ Show more

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• Identify amplitude as the greatest displacement from a resting position
• Describe wavelength as the distance between successive wave crests
• Compare wave patterns by their amplitude and wavelength+ Show more

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• Identify reflection, absorption, and transmission in familiar examples
• Explain how hard surfaces reflect sound and produce echoes
• Describe how mirrors reflect and redirect light+ Show more

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• Identify renewable energy sources including sunlight, wind, and water
• Describe how sunlight, wind, and moving water provide energy
• Explain why renewable energy may need to be stored+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in informational engineering passages
• Highlight supporting details that explain a design problem
• Identify measurable success criteria for engineering designs+ Show more

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• Explain how thermal energy moves between warmer and cooler objects
• Describe how light travels through air and clear materials
• Explain how vibrations produce sound and transfer energy+ Show more

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• Identify the input and output energy forms in familiar devices
• Explain how batteries convert chemical energy into electrical energy
• Describe how electric motors convert electrical energy into movement+ Show more

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• Identify failure points described in prototype test observations
• Explain how test results reveal problems in a design
• Connect specific prototype problems to possible design improvements+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain why engineers control variables during prototype tests
• Identify conditions that should remain consistent in a fair test
• Compare testing procedures for different prototype designs+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in engineering design informational passages
• Locate supporting details that explain engineering design decisions
• Compare bridge, roof, lunch box, car, and shelter designs+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in engineering design passages
• Select details explaining how proposed solutions work
• Compare design features used to solve practical problems+ Show more

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• Identify success criteria in an engineering design challenge
• Distinguish design goals from material and time constraints
• Find supporting details about specific design requirements+ Show more

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• Identify how tsunamis can affect coastal communities
• Explain how sensors and alerts support tsunami warnings
• Describe how evacuation routes guide people to safer places+ Show more

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• Explain how earthquakes can damage buildings
• Identify building features that help reduce earthquake damage
• Describe how flexible frames and diagonal braces support structures+ Show more

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• Identify criteria and constraints in an engineering design challenge.
• Compare vehicle designs using distance, speed, and stability.
• Explain how gear arrangements affect cart movement.+ Show more

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• Identify how unbalanced forces change an object's motion.
• Distinguish examples of starting, stopping, and changing motion.
• Explain how pushes can change an object's speed or direction.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how collisions transfer energy between moving objects
• Describe energy changes during a pendulum's swing
• Identify how thermal energy moves from warm to cool objects+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify patterns in the distribution of Earth's mountains and volcanoes
• Compare earthquake locations with tectonic plate boundaries
• Interpret ocean-depth maps to locate deep ocean trenches+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify patterns in the distribution of volcanoes
• Explain how volcanoes relate to tectonic plate boundaries
• Describe earthquake patterns around the Pacific Ocean+ Show more

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• Identify patterns in the locations of major mountain ranges
• Locate deep ocean trenches using map information
• Explain how trenches form near sinking tectonic plates+ Show more

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• Interpret map symbols and keys to identify landform features.
• Explain how contour lines represent elevation and slope.
• Identify patterns showing mountains, valleys, and other landforms.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in informational passages about erosion.
• Locate supporting details about soil movement and erosion.
• Compare how slope steepness can affect soil erosion.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about vegetation and erosion.
• Select details explaining how plant roots hold soil.
• Compare erosion on planted and bare soil.+ Show more

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• Explain how rocks trapped in ice scrape bedrock.
• Identify how glacial plucking removes pieces of rock.
• Describe how glaciers transport and deposit sediment.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify how flashlight patterns communicate messages over distances.
• Explain how reflected sunlight can create visible signals.
• Compare light and sound signals under different conditions.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in informational science passages
• Select supporting details that explain how a device works
• Describe how energy changes form in different devices+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in passages about energy conversion
• Select supporting details about how everyday devices work
• Explain how electrical energy changes into light, sound, or motion+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in an informational science passage
• Select supporting details that explain an energy conversion
• Describe how batteries provide energy for a flashlight+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in a passage about collisions
• Select details that explain energy transfer during collisions
• Explain how speed can affect an object's motion after impact+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in a passage about object collisions
• Select details that explain changes in motion during collisions
• Compare how speed can affect an object's motion after impact+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in informational passages about electric currents.
• Highlight supporting details explaining electrical energy transfer.
• Describe how batteries provide energy in simple circuits.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in informational science passages
• Locate supporting details that explain thermal energy transfer
• Explain how thermal energy moves between warmer and cooler objects+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in informational science passages.
• Select supporting details that explain scientific ideas.
• Explain how sunlight transfers energy to different surfaces.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in a passage about motion and energy
• Select observations that support a scientific explanation
• Explain how a ball's speed relates to its energy+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in informational science passages.
• Select supporting details that explain the relationship between speed and energy.
• Explain kinetic energy as the energy of a moving object.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in passages about energy and motion
• Select supporting details from everyday examples of moving objects
• Explain how moving objects can cause changes+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in passages about rock strata.
• Select supporting details about sedimentary layers and fossils.
• Interpret fossil evidence to infer past environments.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify examples of magnetic attraction and static electricity
• Form testable questions about distance and noncontact forces
• Compare magnetic attraction to steel and aluminum objects+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in passages about magnetic prototype testing
• Select supporting details that explain fair testing conditions
• Compare magnetic prototype results across repeated trials+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea in informational passages about Earth's surface.
• Select supporting details that explain mapped surface features.
• Interpret contour lines and elevation patterns on topographic maps.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in an informational passage about weathering.
• Select supporting details about changes to Earth's surface.
• Explain how water, wind, ice, and plant roots weather rock.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in a magnetic engineering passage.
• Select supporting details that explain a design challenge.
• Compare magnetic device designs using stated criteria.+ Show more