This Grade 4-6 Science Reading Passages BUNDLE gives your students the opportunity to practice reading and comprehension skills while learning science content. This is perfect for a literacy activity that connects to your current science unit!
This resource addresses the NEW 2023 Ontario Language curriculum expectation, Cross-Curricular and Integrated Learning: A3.1 apply the knowledge and skills developed in this grade to support learning in various subject areas and identify some ways this learning can be used in everyday life. The Science content in this resource is based on the NEW 2022 Ontario Science Curriculum.
All four Grade 4 Science units are included: Light and Sound, Habitats and Communities, Pulleys and Gears, and Rocks and Minerals.
All four Grade 5 Science units are included: Conservation of Energy and Resources, Forces Acting on Structure, Changes in Matter, and Human Organ Systems.
All four Grade 6 Science units are included: Biodiversity, Electricity, Flight, and Space.
Each unit has 5 READING PASSAGES, for a total of 60 readings!
For the digital version of this product, students read the passages and fill in their answers to the questions right in Google Slides™! You will receive a Google Drive™ folder will the printable version (save as PDF and print!) and the digital version (assign to Google Classroom™ or other online learning platform)
This resource includes:
- 41-page PRINTABLE Grade 4 Reading Passages and Questions
- 41-page DIGITAL Grade 4 Reading Passages and Questions (for Google Slides™)
- 41-page PRINTABLE Grade 5 Reading Passages and Questions
- 41-page DIGITAL Grade 5 Reading Passages and Questions (for Google Slides™)
- 41-page PRINTABLE Grade 6 Reading Passages and Questions
- 41-page DIGITAL Grade 6 Reading Passages and Questions (for Google Slides™)
Grade 4 Science Reading Passage topics include:
- Rocks and Minerals: Diamonds, Volcanoes, Geology, Fossils, Pet Rocks
- Pulleys and Gears: Cranes, Bicycles, Pulleys, Gears in Vehicles, Careers in Gears
- Habitats and Community: Invasive Species, Endangered Species, Deforestation, Food Chains, Beaver Lodges
- Light and Sound: Sounds, Hearing Impairments, Colours, Rainbows, Spider Vision
Grade 5 Science Reading Passage topics include:
- Conservation of Energy and Resources: Heat Energy, Lightning, Renewable Energy, Electric Cars, Nuclear Energy
- Forces Acting on Structure: Earthquakes, Pyramids, Hurricanes, CN Tower, The Capilano Bridge
- Changes in Matter: Matter, Sea Ice, Winter Lakes, Water Cycle, Chemists
- Human Organ Systems: Digestion, Appendix, Smoking, Heart Health, Alzheimer's Diseases
Grade 6 Science Reading Passage topics include:
- Biodiversity: Biodiversity Importance, Vertebrates & Invertebrates, Tropical Rainforests, Deforestation, Wildfires
- Electricity: Solar Panels, Conserving Energy, Energy in Industries, Wireless Charging, Wind Energy
- Flight: Airplanes, Blimps, Bats, Flying Fish, Hummingbirds
- Space: Chris Hadfield, Moons, Extraterrestrial Life, Mars, Space Suits