Free Reading Passage: Minerals PDF
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- Grades 2โ4, Elementary, Homeschool Resources
- Pages
- 5
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- Answer key
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- ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Common Core, ESL, Language Development, Spelling
- Topic
- science, elementary
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- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets, Assessments, Teacher Tools, Quizzes and Tests, Tests
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- Standards
- CCSS.RI.4.1 CCSS.RI.4.4
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Free Reading Passage on Minerals for Earth Science
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Science Reading Comprehension Passageย 31 : Minerals
Independent PDF Version:
This is the independent PDF version containingย one lesson with full answer keys.
Product Info:
5 PAGES (US English with Answers) PDF Version
Teaching Duration: 90 Minutes
Science Reading Comprehension Outline:
Targeted for students in 3rd and 4th grades, these reading passages are enhanced with illustrations and graphs to elucidate critical points. Each lesson aligns with the Common Core State Standards, allowing you to integrate science reading practice effortlessly, knowing that minimal preparation is needed on your part.
Each passage comes with a variety of questions in different formats, including multiple-choice formats, data analysis, and fill-in-the-blanks. The topics covered strike a balance between engaging content and core curriculum-based science subjects.
Versatile in application, these lessons are suitable for a variety of settings such as whole-class instruction, morning activities, independent desk work, small group discussions, contingency plans for substitute teachers, homework assignments, or even special holiday-themed tasks.
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Life Science Part 3 - Organisms and Environments
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Earth Science Part 1 - Properties of Earth Materials
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Earth Science Part 2 - Changes in the Earth and Sky
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Earth Science Part 3 - Objects in the Sky
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Students can identify the four physical properties (luster, hardness, color, streak) geologists use to classify minerals.
Students can answer explicit and inferential multiple-choice questions using details stated in a nonfiction science passage.
Students can determine the meaning of a word in context (such as 'specific') using surrounding sentence clues.
Teaching tips
Have students read the passage once independently and once with the table referenced in the text ('the table on the right'), if available, before attempting the questions.
Use the fool's gold versus real gold example from the passage as a quick discussion hook before assigning the comprehension questions.
Assign the spelling page separately from the comprehension questions as a vocabulary-review activity, since it targets the same five key terms introduced in the passage.
Skills covered
Scientific text comprehension โ students answer multiple-choice questions using facts explicitly stated in a nonfiction passage about mineral identification.
Vocabulary in context โ students determine the meaning of the word 'specific' using the surrounding sentence.
Domain-specific spelling โ students identify the correct spelling of five geology-related vocabulary words using definition clues.
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
Does the passage explain why checking just one physical property isn't enough?
Yes โ it uses fool's gold as an example: it looks like real gold on the surface, but testing its streak reveals a dark green mark instead of the yellow streak real gold leaves.
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Standards
Standards
- CCSS.RI.4.1 โ Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- CCSS.RI.4.4 โ Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
Core concepts
Core concepts
mineral identification
physical properties
reading comprehension
domain vocabulary
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