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Ways to help at home, from reading together to routines.
- Why a Falling Raindrop Stops Speeding Up: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about air resistance and terminal speed for 8th grade, 255 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Blocking Three Escape Routes for Heat in a Flask: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about heat transfer in a vacuum flask for 8th grade, 264 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why Wet Skin Feels Colder Than the Air: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about evaporation and cooling for 8th grade, 257 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Cold Water Rising Along a Windy Coast: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about coastal upwelling for 8th grade, 258 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why a Lake Turns Over Twice a Year: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about lake layers and turnover for 8th grade, 278 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Summer Dead Zone at a River's Mouth: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about river runoff and low oxygen for 8th grade, 260 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Salt Squeezed Out of Freezing Seawater: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about sea ice and brine for 8th grade, 250 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Hidden Water Inside a Cotton Shirt: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about virtual water in products for 8th grade, 259 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Sound Channel Deep Under the Sea: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about sound in the deep ocean for 8th grade, 256 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How a River Loop Becomes an Oxbow Lake: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about river meanders and oxbow lakes for 8th grade, 278 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Mountain Snowpack, the Slow Water Tank: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about snowpack and water supply for 8th grade, 288 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Marine Snow Falling Into the Dark: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about marine snow and the deep sea for 8th grade, 265 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Spending the Water Under Your Feet: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about aquifers and groundwater use for 8th grade, 287 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Fungus Partners Beneath a Forest: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about fungi and tree roots for 8th grade, 280 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why Leaves Turn Colors in Autumn: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about autumn leaf color for 8th grade, 292 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Crop Rotation Saves the Soil: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about farming and soil for 8th grade, 294 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How Water Climbs a Tall Tree: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how trees move water for 8th grade, 295 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Plants That Catch Insects: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about carnivorous plants and bogs for 8th grade, 288 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Mangroves: Trees in Salt Water: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about mangrove forests for 8th grade, 286 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Build a Compost Pile in Four Steps: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how to make compost for 8th grade, 308 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Yeast: The Fungus in the Bread: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about yeast and bread dough for 8th grade, 269 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Flowers Built for Their Visitors: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about pollination and flower design for 8th grade, 290 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- From Wild Grass to Corn on the Cob: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how corn was bred from teosinte for 8th grade, 269 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Typewriter That Would Not Type an E: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about a broken attic typewriter for 8th grade, 281 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.