2nd grade nonfiction passage about why we sweat: 122 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
2nd gradenonfictionwhy we sweat122 words
Sweat Is Your Built-In Cooler
After a fast race, your face is damp and your shirt feels sticky. That is sweat. It may seem messy, but it does a big job. It keeps you from getting too hot.
Your skin has many tiny holes called pores. When your body gets too warm, sweat comes out of them. Sweat is mostly water. It sits on your skin and then dries into the air. As it dries, it carries heat away. Your skin feels cooler.
A breeze helps sweat dry faster. That is why wind feels so nice on a hot day.
Sweat takes water out of your body, so you need to put some back. Drink water after you play. Rest in the shade for a while, too.
Questions
What is sweat mostly made of? in the text
Where does sweat come out of your skin? in the text
Why does your body make sweat? in the text
What helps sweat dry faster? in the text
Why should you drink water after you play hard? think about it
Words to know
sweat
the salty water that comes out of your skin when you are hot
damp
a little bit wet
pores
tiny holes in your skin
breeze
a gentle wind
shade
a cool spot out of the sun
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Sweat Is Your Built-In Cooler
2nd grade reading passage
After a fast race, your face is damp and your shirt feels sticky. That is sweat. It may seem messy, but it does a big job. It keeps you from getting too hot.
Your skin has many tiny holes called pores. When your body gets too warm, sweat comes out of them. Sweat is mostly water. It sits on your skin and then dries into the air. As it dries, it carries heat away. Your skin feels cooler.
A breeze helps sweat dry faster. That is why wind feels so nice on a hot day.
Sweat takes water out of your body, so you need to put some back. Drink water after you play. Rest in the shade for a while, too.
Questions
What is sweat mostly made of?
Where does sweat come out of your skin?
Why does your body make sweat?
What helps sweat dry faster?
Why should you drink water after you play hard?
Words to know
sweat: the salty water that comes out of your skin when you are hot
damp: a little bit wet
pores: tiny holes in your skin
breeze: a gentle wind
shade: a cool spot out of the sun
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● Easier · 97 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade -0.7
You run a fast race. Your face is wet. Your shirt is sticky. That is sweat. It does a big job. It keeps you from getting too hot.
Your skin has tiny holes. They are called pores. You get too warm. Sweat comes out of the pores. Sweat is mostly water. It sits on your skin. Then it dries. It takes heat away. You feel cool.
A breeze helps sweat dry fast. That is why wind feels good on a hot day.
Sweat takes water out of you. Drink water after you play. Rest in the shade.
▲ This passage · 122 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.3
After a fast race, your face is damp and your shirt feels sticky. That is sweat. It may seem messy, but it does a big job. It keeps you from getting too hot.
Your skin has many tiny holes called pores. When your body gets too warm, sweat comes out of them. Sweat is mostly water. It sits on your skin and then dries into the air. As it dries, it carries heat away. Your skin feels cooler.
A breeze helps sweat dry faster. That is why wind feels so nice on a hot day.
Sweat takes water out of your body, so you need to put some back. Drink water after you play. Rest in the shade for a while, too.
■ Harder · 138 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.7
After a fast race, your face feels damp and your shirt sticks to your back. That moisture is sweat. It may seem messy, but it performs an important job, because it prevents your body from overheating.
Your skin is covered with many tiny holes called pores. Whenever your body becomes too warm, sweat flows out through them. Sweat is mostly water. It rests on your skin and then evaporates into the air. As it dries, it carries heat away from your body, and your skin feels cooler.
A breeze helps sweat dry more quickly, which is why a gentle wind feels so pleasant on a hot day.
Sweating removes water from your body, so you need to replace what you lost. Drink plenty of water after you play, and rest in the shade for a while as well.
You run a fast race. Your face is wet. Your shirt is sticky. That is sweat. It does a big job. It keeps you from getting too hot.
Your skin has tiny holes. They are called pores. You get too warm. Sweat comes out of the pores. Sweat is mostly water. It sits on your skin. Then it dries. It takes heat away. You feel cool.
A breeze helps sweat dry fast. That is why wind feels good on a hot day.
Sweat takes water out of you. Drink water after you play. Rest in the shade.
Questions
What is sweat mostly made of?
Where does sweat come out of your skin?
Why does your body make sweat?
What helps sweat dry fast?
Why should you drink water after you play?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________▲
Sweat Is Your Built-In Cooler
After a fast race, your face is damp and your shirt feels sticky. That is sweat. It may seem messy, but it does a big job. It keeps you from getting too hot.
Your skin has many tiny holes called pores. When your body gets too warm, sweat comes out of them. Sweat is mostly water. It sits on your skin and then dries into the air. As it dries, it carries heat away. Your skin feels cooler.
A breeze helps sweat dry faster. That is why wind feels so nice on a hot day.
Sweat takes water out of your body, so you need to put some back. Drink water after you play. Rest in the shade for a while, too.
Questions
What is sweat mostly made of?
Where does sweat come out of your skin?
Why does your body make sweat?
What helps sweat dry faster?
Why should you drink water after you play hard?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________■
Sweat Is Your Built-In Cooler
After a fast race, your face feels damp and your shirt sticks to your back. That moisture is sweat. It may seem messy, but it performs an important job, because it prevents your body from overheating.
Your skin is covered with many tiny holes called pores. Whenever your body becomes too warm, sweat flows out through them. Sweat is mostly water. It rests on your skin and then evaporates into the air. As it dries, it carries heat away from your body, and your skin feels cooler.
A breeze helps sweat dry more quickly, which is why a gentle wind feels so pleasant on a hot day.
Sweating removes water from your body, so you need to replace what you lost. Drink plenty of water after you play, and rest in the shade for a while as well.
Questions
What is sweat mostly made of?
Through what do sweat drops leave your skin?
Why does your body make sweat?
What helps sweat dry more quickly?
Why should you drink plenty of water after you play hard?
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Answer key: Sweat Is Your Built-In Cooler
● Easier (Flesch-Kincaid grade -0.7)
Water.
Through tiny holes called pores.
To cool you when you get too hot.
A breeze.
Sweat takes water out of you, so you need to put it back.
▲ This passage (Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.3)
Water.
Through tiny holes called pores.
To cool you down when you get too warm.
A breeze.
Sweat takes water out of your body, so you need to replace it.
■ Harder (Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.7)
Water.
Tiny holes called pores.
To cool you down when you become too warm.
A breeze.
Sweating removes water from your body, so you must replace it.
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What reading level is "Sweat Is Your Built-In Cooler"?
It was written for 2nd grade. It has 122 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 1.3. That is a formula's estimate from sentence length and syllables, and it is not a Lexile or a guided reading level, so check it against your students.
What do the questions ask?
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