2nd grade nonfiction passage about morning dew: 124 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
2nd gradenonfictionmorning dew124 words
Where Does the Morning Dew Come From?
Have you ever walked on grass early in the morning? Your shoes may get wet, even when it did not rain. The wet drops on the grass are called dew.
Here is how dew is made. The air always holds a little water. This water is a gas, and you cannot see it. It is called water vapor.
At night, the ground cools down. The grass gets cold. When the air touches the cold grass, the water vapor cools too. It turns back into tiny drops of water. The drops stick to the blades of grass.
Later, the sun comes up and warms the grass. The drops dry up and go back into the air. That is why dew is gone by the afternoon.
Questions
What are the wet drops on grass in the morning called? in the text
What is the water in the air called? in the text
What happens to the ground at night? in the text
What turns the dew back into air? in the text
Why is there no dew in the afternoon? think about it
Words to know
dew
tiny drops of water that form on grass at night
vapor
water in the air that you cannot see
cools
gets less warm
blades
the thin leaves of grass
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Where Does the Morning Dew Come From?
2nd grade reading passage
Have you ever walked on grass early in the morning? Your shoes may get wet, even when it did not rain. The wet drops on the grass are called dew.
Here is how dew is made. The air always holds a little water. This water is a gas, and you cannot see it. It is called water vapor.
At night, the ground cools down. The grass gets cold. When the air touches the cold grass, the water vapor cools too. It turns back into tiny drops of water. The drops stick to the blades of grass.
Later, the sun comes up and warms the grass. The drops dry up and go back into the air. That is why dew is gone by the afternoon.
Questions
What are the wet drops on grass in the morning called?
What is the water in the air called?
What happens to the ground at night?
What turns the dew back into air?
Why is there no dew in the afternoon?
Words to know
dew: tiny drops of water that form on grass at night
vapor: water in the air that you cannot see
cools: gets less warm
blades: the thin leaves of grass
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● Easier · 93 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.1
Walk on grass in the morning. Your shoes get wet. It did not rain. The wet drops on the grass are dew.
Here is how dew is made. The air holds a little water. You cannot see it. It is water vapor.
At night, the grass gets cold. The air touches the cold grass. The vapor turns into tiny drops. The drops stick to the grass.
Then the sun comes up. It warms the grass. The drops dry up and go back into the air. So the dew is gone by the afternoon.
▲ This passage · 124 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.4
Have you ever walked on grass early in the morning? Your shoes may get wet, even when it did not rain. The wet drops on the grass are called dew.
Here is how dew is made. The air always holds a little water. This water is a gas, and you cannot see it. It is called water vapor.
At night, the ground cools down. The grass gets cold. When the air touches the cold grass, the water vapor cools too. It turns back into tiny drops of water. The drops stick to the blades of grass.
Later, the sun comes up and warms the grass. The drops dry up and go back into the air. That is why dew is gone by the afternoon.
■ Harder · 127 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.6
Have you ever strolled across the grass early in the morning and found your shoes soaked, even though it never rained? The wet droplets on the grass are called dew.
Here is how dew forms. The air always holds a small amount of water in the form of a gas that you cannot see. This invisible gas is called water vapor.
During the night, the ground cools off and the grass becomes cold. When the air touches the chilly grass, the water vapor cools too and turns back into tiny drops of water, which cling to each blade of grass.
Later, the sun rises and warms the grass. The drops dry up and return to the air, which is why the dew has vanished by the afternoon.
Walk on grass in the morning. Your shoes get wet. It did not rain. The wet drops on the grass are dew.
Here is how dew is made. The air holds a little water. You cannot see it. It is water vapor.
At night, the grass gets cold. The air touches the cold grass. The vapor turns into tiny drops. The drops stick to the grass.
Then the sun comes up. It warms the grass. The drops dry up and go back into the air. So the dew is gone by the afternoon.
Questions
What are the wet drops on grass called?
What is the water in the air called?
What happens to the grass at night?
What dries up the dew?
Why is there no dew in the afternoon?
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Name ____________________▲
Where Does the Morning Dew Come From?
Have you ever walked on grass early in the morning? Your shoes may get wet, even when it did not rain. The wet drops on the grass are called dew.
Here is how dew is made. The air always holds a little water. This water is a gas, and you cannot see it. It is called water vapor.
At night, the ground cools down. The grass gets cold. When the air touches the cold grass, the water vapor cools too. It turns back into tiny drops of water. The drops stick to the blades of grass.
Later, the sun comes up and warms the grass. The drops dry up and go back into the air. That is why dew is gone by the afternoon.
Questions
What are the wet drops on grass in the morning called?
What is the water in the air called?
What happens to the ground at night?
What turns the dew back into air?
Why is there no dew in the afternoon?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________■
Where Does the Morning Dew Come From?
Have you ever strolled across the grass early in the morning and found your shoes soaked, even though it never rained? The wet droplets on the grass are called dew.
Here is how dew forms. The air always holds a small amount of water in the form of a gas that you cannot see. This invisible gas is called water vapor.
During the night, the ground cools off and the grass becomes cold. When the air touches the chilly grass, the water vapor cools too and turns back into tiny drops of water, which cling to each blade of grass.
Later, the sun rises and warms the grass. The drops dry up and return to the air, which is why the dew has vanished by the afternoon.
Questions
What are the wet droplets on the grass in the morning called?
What is the invisible gas of water in the air called?
What happens to the ground and the grass during the night?
What makes the dew return to the air?
Why has the dew vanished by the afternoon?
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Answer key: Where Does the Morning Dew Come From?
● Easier (Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.1)
Dew.
Water vapor.
It gets cold.
The warm sun.
The sun warmed the grass, and the drops dried up.
▲ This passage (Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.4)
Dew.
Water vapor.
It cools down.
The warm sun.
The sun warmed the grass and the drops dried up.
■ Harder (Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.6)
Dew.
Water vapor.
They cool off and become cold.
The warmth of the sun.
The sun has warmed the grass, so the drops have dried up.
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Before reading, put dew, vapor, cools and blades on the board with their meanings from the Words to know section and have students predict what the text will be about.
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What reading level is "Where Does the Morning Dew Come From?"?
It was written for 2nd grade. It has 124 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 1.4. 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?
There are five. 4 ask for something the text says directly and 1 ask the reader to work something out from clues. Each has an answer in the key, and the answers are written as a teacher would accept them, not as the only possible wording.
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