Reading in the Content Areas: Science

Stimulate interest in science and extend lessons with these easy-to-read worktexts. Students learn to identify the main idea, create timelines, read for details, learn new vocabulary, and draw conclusions.

Reading in the Content Area Famous Scientists Series

Life Scientists

The lives of nineteen renowned biologists are outlined in this easy-to-read text. Students learn about important scientific discoveries and improve reading comprehension by identifying the main idea, reading for details, and drawing conclusions.

Physical Scientists

The lives and life-works of nineteen scientists are presented in this easy-reading text.

Earth and Space Scientists

Provides an easy-to-understand approach to Earth Science by profiling the lives and works of famous geologists, oceanographers, meteorologists, and astronomers.

Reading in the Content Area Outer Space Series

Famous Astronauts

Students gain a valuable understanding of the U.S. space program with fascinating, easy-to-read biographies of fourteen American astronauts.

The Space Shuttle

Students learn about individual space shuttles -- their design, payload, and flight plan. Includes Challenger and Discovery.

The Solar System

This clearly written worktext provides an overview of the solor system, lessons on the nine planets, and a special presentation on asteroids, commets, and meteors.

The History of Space Travel

Describes how and why NASA was formed and the benefits of space exploration in a concise, easy-to-read text.