Details
Pages
7 Pages
Subject
ELA, History/Social Studies, Science
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Resource Type
Activities, Printables, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
This is an informational science passage and assessment on bamboo, the evergreen perennial grass (not tree) very common to Asia and other warm climates. The text focuses on the characteristics of bamboo, some of its many and varied uses, and its importance to societies and people around the world. The text is suitable for Grades 3-6 and can be used in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, homework, test prep, assessment, centers, etc).
This 'printable/no prep" resource includes:
1) An engaging 750-word historical passage called 'Bamboo, The Wood of One Thousand Uses." Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level = 5.6
2) A set of 32 questions, including vocabulary, comprehension, and short- answer work, written to align with these Common Core Informational Text Standards: RI.4.1, RI.4.7, and R.5.4
3) An additional crossword puzzle for early finishers or to use as another form of assessment.
4) Answers to every question.
This item is a digital download and is bound by copyright laws. The redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Any claims of correlation or alignment to the Common Core State Standards are solely those of Mark Aaron and have not been evaluated or endorsed by the NGA. Mark Aaron is the sole creator of this product and does not claim endorsement or association with the creators of the CCSS.
This 'printable/no prep" resource includes:
1) An engaging 750-word historical passage called 'Bamboo, The Wood of One Thousand Uses." Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level = 5.6
2) A set of 32 questions, including vocabulary, comprehension, and short- answer work, written to align with these Common Core Informational Text Standards: RI.4.1, RI.4.7, and R.5.4
3) An additional crossword puzzle for early finishers or to use as another form of assessment.
4) Answers to every question.
This item is a digital download and is bound by copyright laws. The redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Any claims of correlation or alignment to the Common Core State Standards are solely those of Mark Aaron and have not been evaluated or endorsed by the NGA. Mark Aaron is the sole creator of this product and does not claim endorsement or association with the creators of the CCSS.
This is an informational science passage and assessment on bamboo, the evergreen perennial grass (not tree) very common to Asia and other warm climates. The text focuses on the characteristics of bamboo, some of its many and varied uses, and... more
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