Details
Pages
4 Pages
Subject
Reading & Literacy, History, Asia
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Resource Type
Activities, Printables, Worksheets
Standard
Not standard specific
Description
This history, close-reading text tells the story of the Tunguska event, a powerful explosion that occurred on June 30, 1908, in Siberia, Russia. It is now believed to have been caused by the airburst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment. The blast flattened trees over a vast area but caused no known human casualties. Its exact cause and nature remain a subject of scientific investigation and mystery over 100 years later.
This resource is a single-lesson reading and assessment on this unusual occurrence. The passage was written for Grade 5-8 students and can be used in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, homework, test prep, assessment, sub work, centers, etc).
This 'printable/no prep" resource includes:
1) An informative and accurate 700-word historical passage titled 'Sudden Impact: Tunguska Event." It is written in a way that Grade 5-8 students can understand and follow.
2) A total of 23 questions. They include vocabulary, sequencing events in the text, and general comprehension.
3) Answers to every question.
This item is a digital download andis 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.
This resource is a single-lesson reading and assessment on this unusual occurrence. The passage was written for Grade 5-8 students and can be used in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, homework, test prep, assessment, sub work, centers, etc).
This 'printable/no prep" resource includes:
1) An informative and accurate 700-word historical passage titled 'Sudden Impact: Tunguska Event." It is written in a way that Grade 5-8 students can understand and follow.
2) A total of 23 questions. They include vocabulary, sequencing events in the text, and general comprehension.
3) Answers to every question.
This item is a digital download andis 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.
This history, close-reading text tells the story of the Tunguska event, a powerful explosion that occurred on June 30, 1908, in Siberia, Russia. It is now believed to have been caused by the airburst of a large meteoroid or comet... more
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