Vocabulary

Unit Nonfiction Books

 Ensure students learn the core ideas and crosscutting concepts in each instructional unit.

Quick Reads

 Short passages give students opportunities to expand their understanding of specific science topics.

Graphic Organizers

 Help students practice and demonstrate their reading comprehension by organizing information as they read.

Word Work

Puzzles and Activities to Reinforce Unit Vocabulary and Develop Scientific Literacy

Custom Science Vocabulary Lessons

Create vocabulary lessons from premade Science A-Z word lists on sister site Vocabulary A-Z to reinforce key terms and definitions.

Science A-Z Word Work activity sheets provide practice with unit vocabulary and strengthen scientific literacy through fun puzzles and activities. Students apply critical-thinking skills as they develop proficiency with the specialized language of science. Each set of Word Work science resources might include activities such as Crossword, Word Search, Matching, Fill-in-the-Blank, Unscramble, Word Sort, Analogies, and more! Answer keys for teachers make checking student answers easy.

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Life

Fill in the Blank; Matching; Syllables

Living/Non-Living

Earth & Space

Word Search; Wordplay; Syllables

Earth, Moon, and Sun

Matching; Word Sort; Analogies/Fill in the Blank

Earth's Surface