Unit A: Earth Science

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Leveled Independent Science Books

Extra Support

Water and Ice

By Abigail Meskin

Summary: Describes the types of precipitation that may fall during a storm.

On Level

Measuring Weather

By Lucy Morris

Summary: Readers learn which instruments are used for measuring different types of weather.

Challenge

Springtime on the Farm

By Mary Katherine Tate

Summary: Why spring is the season when plants grow and animals have babies.

Student Bibliography

Chapter 1

Down Comes the Rain

By Franklyn M. Branley
Harper © 1997

Readers look at the weather cycle, learn how clouds form, and learn why rain and hail occur.

Chapter 2

Toby and the Snowflake

By Julie Halpern
Houghton Mifflin © 2004

Fictional story highlights the unique nature of individual snowflakes.