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This resource is the perfect companion to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Second-Grade-Science-Curriculum-2nd-Grade-Science-Units-NGSS-BUNDLE-6699237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">2nd grade science curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You&#8217;ll receive 180 original reading choices<\/strong>&nbsp;in article format, book format, and Google Slides versions for 20 engaging science topics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Each set includes three reading levels (350\u2013450L, 450\u2013550L, and 550\u2013650L),<\/strong>&nbsp;making it easy to meet the needs of every student in your class, whether you\u2019re teaching whole groups, small groups, or need reading intervention materials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Each leveled nonfiction reading passage includes 2 sets of comprehension questions.<\/strong>&nbsp;Text-dependent questions for students to locate and color-code evidence in the text, and text structure-based questions that target 9 key learning standards for reading informational text.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The question sets address these standards\/skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask and answer questions<\/li>\n<li>Read and comprehend<\/li>\n<li>Main topic<\/li>\n<li>Text features &#8211; Images, diagrams, captions, infographics, tables<\/li>\n<li>Text purpose<\/li>\n<li>Word meanings<\/li>\n<li>Context clues<\/li>\n<li>Cause &amp; effect<\/li>\n<li>Sequencing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Included in the bundle:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>60 leveled reading passages<\/li>\n<li>60 leveled science readers<\/li>\n<li>60 Matching digital versions on Google Slides<\/li>\n<li>2 sets of comprehension questions per text (text-evidence &amp; text-structure based)<\/li>\n<li>Detailed teaching procedures, reading level chart, and standards alignment page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Nonfiction Reading Passages Titles &amp; Topics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Properties of Matter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How Do Astronauts Eat in Space? 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