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Conductors and Insulators Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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Description

This easy to read, one page passage about conductors and insulators:

  • defines heat transfer as the movement of thermal energy
  • explains that some materials transfer heat and electricity better than others
  • gives examples of thermal/electrical conductors and how they are used
  • gives examples of thermal/electrical insulators and how they are used

It includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Slides. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing.

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Credits: Clip art by Chirp Graphic, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, and OpenClipart-Vectors, used with permission. Cover photograph sourced from Pixabay and used with permission. Fonts include: Chewy by Sideshow, Calibri by Luc de Groot, Londrina Solid by Marcelo Magalhães, and Amatic SC by Vernon Adams. All fonts used with permission under open source licenses. Information sourced, in part from Britannica Kids.

Total Pages
4 print, 2 digital
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
30 minutes
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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

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