Ice Cream Science Informational Text Passage - Practice Science Literacy in ELA

High-interest NO PREP PRINTABLES OR INTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING! High-interest topic students will love reading about and be fascinated by. Super interesting & informative informational text passage explains why & how ice cream is a complex substance (It is a foamy emulsion made possible by freezing-point depression!).

Teachers have repeatedly told me how much students liked this activity because it is so engaging and relevant to real life!

Comes with several ELA and Literacy in Science activities, an answer key, and directions for easily accessing the Google Slides for easy distance learning.

ALIGNS TO SO MANY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS

Students will summarize central ideas in a fun ice cream cone graphic organizer. Then they will integrate a visual that has quantitative information -- a recipe card for how to make homemade 5-minute ice cream -- and combine that knowledge with words to explain it. (They can even make the ice cream if so desired.) Perfect for getting students to integrate information presented quantitatively, visually, and in words (RST.6-8.7). Then, they will have to cite the text to support analysis. There is even a fun Mad Lib type activity in the form of a narrative they help write. Plus an easy science experiment extension if you like.

Can be used in Language Arts or in science as a "Literacy in Science" lesson.

You may like the related ice cream logic puzzle that can be used as a bellringer or free-time activity.

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CONTENTS:

1. Informational Text Passage (1 page): Ice Cream Science

2. Task A: Summarize Central Ideas (using fun ice cream cone graphic organizer)

3. Task B: Integrate Information Presented Visually, Quantitatively, & in Words (using recipe card to write a how-to video script)

4. Task C: Cite Text to Support Analysis (Analyze What Makes Melted Ice Cream Gross and Quote Text)

5. Fun fill-in-the-blank (Mad Libs style) informative narrative

6. Answer Key

7. Science activity extension idea

Check out my blog post "5 Cool Facts About Ice Cream" to get a preview of what's in the text and to give you some things to tell students to get them interested in learning more.

I ALSO HAVE A NEW WEBSITE WITH FREE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS, INSPIRATIONAL IDEAS, FREEBIES, AND MORE AT LOVINGLANGUAGEARTS.COM

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Note About the Practice Tests: The test items contain a variety of question types similar to SBAC, PARCC, STAAR, MAP, CAASP, and all of the state standardized ELA assessment programs. The tests align to even more standards: Writing, Language, Speaking & Listening, Literacy in Science and History, etc. Items align specifically to the grade level, not just generally.

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Test Prep Workbooks Prepare Students For:

Alabama ARMT, Alaska SBA, Arizona NAEP, AzM2, AASA Arkansas AABE, California CAASP, STAR & SBAC, Colorado CMAS & CSAP, Connecticut CMT & CAPT, Delaware DCAS & DSTP, Washington, DC PARCC, Florida FSA & FCAT, Georgia CRCT, Hawaii HSA, Idaho ISAT, Illinois ISAT, Indiana ISTEP+, Iowa ITBS & ITED, Kansas KRA, Kentucky CATS & KCCT, Louisiana LEAP & ILEAP, Maine NECAP & MEA, Maryland MSA, Massachusetts MCAS, Michigan MEAP, Minnesota MCA II, Mississippi MCT & MFLE, Missouri MAP, Montana MontCAS, Nebraska NeSA, Nevada NPEP, New Hampshire NECAP, New Jersey PARCC, New Mexico NMSBA, New York Regents NYSE & NYSTP, North Carolina EOG, North Dakota CAT & NDSA, Ohio OAT & OST, Oklahoma OCCT, Oregon OAKS, Pennsylvania PSSA, Rhode Island RICAS & NECAP, South Carolina PASS, South Dakota DSTEP, Tennessee TCAP, Texas STAAR & TAKS, UTAH SAGE & UPASS, Vermont SBAC & NECAP, Virginia SOL, Washington WCAP & WASL, West Virginia WESTEST, Wisconsin WKCE, Wyoming PAWS