Description
Product Overview
Bring science and reading together in your classroom with this set of five engaging informational text passages for Grade 4. Each passage is around 260 words, the perfect length for a single lesson, and focuses on cause-and-effect relationships. Students practice essential reading comprehension skills while exploring meaningful science and nature topics.
Topics include:
– Volcano eruptions and their impact on land and people
– Heat and matter changes (melting candle)
– Flooding in a city and how communities recover
– How seeds grow into trees that support life
– Air pollution and smog in the city
What’s Inside
✔ 5 original science & nature passages (~260 words each)
✔ 5 Cause & Effect questions per passage
✔ Complete answer keys with text-based responses
✔ Teacher appendix with custom rubrics
✔ Ready-to-print student and teacher versions
Why Teachers Love It
Teachers value resources that are short enough for one class period but rich enough for discussion. These passages combine ELA comprehension practice with science content, encourage critical thinking, and save prep time with ready-to-use worksheets and rubrics.
Skills Students Will Practice
– Identifying cause and effect relationships
– Using text evidence in short written answers
– Summarizing informational texts
– Understanding how human actions connect with natural events
– Building cross-curricular knowledge in ELA and Science
Perfect For
– 4th grade classrooms
– Small groups and literacy centers
– Cross-curricular ELA & Science lessons
– Homeschool parents seeking print-and-go worksheets
Content Advisory
All passages are age-appropriate for Grade 4. Themes include natural disasters, weather, plant growth, and air pollution. No graphic or sensitive content is included.
Closing Statement
Give your students meaningful reading practice with these Science & Nature Cause and Effect Passages. With real-world topics, text-based questions, and supportive teacher tools, this set is perfect for building comprehension skills while connecting reading to the world around them.
