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Grade 3. 2018. 16 pages. Lexile range: 460L–610L. Forces and Interactions Below-Grade Reader, part of the Building Blocks of Science Literacy Series™, relates students' everyday lives and experiences to the concepts of force and motion. Topics include: Motion and Forces; Noncontact Forces; Simple Machines; the Science and Engineering Practices of defining a problem and developing solutions; and learning more about the career of a civil engineer. Soft cover.

Grade 3. 2018. 16 pages. Lexile range: 460L–610L. Forces and Interactions Below-Grade Reader, part of the Building Blocks of Science Literacy Series™, relates students' everyday lives and experiences to the concepts of force and motion. Topics include:

• Motion and Forces
• Noncontact Forces
• Simple Machines
• Science and Engineering Practices—Defining a Problem and Developing Solutions
• The Career of a Civil Engineer

Developed to enhance the teaching of Building Blocks of Science® units and other science curriculums, the Building Blocks of Science Literacy Series™: Forces and Interactions Below-Grade Reader supports inquiry-based science lessons with engaging informational text. The content, presented in below-grade readability for struggling readers, gives students a natural transition from hands-on investigations, builds background knowledge to reinforce conceptual learning, and lets students apply relevant nonfiction to their own real-world experiences. Educational studies show that children are more likely to engage with a reading exercise when the literature is related to a recent hands-on activity. The reader helps improve reading comprehension and aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards®. Soft cover.

*Next Generation Science Standards® is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.