Extended Informational Reading Comprehension: Extraordinary Elements

Learn about what makes certain elements cooler than others in this chemistry-based informational reading passage! Designed for eighth-grade learners, this extensive six-page worksheet gives students a chance to engage deeply with a rigorous nonfiction text, while also introducing learners to the world of chemistry in an accessible way. In Extended Informational Reading Comprehension: Extraordinary Elements, students will read an elemental overview before taking a closer look at five elements from the periodic table. Then learners will use the text to answer comprehension questions that will challenge them to make inferences, cite text evidence, and make connections and distinctions between ideas.