Differentiated

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I have found that integrating whenever and wherever possible is a great way to make sure that I am addressing all of the Common Core
Standards and giving my students enough practice to reach mastery in each skill. With outdated textbooks and lack of resources, I
created close reading passages and differentiated reading passages based on important Social Studies and Science concepts. These
passages are designed so that each student in your classroom can access rich content on his or her reading level. Content-specific
vocabulary is incorporated into each passage. Each passage is original, research-based, and written in an engaging way to make content
come alive. Students enter our classrooms with a wide range of reading levels, yet are expected to master the same content. Each
passage comes in THREE LEVELS of differentiation so that you can meet EACH STUDENT at his or her reading level with the SAME rich
content. It is up to you to choose which level you assign each student to use. Remember that Common Core sets RIGOROUS standards for
our students and reading levels are higher using Common Core Standards Appendix (Figure 3) as a guideline for these passages. The
following guidelines regarding each passage level will help you determine which passage is best for each student.
The passage included in this set has been analyzed to fit three levels of classroom readers based on the Common Core Standards Reading
Levels. The passages are gradually differentiated. Each passage, regardless of the level, contains the same essential information. Easier
passages have simpler words and shorter sentences. More challenging passages may have advanced vocabulary and more complex
sentences. The questions remain the same for each for ease of grading, whole group grading, and discreet differentiation of student
needs.
Note: The passage levels are indicated by DISCREET SHAPES in the corner so that you can tell which level is which without your students
ever knowing! The shapes are listed below with the corresponding reading level.

Student is reading Student is reading ON Student is reading

BELOW grade level. grade level. ABOVE grade level.
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Name:______________________
Owners
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
Heat moves in many ways. Heat can be moved by conduction. It is moved by

convection. It is moved by radiation.

Conduction moves from one solid to another solid. Objects much be touching for
conduction to occur. Heat moves from a burner to the pan. This happens when you turn

a stove on to heat up a pan. The heat in the pan then moves to the food you are cooking.
The heat from the blanket moves to your body to warm you up when you cover up with
an electric blanket. In both situations there is contact between two objects.
Convection is the movement of heat through liquids and gases. The movement
creates a current. One example of convection is when you boil water in a pot. The water
starts to boil from the bottom and the hot water moves up to the top. Then the cooler
water is pushed down. A current of circulating water is formed. Another example is when

a space heater is used to heat a room. The air near the heater is heated and circulates
the room. This causes the heat to transfer between the hot and cooler air.
Radiation is the transfer of heat energy through waves. Heat energy is given off

by the sun’s rays. We can feel the heat energy given off by a campfire. Radiation only
travels in waves. It differs from conduction and convection. This is because no contact
or current is needed for the heat to transfer. The heat waves from radiation even
travels through empty space.

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 Colonial Perspectives: Large Land
Name:______________________
Owners
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
Heat moves in many ways. Heat can be moved by conduction. It is moved by

convection. It is moved by radiation.

Conduction moves from one solid to another solid. Objects much be touching for
conduction to occur. Heat moves from the burner to the pan when you turn a stove on

to heat up a pan. The heat in the pan then moves to the food you are cooking. The heat
from the blanket moves to your body to warm you up when you cover up with an
electric blanket. In both situations there is contact between two objects.

Convection is the movement of heat through liquids and gases. The movement
creates a current. One example of convection is when you boil water in a pot. The water
starts to boil from the bottom and the hot water moves up to the top. Then the cooler
water is pushed down and a current of circulating water is formed. Another example is

when a space heater is used to heat a room. The air near the heater is heated and
circulates the room, causing the heat to transfer between the hot and cooler air.
Radiation is the transfer of heat energy through waves. Heat energy is given
off by the sun’s rays. We can feel the heat energy given off by a campfire. Radiation
only travels in waves. It differs from conduction and convection. This is because no
contact or current is needed for the heat to transfer. The heat waves from radiation
even travels through empty space.

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 Colonial Perspectives: Large Land
Name:______________________
Ownersand Radiation
Conduction, Convection,
Heat can be moved in many ways. Heat can be moved by conduction, convection,
and by radiation.
Conduction is when the heat from one solid moves to another solid. It’s important
to remember that two objects much be touching for conduction to occur. Here are two
examples of when conduction takes place: When you turn the stove on to heat up a pan,
the heat moves from the burner to the pan. The heat in the pan then moves to the food
you are cooking. Also, when you cover up with an electric blanket, the heat from the
blanket moves to your body to warm you up. In both situations there is contact between
two objects.
Convection is the movement of heat through liquids and gases. The movement
creates a current. One example of convection is when you boil water in a pot. The water
starts to boil from the bottom and the hot water moves up to the top. Then the cooler
water is pushed down and a current of circulating water is formed. Another example is
when a space heater is used to heat a room. The air near the heater is heated and
circulates the room, causing the heat to transfer between the hot and cooler air.
Radiation is the transfer of heat energy through waves. An example of radiation
includes the heat energy given off by the sun’s rays. Due to radiation, we can feel the
heat energy given off by a campfire. Radiation only travels in waves and differs from
conduction and convection, because no contact or current is needed for the heat to
transfer. The heat waves from radiation can even travel through empty space.

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 Colonial Perspectives: Large Land
Conduction, Convection,
Owners Radiation
1. How does conduction occur? Directions: What are some examples of radiation, conduction,
and convection? Use the passage to support your answer. Try
to think of examples that are not listed in the passage.
2. What must happen in order for conduction to take place?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. Describe a situation when conduction occurs. _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. What is radiation? _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
5. Name two objects that gives off radiation waves.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
6. How does radiation differ from conduction and convection? _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
7. What is convection? _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
8. What does the movement create? _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
9. Describe a situation when convection occurs. _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Directions: In your opinion, what are the fiv e most important Writing: Compare and contrast conduction, convection, and
facts that should be known the movement of heat energy? List radiation as part of heat energy.
them below. _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
1. _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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 Colonial Perspectives: LargeANSWER
LandKEY
Conduction, Convection,
Owners Radiation
1. How does conduction occur? Directions: What are some examples of radiation, conduction,
When the heat from one solid moves to another solid. and convection? Use the passage to support your answer. Try
2. What must happen in order for conduction to take place? to think of examples that are not listed in the passage.
Two objects must be touching.
3. Describe a situation when conduction occurs.
Answers may vary: The stove heating up the pan to cook food
example or a person covering up with an electric blanket
example.
4. What is radiation?
The transfer of heat energy through waves.
5. Name two objects that gives off radiation waves.
The sun and a campfire.
6. How does radiation differ from conduction and convection?
It only travels in waves and no contact or current is needed for
heat to transfer.
7. What is convection?
The movement of heat through liquids and gases.
8. What does the movement create?
A current.
9. Describe a situation when convection occurs.
Answers may vary: boiling water example or using a space
heater example.

Directions: In your opinion, what are the fiv e most important Writing: Compare and contrast conduction, convection, and
facts that should be known the movement of heat energy? List radiation as part of heat energy.
them below.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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