Read and Understand, Science, Grades 4–6 presents stories that range from high-third grade to high-sixth grade in readability. Topics presented include: Life Science: the common cold, tide pool life, yeast, diversity of animal eyes, conflict of conservation and tourism, cell structure and diversity, sickle-cell anemia. - Physical Science: potential and kinetic energy, types of solar radiation, light reflection and refraction, chemical compounds, flight and rocketry, the periodic table of elements. - Earth and Space Science: gravity, comets, types of rocks, total solar eclipse, tornadoes, tectonic plates and earthquakes, global warming. - Science and Technology: the process of invention, alternative fuel sources, invention of the microwave, improving airplane wing design, global warming, telescopes, communications devices through the years. This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only. About Evan-Moor A leader in PreK–8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning. About Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Our mission is to ignite young minds to help every child learn and succeed! Evan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK–8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children's hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential. We are committed to developing innovative educational PreK–8 resources that create meaningful learning experiences for kids. We take pride in developing award-winning resources that align with current educational standards and best practices while fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and a love of learning in students around the world. Life Science: the common cold, tide pool life, yeast, diversity of animal eyes, conflict of conservation and tourism, cell structure and diversity, sickle-cell anemia Physical Science: potential and kinetic energy, types of solar radiation, light reflection and refraction, chemical compounds, flight and rocketry, the periodic table of elements Physical Science: potential and kinetic energy, types of solar radiation, light reflection and refraction, chemical compounds, flight and rocketry, the periodic table of elements Science & Technology: the process of invention, alternative fuel sources, invention of the microwave, improving airplane wing design, global warming, telescopes, communications devices through the years