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How Do Plants Drink Water? | Easy Science Reading

This short science reading passage is for English learners. Read the passage, learn key vocabulary, and answer the questions.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count287 wordsReading PassagePlants need water to live, but they do not drink like people or animals. Plants take in water from the soil through their roots.Roots grow underground and spread through the soil. They help hold the plant in place. They a..

How Do Airplanes Fly? | Easy Science Reading

This short science reading passage is for English learners. Read the passage, learn key vocabulary, and answer the questions.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count288 wordsReading PassageAirplanes are very heavy, but they can rise into the sky. They fly because of forces that work on the plane while it moves through the air.One important force is lift. Lift is made mostly by the wings. Airplane wings have..

Why Do Dogs Wag Their Tails? | Easy Science Reading

This short science reading passage is for English learners. Read the passage, learn key vocabulary, and answer the questions.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count286 wordsReading PassageMany people think a wagging tail always means a dog is happy. Sometimes that is true. But dogs wag their tails for many reasons.A dog's tail is part of its body language. Dogs cannot speak with words, so they use sounds, ..

What Makes Thunder? | Easy Science Reading

This short science reading passage is for English learners. Read the passage, learn key vocabulary, and answer the questions.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count287 wordsReading PassageThunder is the loud sound we hear during a storm. It often comes after a flash of lightning. Thunder and lightning are closely connected.Lightning is a very strong spark of electricity in the sky. When lightning moves thr..

Why Do We Have Seasons? | Easy Science Reading

This short science reading passage is for English learners. Read the passage, learn key vocabulary, and answer the questions.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count290 wordsReading PassageMany people think seasons happen because Earth moves closer to or farther from the Sun. But that is not the main reason. Seasons happen mostly because Earth is tilted.Earth spins around an imaginary line called an axis. T..

How Do Bees Make Honey? | Easy Science Reading

This short science reading passage is for English learners. Read the passage, learn key vocabulary, and answer the questions.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count291 wordsReading PassageHoney begins with flowers. Flowers make a sweet liquid called nectar. Bees visit flowers and drink nectar with their long tongues. Then they carry the nectar back to the hive.A bee does not carry nectar in the same stomac..

This short science reading passage is for English learners. Read the passage, learn key vocabulary, and answer the questions.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count286 wordsReading PassagePenguins are birds, but they do not fly in the air. Instead, they are excellent swimmers. Their bodies are built for life in cold oceans.Most flying birds have wings that are light and wide. These wings help them push air..

This short science reading passage is for English learners. Read the passage, learn key vocabulary, and answer the questions.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count285 wordsReading PassageAlmost everyone gets hiccups. A hiccup is a small, sudden sound that comes from the body. It can happen once, or it can happen many times in a row.Hiccups begin with a muscle called the diaphragm. The diaphragm moves down..

This short science reading passage is for English learners. Read the passage, learn key vocabulary, and answer the questions.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count291 wordsReading PassageThe heart is a strong muscle in the chest. It works day and night to move blood through the body. Each heartbeat is part of this important job.Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to body cells. It also carries waste away. ..

This short science reading passage is for English learners. Read the passage, learn key vocabulary, and answer the questions.Reading LevelA2-B1Word Count290 wordsReading PassageIn winter, some animals seem to sleep for a very long time. This deep winter rest is called hibernation. It helps animals live when the weather is cold and food is hard to find.Many animals eat plants, insects, seeds, or ..