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E-Z Readingfor Older Students

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Beginning readers will thoroughly enjoy the high-interest,fact-based stories in this book that are presented in a free-verse-like format. Repeated use of the basic vocabulary pertaining toeach story prompts the reader to recognize the words so thatreading it becomes easy and pleasurable. The diversified topics willengage the interest and attention of all young learners.

Three or four simple comprehensive questions at the end ofeach story test the reader’s understanding of the content. Ananswer key is included.

E-Z Reading was designed for use with students whose readinglevel is grade 2.

INTRODUCTION

CONTENTSSpiders ................................................................................................................................. 1

Snakes .................................................................................................................................. 2

Butterflies & Moths ........................................................................................................... 3

Giraffes ................................................................................................................................ 4

Hippopotamus .................................................................................................................... 5

Elephants ............................................................................................................................. 6

Tarantulas ............................................................................................................................ 7

Lizards .................................................................................................................................. 8

Armadillos ............................................................................................................................ 9

Frogs & Toads ................................................................................................................... 10

Rhinoceros ........................................................................................................................ 11

Kites .................................................................................................................................... 12

Gliders ................................................................................................................................. 13

Wilbur & Orville Wright ................................................................................................... 14

Charles Lindbergh ............................................................................................................ 15

Amelia Earhart ................................................................................................................. 16

Martin Luther King, Jr. .................................................................................................... 17

Helicopters ........................................................................................................................ 18

Astronauts ........................................................................................................................ 19

The Space Shuttle ........................................................................................................... 20

Machines That Lift and Carry ....................................................................................... 21

Cranes ................................................................................................................................ 22

Magnets ............................................................................................................................. 23

Computers ........................................................................................................................ 24

How Car Engines Work ................................................................................................... 25

How Do You Steer an Airplane? .................................................................................... 26

Pre/Post Test

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1. How many legs do spiders have? _____________________________

2 . What are spiders’ webs made of? ____________________________

3. What are spiders called? ____________________________________

4. What do spiders do to help people? ___________________________

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Spiders have eight legs. Spiders

spin webs. The webs are made of silk.

Spiders spin webs so they can catch

insects for food. Spiders have eight

legs.

Spiders are called arachnids

(a-rak-nids). They are not insects.

Insects have six legs. There are more than 30,000 kinds of spiders. Some are

very, very small. Some are larger than a person’s hand. Spiders have eight

legs.

Spiders help people. They eat harmful insects, like grasshoppers and

mosquitoes. Spiders can live anywhere they can find food. One kind of

spider lives under the water. One kind of spider lives on Mount Everest, the

world’s largest mountain. Spiders have eight legs.

SPIDERS

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Snakes have no legs. Snakes have

no eyelids. Snakes don’t see well. They

don’t hear well either. Most snakes are

harmless. Snakes have no legs.

Some snakes live in the water.

Some snakes live in trees. Some snakes live under the ground. Snakes have

no legs. Snakes shed their skins. They shed their skins a lot when they are

growing. Snakes have no legs.

Snakes are many colors. Snakes don’t want to be seen by other

animals. They don’t want people to see them either. This is why tree snakes

are green and brown. This is why desert snakes are yellow and light brown.

Snakes have no legs.

1. Name two things that snakes don’t have. ______________________

2. Name two places where snakes live. __________________________

3. When do snakes shed their skins the most? ____________________

4. Why are tree snakes green and brown?________________________

SNAKES

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BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS

Butterflies and moths seem the

same, but they’re not. They both taste

with their feet. They look alike, too.

Butterflies and moths seem the same,

but they’re not.

Butterflies like to fly in the daytime;

moths like to fly at night. When they are

resting, most moths keep their wings open. Most butterflies rest with their

wings closed. Butterflies have large wings and thin bodies; moths have

smaller wings and larger bodies. Butterflies and moths seem the same, but

they’re not.

Butterflies and moths start life as tiny eggs. A caterpillar comes out of

each egg. The caterpillar eats a lot and grows very fast. The caterpillar

becomes a pupa (peu-pa). The pupa case hangs on a leaf. Inside the

case, the pupa changes into a butterfly or moth. When the butterfly or

moth is ready, the case breaks. The butterfly or moth comes out, and flies

away. Butterflies and moths seem the same, but they’re not.

1. What do butterflies and moths taste with? _____________________

2. When do moths like to fly? __________________________________

3. What comes out of each egg? _______________________________

4. What does the caterpillar become? ___________________________

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I like to see giraffes at the zoo.

Giraffes are so tall they can look over

the tops of trees. Giraffes are so tall

they can eat the leaves off the tops of

trees. I like to see giraffes at the zoo.

Because giraffes are so tall, they

have a hard time doing some things,

like lying down. A giraffe has to tilt its body to one side, stretch one leg out,

and tuck its other legs under its body. I like to see giraffes at the zoo.

When a giraffe wants to stand up, this is hard, too. It pulls its neck back

and then pushes it forward to get itself on its front knees. It jerks its neck

again to push itself forward and raises its hind legs. It jerks its neck a third

time, and it is able to stand up. It is sometimes hard work to be a giraffe. I

like to see giraffes at the zoo.

GIRAFFES

1. What do giraffes like to eat?_________________________________

2. What do giraffes have a hard time doing? ______________________

3. How do giraffes lie down? __________________________________

________________________________________________________

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I like to see hippos at the zoo.

Hippos look funny. They have small

ears, small eyes, and big bodies. The

hippos’s mouth is wide and deep.

Hippos have long teeth. Hippos have

short legs. The hippopotamus (hipp-o-

pot-a-mus) eats lots of plants. It eats so

many, it can weigh as much as ten thousand pounds! I like to see hippos at

the zoo.

Hippos eat on land, but the rest of the time they like to be in the water.

The hippopotamus is a good swimmer. It can dive for five minutes at a time,

and it can walk on river bottoms. I like to see hippos at the zoo.

Hippos like to live with other hippos, but they don’t like people very

much. This is why it is best for people not to get too close to them. I like to

see hippos at the zoo.

HIPPOPOTAMUS

1. How much can hippos weigh? _______________________________

________________________________________________________

2. Where do hippos really like to be? ____________________________

3. What do hippos eat? _______________________________________

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I like to see elephants at the zoo.

Elephants are the biggest animals that

live on land. Elephants have trunks.

Trunks are very long noses. I like to see

elephants at the zoo.

Elephants can touch things with

their trunks. They can push and pull

things. They can use their trunks to pick up food. I like to see elephants at

the zoo.

If an elephant thinks there is danger, it can sniff the air with its trunk. If an

elephant is angry, it can send air out of its trunk. That makes a loud sound. I

like to see elephants at the zoo.

Best of all, an elephant can use its trunk as a hose. It can suck up and

spray out water. It can drink the water, or it can give itself a shower. I like to

see elephants at the zoo.

ELEPHANTS

1. What is the biggest land animal? _____________________________

2. What is the ‘trunk’ of an elephant? ___________________________

3. What does an elephant use its trunk for? ______________________

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Tarantulas (tar-an-tew-las) are very

big spiders. Tarantulas are very hairy

spiders. They have very big bodies, and

very strong legs. Tarantulas are big.

When tarantulas grow, they

outgrow their skins. As they get bigger,

they get rid of their old skin, and get a

new one. This is called molting (molt-ing). Tarantulas molt a lot before they

are all grown up. Tarantulas are big.

Tarantulas can live for a long time. They can live for as long as twenty-

five years. Tarantulas are big.

Tarantulas like to live under the ground. They come out at night to hunt.

They like to eat insects. Some people keep tarantulas as pets. Tarantulas

are big.

TARANTULAS

1. What do tarantulas grow out of, as they get bigger? _____________

2. What is “molting?” ________________________________________

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3. How long can tarantulas live?________________________________

4. Where do tarantulas like to live? _____________________________

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LIZARDS

1. What does “cold-blooded” mean? ____________________________

________________________________________________________

2. What do lizards eat? _______________________________________

3. Which lizard looks like a snake? ______________________________

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There’s lots to know about lizards.

Lizards are cold-blooded. That means

their bodies can’t make heat, so they

must be warmed by the sun every day.

This is why lizards live where it is warm.

There’s lots to know about lizards.

Some lizards eat only plants. Some

lizards eat only insects. Some lizards eat both plants and insects. There’s lots

to know about lizards.

Some lizards have legs. Some lizards don’t have any legs. All lizards

have tails. Some lizards lose their tails, and grow new ones. There’s lots to

know about lizards.

All lizards move fast. Some are fast runners. The Slow Worm lizard

doesn’t run because it doesn’t have any legs. It still moves very fast, and it

looks like a snake. There’s lots to know about lizards.

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Armadillos (arm-a-dil-los) are

strange. They look strange. They act

strange. The armadillo is as big as a

cat, but it doesn’t look at all like a cat.

On its back and its sides, it has a coat

that is like stiff armor. Armadillos are

strange.

Its head is long and pointed. Its tail is long and pointed. On its feet, the

armadillo’s claws are long and pointed, too. It has four claws on its front

feet, and five claws on its back feet. Armadillos are strange.

The claws are good for digging a hole under the ground, which is where

the armadillo lives. The armadillo doesn’t see very well. The armadillo

doesn’t hear very well. Armadillos are strange.

The armadillo can smell very well. It can smell and feel insects, which

the armadillo eats. Armadillos are strange.

1. What do armadillos eat? ____________________________________

2. What do armadillos have on their feet? ________________________

3. What can armadillos do very well?____________________________

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ARMADILLOS

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Frogs and toads are amphibians

(am-fib-ee-uns). They have short, round

bodies. They have big heads and eyes

that bulge. Frogs and toads have no

tail, no fur, no feathers, no scales, and

no neck. Frogs have smooth, damp

skin. Toads are bigger, and most of

them have dry, bumpy skin. Frogs and

toads are amphibians.

This means they can live on land or in the water. Some frogs live in the

water all the time. Some frogs live in holes they dig in the ground all the

time. Some frogs live in trees all the time. Frogs have different feet for the

different places they live. Some feet have pointed toes for digging, while

others have sticky toes for climbing. Some feet have webbed toes for

swimming. Frogs and toads are amphibians.

Frogs begin life as eggs. When the eggs hatch, tadpoles come out.

Then, the tadpoles slowly turn into small frogs. This is called metamorphosis

(met-ah-mor-fuh-siss). Frogs and toads are amphibians.

1. What does “amphibian” mean? ______________________________

________________________________________________________

2. How does a frog begin its life? _______________________________

3. What is metamorphosis? ____________________________________

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FROGS & TOADS

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I like to see rhinoceros (rine-oss-er-

us) at the zoo. Rhinoceros have a big

horn right in the middle of their faces.

They have big heads and big bodies.

Their skin is thick and tough. It looks like

armor. I like to see rhinoceros at the

zoo.

Rhinos don’t see very well. They have one eye on each side of their

heads, so they can’t look at things that are right in front of them. That’s why

the rhinoceros turns its head from side to side and looks out of one eye at a

time. I like to see rhinoceros at the zoo.

Rhinos have very good hearing. They can tell where a sound is coming

from. They have a good sense of smell, too. They can smell things that are a

half mile away. I like to see rhinoceros at the zoo.

Rhinos make all sorts of sounds to each other. They grunt, they scream,

and they whistle. They can make a very low sound that humans can’t hear

at all. I like to see rhinoceros at the zoo.

RHINOCEROS

1. Where is a rhino’s horn? ____________________________________

2. Why do rhinos use only one eye at a time?_____________________

________________________________________________________

3. How far away can a rhino smell something? ____________________

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I like kites. I like their color. I like

their shape. I like the fun we have with

them. I like kites.

There are many different kinds of

kites. There are flat kites, and bowed

kites, and box kites, and sled kites, and stunt kites, and fighter kites. I like kites.

Kites can fly only when there is wind. A kite is held by its string so that it

pushes against the wind. At the same time, the wind pushes against the kite.

This keeps the kite in the air. I like kites.

KITES

1. Name some different kinds of kites:___________________________

________________________________________________________

2. What do kites need in order to fly? ___________________________

3. What does the kite push against? ____________________________

4. What does the wind push against? ___________________________

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A glider is a very simple kind of

airplane. It has wings, but no engine.

How does the glider fly?

The wings of an airplane have a

shape called an airfoil (air-foil). When

the wing moves, air moves around the wing. The airfoil is curved, so the air

going above the wing moves faster than the air going below the wing. How

does the glider fly?

Slow moving air has more power than fast moving air, so the air below

the wing is more powerful than the air above the wing. This power pushes

the wing up, and the glider flies. This is called lift. This is how the glider flies.

GLIDERS

1. What is the shape of an airplane wing called? __________________

2. What does the air do when the airplane wing moves? ____________

________________________________________________________

3. What pushes the wing of the glider up into the air? ______________

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Wilbur and Orville Wright invented

the airplane. They dreamed about

making an airplane that could fly. First,

they made large kites and gliders. They

tried to fly these kites and gliders, but

they didn’t fly very well. Then, in 1902,

Wilbur and Orville Wright built a glider that did fly well. Wilbur and Orville

Wright invented the airplane.

They built a motor to put on the glider. They built propellers to put on

the glider. In 1903 the airplane that Wilbur and Orville Wright built flew into

the air. It flew for only 12 seconds. It flew for 120 feet. They had done it.

Wilbur and Orville Wright had invented the airplane.

WILBUR & ORVILLE WRIGHT

1. What things did Wilbur and Orville Wright make first? ____________

________________________________________________________

2. In what year did their plane fly? ______________________________

3. How long was it in the air? __________________________________

4. How far did it fly? _________________________________________

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Charles Lindbergh was an

American hero. He was the first person

to fly from New York to Paris, France,

without stopping. Charles Lindbergh

had to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by

himself. He had to fly three thousand,

six hundred miles by himself in a single-

engine airplane. Charles Lindbergh was an American hero.

Charles Lindbergh was twenty-five years old when he flew across the

Atlantic Ocean. Charles Lindbergh’s airplane was called the “Spirit of St.

Louis”. He flew from New York City, in the United States, to Paris, in France, in

1927. Before he flew across the Atlantic, nobody knew who Charles

Lindbergh was. After he flew across the Atlantic, everybody knew who he

was. Charles Lindbergh was an American hero.

CHARLES LINDBERGH

1. Why is Charles Lindbergh famous? ___________________________

________________________________________________________

2. What ocean did Charles Lindbergh fly over? ____________________

3. What was the name of his airplane? __________________________

4. What year did he fly over the Atlantic Ocean? __________________

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What happened to Amelia

Earhart? Many, many years ago,

Amelia Earhart was an airplane pilot.

Amelia Earhart was an airplane pilot

back in the time when people were just

beginning to fly airplanes. What

happened to Amelia Earhart?

In 1928, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic

Ocean as a passenger on an airplane. In 1932, Amelia Earhart was the first

woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean. What happened to Amelia

Earhart?

In 1937, Amelia Earhart tried to fly around the world. Somewhere over

the Pacific Ocean, her plane disappeared. People searched and searched,

but no trace of Amelia Earhart was ever found. No trace of her airplane

was ever found. No trace of Fred Noonan, her navigator, was ever found

either. What happened to Amelia Earhart?

1. Who was Amelia Earhart? ___________________________________

2. What did Amelia Earhart do in 1932? _________________________

________________________________________________________

3. What was she trying to do when she disappeared? ______________

________________________________________________________

AMELIA EARHART

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was a very

good man. He cared very much about

people. He cared very much about

people having equal rights. Having

equal rights means that everyone must

be treated the same way. Martin

Luther King, Jr. said that, in America,

every child must have the same

chance to learn. This was what Martin Luther King, Jr. cared about. This was

what he said.

Martin Luther King, Jr. said that, in America, every person must have the

same chance to get a good job. This was what Martin Luther King, Jr. cared

about. This was what he said.

Martin Luther King, Jr. said that, in America, every person must always

be treated fairly. This was what Martin Luther King, Jr. cared about. This was

what he said.

It is good to remember what Martin Luther King, Jr. cared about, and

what he said. It is good to remember that he was a very, very good man.

1. What does “equal rights” mean? _____________________________

2. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. say about children learning?______

________________________________________________________

3. Name one other thing that Martin Luther King, Jr. cared about. ____

________________________________________________________

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

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The first helicopter flew in 1907. The

helicopter does not have wings like an

airplane. It has a rotor (ro-tor). A rotor is

the part of the motor that rotates (ro-

tates). This means it turns around and

around. A rotor on a helicopter has

blades. The blades are what go

around and around. The first helicopter flew in 1907.

The blades on a helicopter have an airfoil shape, just like wings on an

airplane do. As the blades go around, the air under them lifts the helicopter

up. The lift also helps move the helicopter in the right direction. The first

helicopter flew in 1907.

Helicopters can hover (hov-er). This means to “stay in one place”.

Helicopters can fly up or down. Helicopters can fly forward, or backward, or

sideways. The first helicopter flew in 1907.

HELICOPTERS

1. What part of the helicopter goes in circles? ____________________

2. What kind of shape do the blades on a helicopter have? __________

________________________________________________________

3. What does “hover” mean? __________________________________

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What if you were an astronaut (as-

tro-not)? You could be on a space

shuttle (shut-tul). You could be in orbit

around the earth. Being in orbit around

the earth means going around it. In

your space shuttle, you would go all the

way around the earth every 90 minutes.

You would be going 17,500 miles per hour. What if you were an astronaut?

You would float in space. People and things weigh nothing there. This is

called being in zero gravity or “zero-g”. When you’re in zero-g, funny things

happen. You get taller. Blood goes from your legs to your upper body. It

puffs out your face and it fills your head. It makes your nose stuffy, like you

have a cold. In zero-g, funny things happen. What if you were an

astronaut?

ASTRONAUTS

1. When a spaceship is in orbit around the earth, what does that mean?

________________________________________________________

2. How long does it take a spaceship to go all the way around the earth?

________________________________________________________

3. What does being in “zero-g” mean? ___________________________

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Someday, you and I may be able

to fly on a space shuttle (shut-tul). The

space shuttle has three basic parts. It

has a fuel tank. It has rocket boosters.

It has a spacecraft. When the space

shuttle goes into space, the fuel tank

drops off. The rocket boosters drop off.

The spacecraft is in orbit. It goes around the earth. Someday, you and I may

be able to fly into space on a space shuttle.

The shuttle blasts off like a rocket. It moves in orbit like a spaceship. It

comes back home like a glider. The space shuttle can be used over and

over again. What do space shuttles do in space? They carry things. They

help build space stations. They help scientists learn about being in space.

Someday, you and I may be able to fly into space on a space shuttle.

THE SPACE SHUTTLE

1. How many parts does a space shuttle have? ___________________

2. Name the parts of a space shuttle. ___________________________

________________________________________________________

3. What do space shuttles do in space?__________________________

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There are lots of machines that lift

and carry things. A digger loader has a

hoe to dig. It has a loader to carry. The

hoe digs up earth. The loader carries it.

There are lots of machines that lift and

carry things.

A bulldozer runs on its own tracks.

It has a blade that makes the ground flat. There are lots of machines that lift

and carry things.

A dump truck carries and dumps very big loads of dirt and rock. There

are lots of machines that lift and carry things.

There is a truck called a cherry picker. It has an arm that goes up and

down. Workers can ride this arm to check big things, like airplanes. There

are lots of machines that lift and carry things.

A forklift truck lifts, carries, and stacks heavy loads. There are lots of

machines that lift and carry things.

MACHINES THAT LIFT AND CARRY

1. What two things does a digger loader have?____________________

________________________________________________________

2. What does the bulldozer run on? _____________________________

3. What does the cherry picker have that workers can ride on? ______

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Cranes are very big machines.

They lift and move heavy things. The

crane operator sits in the cab. He

moves the foot and hand controls. The

foot and hand controls move the

crane. Cranes are very big machines.

Truck cranes are cranes that sit on trucks. Most tower cranes stay in one

place. They are used to help build very tall buildings. Cranes are very big

machines.

Traveling cranes run on tracks. Sometimes the tracks are overhead.

Sometimes the tracks are on the ground. Crawler cranes sit on steel tracks.

They can move around while carrying something heavy. Floating cranes are

used on docks and harbors. They sit on platforms. They load and unload

ships. Cranes are very big machines.

CRANES

1. What do cranes do? _______________________________________

2. Where does the crane operator sit? ___________________________

3. How does the crane operator move the crane?__________________

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What do magnets look like?

Magnets come in different shapes and

sizes. A bar magnet is long and flat. A

horseshoe magnet is curved.

Something that can move or pick up

metal things is called magnetic (mag-

net-ik). Things that are magnetic

always have iron or steel in them.

What do magnets do? Cranes with electromagnets (elek-tro-mag-nets)

can lift heavy loads of iron and steel. Magnets help electric motors run.

Magnets help telephones and televisions run.

A magnet helps a compass work. The needle in a compass is a

magnet. The magnet swings around so that it always points to the north.

Magnets help lots of things run, but they are fun to play with too. Would

you like to have a magnet?

MAGNETS

1. What do things that are magnetic have in them? ________________

________________________________________________________

2. What are some machines magnets help run? ___________________

________________________________________________________

3. Which direction does a compass needle point to? _______________

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What is a computer (com-peu-

ter)? Sometimes, we use computers at

school. Sometimes, we use computers

at home. What is a computer?

A computer is a machine (ma-

sheen). We tell the computer things;

then the computer tells us things. We

tell the computer we have three red balls. We tell the computer we have

two green balls. Then the computer tells us we have a total of five balls.

Three are red, and two are green. What is a computer?

We tell the computer things; then the computer tells us things. When we

tell the computer something, it is called input (in-put). When the computer

tells us something, it is called output (out-put). Sometimes, we use

computers at school. Sometimes, we use computers at home. What is a

computer? A computer is a machine.

COMPUTERS

1. What is a computer? _______________________________________

2. Information we give the computer is called what? _______________

3. Information the computer gives us is called what? _______________

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This is how a car engine works. Gas

and air mix together and burn inside

the engine. The heat from the burning

gas and air turns into power (pow-er).

Power makes the car go. This is how a

car engine works.

The gas and air burn in a metal

container called a cylinder (cyl-in-der). Inside the cylinder is a piston (pis-

ton). A piston is a small cylinder with a metal rod that fits inside the bigger

cylinder. When the gas and air burn, the heat makes the air push on the

piston. When the piston is pushed, it moves a piece of metal called a

crankshaft. The crankshaft turns and moves the wheels of the car. This is

how a car engine works.

Most cars have a four-stroke engine. A stroke is one push of a piston, up

or down. In a four-stroke engine, the piston moves four times, over and over

again. This is how a car engine works.

HOW CAR ENGINES WORK

1. What two things burn inside a car engine? _____________________

2. Why does the piston move when the gas and air burn? ___________

________________________________________________________

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3. What moves the wheels of the car? __________________________

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How do you steer an airplane?

How do you make an airplane go up,

or down? How do you make it go to

the left, or to the right? To steer an

airplane, flaps are used. The flaps on

the wings are called ailerons (ail-er-

ons). The flaps on the tail are called

elevators (el-ev-a-tors). There is also a

rudder (rud-der) on the tail. How do you steer an airplane?

To go up, the pilot pulls the control stick back. This raises the flaps on the

tail, which pushes the air so that the tail drops. The nose goes up, and the

airplane goes up. To go down, the pilot pushes the control stick forward. This

lowers the flaps on the tail, which pushes the air so that the tail goes up. The

nose goes down, and so does the airplane. To turn to the right or left, the

pilot presses the pedals to move the rudder on the tail. He moves the

control stick to the side to raise or lower the flaps on the wings. The rudder

turns the airplane, and one flap goes up while the other goes down as the

airplane turns. This is how to steer an airplane.

HOW DO YOU STEER AN AIRPLANE?

1. What is used to steer an airplane? ____________________________

2. What are the flaps on the tail called?__________________________

3. Pulling the control stick back does what? ______________________

4. Pushing the control stick forward does what? __________________

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1. How many legs do spiders have? ________________________

2. What does a caterpillar become before it’s a butterfly?

___________________________________________________

3. How much can hippos weigh? __________________________

4. What is the biggest land animal? ________________________

5. Amphibians live only in water. True or False? _____________

6. An airplane wing’s shape is called _______________________

7. The first airplane trip was in what year? __________________

8. ‘Equal Rights’ means right-handed people should be treated with

more respect. True or False?

9. Crawler cranes have robotic legs. True or False?

10. Most cars have a _______ stroke engine.

11. Information we get from a computer is called _______________.

12. The rudder of an airplane makes it turn left or right. True or

False?

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