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Read It! Authors write for different purposes. |
Sometimes authors write to inform the reader which we call informational text. Sometimes an author writes to entertain the reader. This
type of writing may still provide some information but it is usually more entertaining.
Read the two texts below to see if you can tell the difference between narrative text and informational text. When you have finished reading, click
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On the Move!
What makes your toys move? What makes your chair move? Things cannot move without help! It takes a force to make something move. A push or a pull is called a force. A push moves things away from you. A pull moves things toward you. You push a grocery cart to make it move. You pull a wagon to make it move.It takes a lot more force to push something heavy. It takes less force to push something light. It will take more force to push a box full of books. It takes less force to push a baseball across the floor.
Force can change the direction something is moving. Think about playing putt-putt golf. You use the putter to push the ball. If the ball hits the wall it will change the direction of the golf ball. When the ball rolls into the hole it stops the ball’s motion.
When you climb to the top of a slide, what makes you go down? If you stand at the top of the stairs and drop a ball, what makes it fall to the ground? There is another force that makes things move. That force is called gravity. Gravity pulls objects down to the earth.
How many times will you use force today to make something move?
On the Move!
It is getting cold outside. The sky is gray. The first storm of winter is here. I have to get these nuts stored safely. If I don't have winter food, I will starve! I do not want to starve; I like eating!I have been running up and down this tree, pushing and pulling acorns into my nest. UP! Down! UP! Down! I am so tired!
Oh no! Big, fluffy snowflakes are falling all around me. The ground will be covered in no time! Once the ground is snowy, I won’t be able to find the acorns! Hurry, hurry, scurry, scurry! Bushy tailed squirrel on the move!
Whooosh. I can feel the cold air rush through my fur! The wind is getting strong. The branches are swaying back and forth. The tree top moans and groans and bends from the force of the wind!CRACK! No! The tree is falling! I jump back. I watch the branch that used to be the home of my nest come crashing to the ground. NO, not my winter food! All my hard work is destroyed! Hundreds of acorns are rolling down the hill!
My nest! I must save my nest! But how? Oh good! My nest is still in one piece! But I cannot push it to the top of another tree all by myself. Deep breath! Think.
I must stay calm and think! I know, I must think SCIENCE! All I need is a rope and some friends!
