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Subject Area - CC.3:
Science and Technical Subjects
Science and Technical Subjects
- Standard Area - CC.3.5: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.3.5.6-8: GRADES 6-8
Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.A
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.
Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.B
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.C
Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.D
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics.
Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.E
Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic.
Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.F
Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.
Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.G
Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.H
Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text.
Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.I
Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
Standard - CC.3.5.6-8.J
By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
