Photograph of glowing liquid rock coming out of and down a mountain (volcano) from a hole it its top
Selection 1 Overview
  • Build Background

  • ► Language & Grammar

    Engage in Conversation

    Use Subject Pronouns

  • ► Prepare to Read

    Learn Key Vocabulary

    Learn a Reading Strategy

    Make Connections

  • ► Read and Write

    Focus on Genre

    Science Article

    Apply the Reading Strategy

    Make Connections

    Critical Thinking

    Reading Fluency

    Read with Appropriate Phrasing

    Vocabulary Review

    Write About the Guiding Question

  • ► Connect Across the Curriculum

    Literary Analysis

    Analyze Text Structure: Cause and Effect

    Vocabulary Study

    Use Word Parts

    Research/Media

    Report on a Volcano

    Research/Speaking

    Research Plate Tectonics

    Language and Grammar

    Engage in Conversation

    Grammar and Writing

    Write About an Interesting Place

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Volcanoes are powerful forces that begin deep inside the Earth. They create mountains and islands. They can also destroy life.

Connect

Classify Senses Imagine that you are near a volcano by the ocean. Lava is flowing into the water. What do you see, hear, and feel? How does the air smell? Write your ideas in a chart.

Classification Chart

Classification Chart

Photograph of grey ash rising into the air and filling the sky