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E-Z Reading 12 ©Remedia Publications Name ________________________________________ I like flying kites. I like their colors, and I like their shapes. I like the fun I can have with them. On a sunny day, I grab my big, colorful kite and head outside. The park is my favorite place to fly my kite. I like flying kites. There are many different kinds of kites. There are flat kites, bowed kites, box kites, sled kites, stunt kites, and fighter kites. Kites can be very big or very small. Most are made of wood and fabric like silk or nylon. My sister has a plastic kite. I like flying kites. Kites can fly only when there is wind. A kite is connected to a string, so that it pushes against the wind. At the same time, the wind pushes against the kite, keeping the kite in the air. Kites can rise high above the trees. I wish it could lift me up into the air, then I could soar with the birds. I like flying 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?_________________________________ ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

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Name ________________________________________

I like flying kites. I like their colors,

and I like their shapes. I like the fun I

can have with them. On a sunny day,

I grab my big, colorful kite and head

outside. The park is my favorite place to

fly my kite. I like flying kites.

There are many different kinds of

kites. There are flat kites, bowed kites,

box kites, sled kites, stunt kites, and fighter kites. Kites can be very big or very

small. Most are made of wood and fabric like silk or nylon. My sister has a

plastic kite. I like flying kites.

Kites can fly only when there is wind. A kite is connected to a string, so

that it pushes against the wind. At the same time, the wind pushes against

the kite, keeping the kite in the air. Kites can rise high above the trees.

I wish it could lift me up into the air, then I could soar with the birds. I like

flying 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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Name ________________________________________

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 without

stopping. He had to fly across the

Atlantic Ocean by himself. He had to

fly 3,600 miles in a single‑engine plane.

Charles Lindbergh was an American hero.

Charles Lindbergh was 25 years old when he flew across the Atlantic

Ocean. His plane was called the Spirit of St. Louis. He flew from New York

to Paris in 1927. Before his trip, nobody knew who he was. After his trip,

everybody knew who he was. Charles Lindbergh was an American hero.

chArleS lindBerGh

1. Why is Charles Lindbergh famous? _________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

2. What ocean did he fly over? ______________________________________

3. What was the name of his plane? __________________________________

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

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What happened to Amelia

Earhart? Many, many years ago she

was an airplane pilot. She was a pilot

back in the time when people were

just beginning to fly planes. What

happened to Amelia?

In 1928, Amelia was the first woman

to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger on the plane. In 1932,

she was the first woman to fly alone across the ocean. What happened

to Amelia?

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

Pacific, her plane disappeared. People searched, but no trace of her was

ever found. They found no trace of her plane. What happened to Amelia?

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 about people.

He cared about people having equal

rights. Having equal rights means that

everyone must be treated the same

way. King said that, in America, every

child must have the same chance to

learn. This was what King cared about.

This was what he said.

King said that, in America, every person must have the same chance to

get a good job. This was what King cared about. This was what he said.

King said that, in America, every person must always be treated fairly.

This was what King cared about. This was what he said.

1. What does “equal rights” mean? ___________________________________

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

_______________________________________________________________

3. Name one other thing that he 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). This

is the part of the motor that rotates

(ro‑tates). This means it turns around

and around. The rotor 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, 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 the earth, and

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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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

have iron or steel in them. Magnets do

many jobs.

Cranes with electromagnets (elek‑tro‑mag‑nets) can lift heavy loads of

iron and steel. Magnets help electric motors run. Magnets help telephones

and TVs run. Magnets do many jobs.

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 do many jobs.

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

Magnets do many jobs.

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 signs. We tell the computer we have

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

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. What is the information we give a computer called? __________________

3. What is the information a computer gives us called? _________________

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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? _______________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

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‑e‑va‑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 turns into a butterfly? __________________________

3. How much can hippos weigh? __________________________

4. What is the biggest land animal? __________________________

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

6. What is a plane’s wing shape called? __________________________

7. The first plane trip was in what year? __________________________

8. True or False? “Equal rights” means right-handed people should be treated with more respect. __________________________

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

10. Most cars have a _____________________________ stroke engine.

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

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

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1 1) eight 2) silk 3) arachnids 4) eat harmful insects

2 1) legs and eyelids 2) water, trees, underground 3) when they are growing 4) so they can’t be seen easily

3 1) their feet 2) at night 3) a caterpillar 4) a pupa

4 1) leaves from trees 2) lying down 3) It tilts its body to one side, stretches one leg out, and tucks its other legs under its body.

5 1) up to 10,000 pounds 2) in the water 3) lots of plants

6 1) elephant 2) a very long nose 3) touch things, push and pull things, pick up food, suck up water to drink or to spray out

7 1) their skins 2) getting rid of old skin and getting new skin 3) 25 years 4) under the ground

8 1) the body cannot make heat; must be warmed by the sun 2) plants and insects 3) slowworm lizard

9 1) insects 2) claws 3) dig holes, smell things

10 1) able to live on land or in water 2) as eggs 3) changing from an egg to a tadpole to a frog

11 1) in the middle of its face 2) They can’t look at things that are right in front of them. 3) a half mile

12 1) flat, bowed, box, sled, stunt, and fighter 2) wind 3) the wind 4) the kite

13 1) airfoil 2) moves around the wing 3) power from air below the wing

14 1) kites and gliders 2) 1903 3) 12 seconds 4) 120 feet

15 1) He was the first person to fly from New York to Paris without stopping. 2) Atlantic 3) Spirit of St. Louis 4) 1927

16 1) an airplane pilot 2) flew alone across the Atlantic Ocean 3) fly around the world

17 1) Everyone must be treated the same way. 2) Every child must have the same chance to learn. 3) people, equal rights, education, fair treatment

18 1) rotor and blades 2) airfoil, like the wings on an airplane 3) to stay in one place

19 1) It is going around the earth. 2) 90 minutes 3) It means things weigh nothing.

20 1) three 2) fuel tank, rocket boosters, spacecraft 3) carry things, help build space stations, help scientists learn about space

21 1) a digger and a loader 2) its own tracks 3) an arm

22 1) They lift and move heavy things. 2) in the cab 3) moves the foot and hand controls

23 1) iron or steel 2) cranes, electric motors, telephones, televisions, compass 3) north

24 1) a machine 2) input 3) output

25 1) gas and air 2) The heat from the burning gas and air makes the air push on the piston. 3) the crankshaft

26 1) flaps and rudders 2) elevators 3) makes the plane go up 4) makes the plane go down

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Post 1) 8 2) a pupa 3) up to 10,000 pounds 4) elephant 5) False 6) airfoil 7) 1903 8) False 9) False 10) four 11) output 12) True

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