Science Skill Builders includes 20 six-page lessons that begin with a high-interest article adapted from Weekly Reader's science and news publications. The lessons cover earth, life, physical, and health sciences, and are designed to help students develop content-area reading comprehension skills. Science Skill Builders reflects the type of reading passages that students will see on standardized science tests. It also helps students develop competency in science content and skills with practical, hands-on application of scientific principles through classroom experiments and observation. Also available for grades 2–3 and 6–8. Reproducible, 128 pages, b&w.