Readings

With Green Ninja, students are asked to read various articles and manuscripts as they explore different science concepts. Examples of the types of readings that are provided for each grade level are listed below.

Grade 6 Lessons

1.9 The Greenhouse Effect Part II

1.11 Earth Systems Deep Dive Part I

4.1 Earth is a Home (The Human Footprint Reading Extension)

4.3 Reproductive Strategies Part I

4.6 Animal Behavior and Survival Part I (Animal Behavior and Natural Selection Reading Extension)

4.7 Animal Behavior and Survival Part II

4.9 Animal Behavior and Survival Part IV

4.10 Animal Action! Protecting Animals in an Age of Climate Change

4.14 Plant Structures and Survival Part IV

6.11 Social Science and Media

6.19 Video Production Part I

Grade 7 Lessons

2.8 Petroleum Timeline Part I

2.16 Plastics in Our Lives Part I

2.20 Engineering Challenge: Organ Transport Container

3.21 Analyzing Food Choices Part I

3.25 Food Life Cycle Part II

5.3 World Under Water

6.3 Tribes and Trade Routes Part I

6.4 Tribes and Trade Routes Part II

6.10 Change is the Only Constant

Grade 8 Lessons

1.29 Green Ninjas Rock!

2.4 Creating Visual Stories

2.21 Mass Extinction 101 Part I

3.16 The Sound of Satellite Data

4.11 Artificial Selection Part I

4.15 GMOs Part I

5.21 Sustainable Transport: What Do Users Need?