Read and Understand, Science, Grades 2-3presents stories that range from low-second grade to high-third grade in readability. Topics presented include: Life Scienceflowering plant life cycle, seed dispersal, parts of a tree, metamorphosis, honeybees, invertebrates, the platypus, digestion Physical Sciencemagnets, sound vibrations (hearing), hot air rises, friction, simple machines, heat transference Earth & Space Sciencewhy stars seem to twinkle, rainbows, movements of Earth, thunder and lightning, the moon, soil, fossils Science & Technologyusing tools to measure, invention of Velcro, microscopes, telescopes, recycling, manufactured products (plastics) This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key.