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Earth's Water

RDQ:	181	Max Word/Sent	13	Total Words	245		Diff Words	107
Lex	300	Ave Word/.Sent	7	Hi Freq occurs	137	55.9%	Hi freq	35	32.7%
AR	1.8	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	9	3.7%	Low freq	3	2.8%

Water Everywhere
Water is in ponds, lakes, and oceans.
It flows in rivers and streams. 
It is in the air, too.
Most of Earth is covered with water. Plants and animals need water 
to live. 
What are some ways you use Earth's water?]]
Different Forms of Water
Most of the water we see is a liquid. Liquid water takes the shape of the container it is in.
Not all water is liquid. ]]
When water gets very cold, it freezes. It becomes solid. 
Solid water is called ice.
Much of Earth's frozen water is at the North and South Poles.]]
Some of Earth's water is invisible. 
It is in the air. 
This water is a gas.]]
Changing Water
Water is always changing. 
When frozen water is heated, it melts. 
It changes to a liquid. 
When liquid water gets cold, it freezes.
It changes to ice.]]
Have you ever seen a puddle of water dry up in the sun? 
Heat from the sun changed the liquid water into a gas. 
This is called evaporation.
When invisible water in the air gets cold, it can make clouds. 
Clouds are tiny drops of liquid water. Those drops can get bigger. 
Then they fall as rain.]]
Water Is Important
Rain keeps plants alive.
We fight fires with water. 
Animals take baths in water.
It is important to take care of Earth's water. 
Polluted water makes people, plants and animals sick. 
Would you want to drink and play in polluted water?]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Simple language

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

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Water

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Low Frequency Words

invisible

liquid

polluted