National Geographic LaddersCommon Core Readers

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Themes at a Glance

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

Make a Difference It’s a Home Run! Many Cultures

Dinosaurs Lend Me a Paw Catch the Light

Amazing Plants High Points Connections in Nature

All Together Now! Nature’s Genius Speak Out

Mixed-Up Matter Animals Invade! Watery World

Birthday Celebrations The Quest The Old West

Forces of Nature Moon Mysteries Transformers

Onward! Worth Saving Moving into the Future

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Grade 4, The Quest, Geocaching, On Level (1 of 8 themes shown)

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Longitude is distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. Longitude lines are vertical.

Latitude and LongitudeThe coordinates of the red dot on the map are 30

degrees north latitude and 90 degrees west longitude.

Step 1: Go OnlineBegin the quest online by registering on the geocaching Web site

and looking for a geocache location near you. Then find its coordinates

on the Web site. Coordinates are a set of numbers that identify a

location on a map or a graph. In geocaching, the coordinates are

the latitude and longitude for the location of the geocache.

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This group begins a geocaching adventure by logging on to the geocaching Web site.

Read to Find Out How can technology be used in a quest?GENRE Informational Text

What You Need• internet access

•  a GPS device or

a GPS-enabled

mobile phone

• an adult

A High-Tech Treasure Huntby Anthony Tibbsby Anthony Tibbsby Anthony Tibbsby Anthony Tibbsby Anthony Tibbsby Anthony Tibbsby Anthony Tibbsby Anthony Tibbs

You may know about treasure hunts that took place in the

past, but did you know that treasure hunts exist today?

Many people participate in geocaching, a high-tech treasure-

hunting game. Geo means “Earth” and cache means “hiding

place” or “something that is hidden,” so a geocache is a

treasure that is hidden outside. Geocachers use technology

to locate the treasure. Just follow the steps on these pages

and you can be a geocacher, too!

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Read to Find Outfocuses students as they read.

A variety of fiction and nonfiction genres.

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Grade 3 Titles

Order InformationNational Geographic Ladders—Grade 3Classroom Set contains 6 copies of each title, 192 books total, plus Teacher’s Guides

978-07362-94454 Single-Copy Set contains 1 of each title/reading level, 32 books total

978-07362-94461

Science Classroom Set contains 6 copies each of 16 titles/reading levels, 96 books total

978-07362-94713 Science Single-Copy Set contains 1 of each Science title/reading level, 16 books total

978-07362-94720

Social Studies Classroom Set contains 6 copies each of 16 titles/reading levels, 96 books total

978-07362-94737 Social Studies Single-Copy Set contains 1 of each Social Studies title/reading level, 16 books total

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Grade 3 Lexile Levels

Titles Above Level On Level 1 Below Level 2 Below Level

Make a Di�erence 840L 690L 550L 430L

Dinosaurs 840L 680L 530L 410L

Amazing Plants 820L 710L 570L 450L

All Together Now! 840L 710L 540L 420L

Mixed-Up Matter 800L 710L 540L 420L

Birthday Celebrations 840L 720L 570L 450L

Forces of Nature 810L 720L 580L 450L

Onward! 820L 670L 490L 400L

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National Geographic LaddersCommon Core Readers Grade 4 Titles

Grade 4 Lexile LevelsTitles Above Level On Level 1 Below Level 2 Below Level

It’s a Home Run! 930L 830L 730L 600L

Lend Me a Paw 910L 800L 650L 510L

High Points 930L 770L 670L 550L

Nature’s Genius 910L 800L 660L 550L

Animals Invade! 900L 780L 670L 520L

The Quest 940L 830L 640L 470L

Moon Mysteries 930L 800L 680L 560L

Worth Saving 930L 800L 660L 500L

Order InformationNational Geographic Ladders—Grade 4Classroom Set contains 6 copies of each title, 192 books total, plus Teacher’s Guides

978-07362-95079 Single-Copy Set contains 1 of each title/reading level, 32 books total

978-07362-95086

Science Classroom Set contains 6 copies each of 16 titles/reading levels, 96 books total

978-07362-95338 Science Single-Copy Set contains 1 of each Science title/reading level, 16 books total

978-07362-95345

Social Studies Classroom Set contains 6 copies each of 16 titles/reading levels, 96 books total

978-07362-95352 Social Studies Single-Copy Set contains 1 of each Social Studies title/reading level, 16 books total

978-07362-95369

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Grade 5 Titles

Grade 5 Lexile LevelsTitles Above Level On Level 1 Below Level 2 Below Level

Many Cultures 1010L 900L 820L 750L

Catch the Light 990L 920L 790L 670L

Connections in Nature 1010L 940L 860L 750L

Speak Out 980L 910L 830L 750L

Watery World 980L 900L 800L 730L

The Old West 980L 890L 780L 630L

Transformers 990L 890L 790L 700L

Moving Into the Future 1000L 920L 830L 780L

Order InformationNational Geographic Ladders—Grade 5Classroom Set contains 6 copies of each title, 192 books total, plus Teacher’s Guides

978-07362-95697 Single-Copy Set contains 1 of each title/reading level, 32 books total

978-07362-95703

Science Classroom Set contains 6 copies each of 16 titles/reading levels, 96 books total

978-07362-95956 Science Single-Copy Set contains 1 of each Science title/reading level, 16 books total

978-07362-95963

Social Studies Classroom Set contains 6 copies each of 16 titles/reading levels, 96 books total

978-07362-95970 Social Studies Single-Copy Set contains 1 of each Social Studies title/reading level, 16 books total

978-07362-95987

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National Geographic LaddersCommon Core Readers Teacher’s Guides

Easy-to-use instructional plans guide teachers through content, comprehension, and writing goals to ensure complete coverage of Common Core State Standards.

T E ACH E R ’ S G U I D E

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Grade 4 Teacher’s Guide

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