1. Tips for Reading Science

2. Reading is like a muscle, if you don’t use it it weakens.

4. Reading tips Preview the section Read slowly Read illustrations
Look for main ideas
Understand before you continue
Learn the vocabulary

5. Take notes in your notebook or Foldable
Reread
Relate new concepts to what you know
Keep a positive attitude

6. Active Reading Strategies
Be aware of whether you understand each statement or question
When you do not understand, stop and reread
Relate what you read to your prior knowledge

7. Active Reading Strategies
Consider how new concepts fit with preceding concepts
Predict what concepts might be presented next

8. How to Read Diagrams and Drawings
Look at the whole graphic to get a general idea of its subject
Read the caption to learn specifically what is shown
Read each label and relate each labeled part to the other parts of the diagram

12. How to Read Instructions
Look at the title or heading to identify the task
Recall what you already know about the topic
Identify the question that the task will answer

13. How to Read Instructions
Completely read through the instructions to get a general idea of the task
Read again, carefully examining any illustrations
Check that the materials listed for the task are available

14. How to Read Instructions
At each step in the instructions, pause to visualize what action you will take and what the outcome will likely be
Mark any steps that seem difficult or unclear
Predict the outcome of the lab or activity

15. How to Read Instructions
If the task involves data collection, visualize what the data will look like