Collection Analysis Report
for Science, 6-8
This report provides data analyses into the titles on this list to help support your efforts to put the right book in each reader's hands.
This report is organized by Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas, Quantitative Measures, and Qualitative Measures.
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Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas
For the 7 books on this list, please find an analysis revealing the quantity of titles associated with genre, cultural, and curriculum classifications. Additionally, please find the "Not Represented" section where you can click to identify other titles to potentially add to this list.
We hope this collection analysis tool helps you achieve the variety and differentiation of books that you want for your reading opportunities.
(7 of 7 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- Nonfiction (6 books)
- Science (6 books)
- STEAM (3 books)
- History (2 books)
- Social Studies (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- Biography (1 books)
- English Language Arts (1 books)
- Graphic Novel (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Picture Book (1 books)
- Science Fiction / Fantasy (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 6 of 7 titles that have known Lexile levels, below is the low, high, and average Lexile® for the books in this list. We hope these data points, along with the crosswalk to other measures, provide insights into the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Lexile® Average: 1065 (Range: 950 - 1190)
Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk
Grade Band | Lexile® | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | Fountas & Pinnell | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
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4-5 | 740-1010 | 4.97-7.03 | 52-60 | 4.51-7.72 | O-V | 5.42-7.92 | 0.84-5.75 |
6-8 | 925-1185 | 7.00-9.98 | 57-67 | 6.51-10.34 | U-Z | 7.04-9.57 | 4.11-10.66 |
9-10 | 1050-1335 | 9.67-12.01 | 62-72 | 8.32-12.12 | Z+ | 8.41-10.81 | 9.02-13.93 |
11-12 | 1185-1385 | 11.20-14.10 | 67-74 | 10.34-14.20 | Z+ | 9.57-12.00 | 12.30-14.50 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 2 of 7 titles that have known qualitative measurements, this graph reveals the aggregated low, high, and average qualitative measures for the books in this list. We hope this range of information shows the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Qualitative Text Complexity Ranges
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Qualitative measures for each title are determined by crowd sourced results from professional educators who complete the literary or informational text complexity rubrics. These are relatively new on TeachingBooks so only a small percentage of all the titles have currently been evaluated. Perhaps you can help?
Instructional Materials Summary
Below please find a summary of available multimedia texts and instructional materials that enrich and deepen the discussion of the titles on this list.
- 11 Videos
- 7 Book Readings
- 11 Lesson Plans
- Total of 107 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on TeachingBooks.net's "Science, 6-8". If you wish to see the curricular areas, genres, Lexile® and Qualitative measures, along with the collection of ready-to-use instructional materials, go online to TeachingBooks at: https://school.teachingbooks.net/QLY577F
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
by Jim Murphy
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science
- Lexile: 1130
- Year Published: 2003
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Very Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food
by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Health, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1110
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Moderately Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Moderately Complex
- Intertextuality: Moderately Complex
Clan Apis
by Jay Hosler
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Science
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2000
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Clan ApisER Vets
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1190
- Year Published: 2005
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for ER VetsThe Frog Scientist
by Pamela S. Turner and Andy Comins Pamela S. Turner and Andy Comins
Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: Science
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2009
Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Curricular Areas: History, Science, STEAM
- Lexile: 1060
- Year Published: 2006
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Team MoonThe Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin, Naturalist, Geologist and Thinker
by Peter Sís
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Book
- Curricular Areas: Art, Science, Social Studies, STEAM
- Lexile: 950
- Year Published: 2003
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