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Reading comprehension, writing, multiplication, division, and problem solving

Worksheet for 2026-09-17

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📖 The Compost Check

A school compared leaves, fruit scraps, plastic pieces, and paper in a compost bin. After several weeks, the leaves and fruit scraps changed the most. Plastic showed almost no visible change. The observations helped students distinguish materials that decompose readily.

1. What is being investigated or observed?

 

2. What important method or condition is described?

 

3. What result or pattern was found?

 

4. Why is the final detail important?

 

✏️ Writing

Write a paragraph explaining the evidence in 'The Compost Check' and what conclusion it supports.

➕ Math

1. Which is greater: 3/4 or 2/4? ______
2. Write a fraction equivalent to 1/2: ______
3. How many eighths make one whole? ______
4. Draw a model showing 3/5.

🎨 Color & Create

Create a labeled data table, diagram, or graph for the investigation.

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📖 Reading Answers

  1. A school compared leaves, fruit scraps, plastic pieces, and paper in a compost bin.
  2. After several weeks, the leaves and fruit scraps changed the most.
  3. Plastic showed almost no visible change.
  4. The observations helped students distinguish materials that decompose readily.

➕ Math Answers

  1. 3/4
  2. Examples: 2/4, 3/6, 4/8
  3. 8
  4. Student drawing: 3/5 shaded

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