The Boomerang Six Flags

Roller Coasters

In its fourth edition, this exhaustive guide to roller coasters in the United States and Canada also provides a history of coaster evolution (from the 16th century) and a look into the future of coaster technology and design. The book lists by state or province more than 700 coasters at more than 160 amusement and theme parks. Each entry includes contact information along with summaries of each coaster's origins, features and history. There are six appendices: famous coaster designers, the longest wood and steel coasters in North America, a coaster census by state or province, a chronology of wooden roller coasters still in operation, interesting amusement park and coaster facts, and a guide to the alpine coasters at winter resorts in the U.S. and Canada.

Funworld

Comprehension Skill Cards - Finding Facts (RL 3.0-4.5)

Reading | Specific Comprehension Skills |Finding Facts Improve Reading Comprehension Skill by Skill! Do you have students who need extra practice with comprehension skills? Then, this product was designed especially for you. Short, high-interest reading passages were specifically written to aid students in easily “Finding the Facts.” SPECIFIC SKILL: FACTS Being able to find relevant facts in a story is a basic skill necessary for comprehension. Facts are bits of information that focus on the details of a story. Facts can be found by asking who, what, why, where, when, which, and how type questions. READING PASSAGES Topics for these 16 short reading passages were carefully chosen to capture the interest of a wide variety of students. Titles include:” “Getting a Dog,” “Riding Roller Coasters at Six Flags,” “Making Tamales,” “Adventure in the Mountains,” and much more. The reading passages are arranged in ascending order. The progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level (Card 1a) and move on to higher levels (Card 8b) as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 3.0 and progress to 4.5 according the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. QUESTIONS Eight questions per story, in a multiple-choice format, give three answer options for the students to chose from. Students may go back into the text to find the answers. Pre-printed answer strips can be filled out and used for students to mark down their answers. DETAILS Contents Include: 16 Story Cards Printable Answer Strip Template Teacher’s Guide Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Chart