Static Electricity Worksheet Reading Passage 3rd Grade Lightning Science

Students read an informational passage about static electricity, take sketch notes to capture the main ideas, and answer questions about what they learned. Two sketch note versions let you choose the level of support.

A Google Form is included for paperless practice.

What’s Included

• Informational reading passage on static electricity
• Sketch notes in two versions
• Comprehension questions
• Student recording sheets
• Answer keys
• Google Form for digital use

Skills Covered

• Explaining how static electricity works
• Describing forces between charged objects
• Reading informational science text
• Taking sketch notes
• Using text evidence to answer questions
• Building physical science vocabulary

Ways to Use This Resource

• Set up as a reading station
• Use during a forces and interactions unit
• Assign for independent practice
• Use in small groups
• Add to science notebooks

Why Teachers Love It

• Sketch notes help visual learners
• Two versions for different needs
• Aligned to NGSS 3-PS2-3
• Print and digital options
• Low prep

This static electricity reading passage helps students understand a concept they have seen but may not have named, and it gives them tools to remember it.