Historical scientist Eunice Newton Foote

A non-fiction biography text for year 6 and P7, discovering the little-known female scientist (Eunice Newton Foote) who was the first to describe the greenhouse effect. Whilst other scientists were arguing about the idea of a greenhouse effect, Eunice was the first to carry out experiments to support her theories. She used a pump to suck the air out of glass cylinders and filled one with normal air and another with carbon dioxide. She put the cylinders in bright sunlight and recorded how quickly they heated up and cooled down.

The downloadable reading pack includes:

• Two A3 reading spreads at different challenge levels for you to print.
• Reading comprehension question and answer sheets organised by challenge level using our magnifying glass key (shown in the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates a lower-challenge task, while two indicate a higher-challenge task.