FUITSU pod3gw\(user name) Reading Informational Text PRactice & AssesS Lesson 2: Organizing and Outlining In the last ten years, doctors have studied the effects of long days seated at a desk on the human body. 2. 3. In College Station, Texas, administrators tried a week long experiment with 480 Studers to see if being given the opportunity to stand during classroom time would improve their health. 4. 5. 6. The results were dramatic. 7. 8. 9. 10. This school in Texas is not the only school that is trying out standing desks. 12. 15 ©2015 eRin cobb Imlovinlit.com PRactice Level C ad the supporting details (A-L). Then, read the topic sentences in the tables that MOw. Decide which details belong under each topic sentence and wrtte the details in the mational Text PRactice & Assess · ORganizing and Outlining appropriate spaces. Supporting details: (A) These doctors believe that people who gre sedentary (spend a lot of time sitting) are at a higher risk for some diseases and conditions. (B) Each student was equipped with a sensor that recorded steps and the hamber of calories burned during the day. (C) The experiment showed that students who used the standing desks burned 15% more calories per day than students in traditional classrooms at sit-down desks. (D) Schools in Australia and England have been testing the new kinds of desks and have seen similar positive results. (E) For example, extended sitting can contribute to heart disease, the development of diabetes, weaker muscles, and hip and knee problems. (F) In addition, teachers reported that students who were allowed to stand during class were more alert and could concentrate longer on their work. (G) But how can people stand and get the work done they need to complete at their desks? For one school district, the answer is simple: standing desks! (H) Then, their regular desks were replaced with taller desks that allowed them to stand (I) The students were also provided high stools so that they could sit at the taller desks as well. (J) Another interesting observation observed during the experiment was that younger students seemed to adjust to standing desks more easily than older students. (K) Researchers hope the positive results these schools have found will encourage schools all over the country to invest in new, healthier stand-up desks. (L) It seems that students in older grades have been told to sit still for so many years that they find it uncomfortable to stand up. 14 ©2015 erin cobb Imlovinlit.com PRactice Level C