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NGSS: Core Idea: PS2.B, ETS1.B, ETS2.B
CCSS: Reading Informational Text: 7
TEKS: 6.4A, 7.4A, 8.4A, P.4B, P.6B, P.6D
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Science Illustrated
Power Struggle
In the late 1800s, inventors Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla began a fierce rivalry over how to bring electricity to the world
AS YOU READ, THINK ABOUT all the ways we use electricity in modern life.
ENGAGING IN ARGUMENT FROM EVIDENCE: Choose another famous invention. Discuss its impact—both positive and negative—on our lives today.