These 40 original science articles can be used to increase reading comprehension and science literacy. The leveled science reading passages cover a variety of different science-themed topics and are designed to engage your middle school science students with an article, questions, and a mini-project.

What's Included?

• The science passages are appropriate for grades 6 - 8 middle school (and higher-level 5th graders).
• Lexile levels: 1100-1300 (2 leveled articles)
• Each science article has corresponding questions and a mini-activity.
• There are typically 5-7 questions for each reading passage in this product line.
• The mini-projects are hands-on and interactive.
• Students can annotate the text with highlights, underlines, circles, and stars to identify their answers in the informational text and improve critical thinking skills.
• Cornell notes template included for students if needed.
• Detailed student directions are included on the activity page.
• Engaging, colorful graphics that can easily be printed in grayscale.
• Note: this product was previously titled Informational Text Science Journal.

Distance Learning

The science reading passages now include files for your remote learning environments such as Google Classroom. Each article now includes:

• Online Student Answer Sheet (using Google Forms) for every reading passage
• Distance learning directions PPT and video tutorial
• PDF of each on-level reading passage without the answer key (can be sent to students)
• PDF of each modified-level reading passage without the answer key (can be sent to students)
• PDF of Student Answer Sheet (can be sent to students) for use with PDF editors when Google Forms aren't allowed

Benefits

• The science reading passages are great for absent students, students in ISS, extra credit, science sub plans, and whole-class instruction.
• Teachers can use the leveled articles in a variety of ways: create a routine with students by assigning passages throughout a unit, use the reading passages to build science literacy when teaching a specific topic, or build science reading comprehension.
• The articles provide the opportunity for excellent classroom discussions.
• These unique articles were written for the sole purpose of building students’ textual analysis and reading comprehension skills.

Science Articles Included

1. Acoustical Instruments
2. Electric Cars
3. Aurora Borealis
4. Autonomous Vehicles
5. Bay of Fundy
6. Can You Hear Me Now?
7. Cave Food Pyramids
8. Childhood Obesity
9. Cloning Extinct Species
10. Creatures from the Deep
11. Dinosaur Sue
12. Exoplanet Hunter
13. Exotic Animals
14. Flying High: Hot Air Balloons
15. Forensic Science
16. Fossil Formation
17. GMOs
18. Hawaiian Hot Spots
19. Inherited Traits
20. Inmate Firefighters
21. Keep Austin Batty
22. Lifecycle of Salmon
23. Mapping the Ocean Floor
24. Mars: The New Frontier
25. Microhabitats
26. Monarch Butterflies
27. Neil Degrasse Tyson
28. Use It or Lose It
29. Rainforest Medicines
30. Becoming an Astronaut
31. Super Athletes
32. Surviving Lightning
33. Killer Whales
34. The Power of Likes
35. Hurricane Harvey
36. Water Pollution
37. Where Does Your Trash Go?
38. Where Does Your Water Come From?
39. Yellowstone
40. Zombie Brains

All of the science articles are written by Chris Kesler & The SuperHERO Teacher.

Terms of Use

Copyright © Kesler Science, LLC. All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. Permission is never granted to enter Kesler Science materials into any form of AI for any purpose. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. Multiple licenses are available for purchase by departments, schools, or school districts. Contact chris@keslerscience.com for more information.