Natural Resources - Reading Comprehension Worksheets

What others say

"These are a great supplement to my curriculum and follow my standard beautifully. Writing my review as I prepare to purchase more of these. They are perfect for instruction or review. They are easy to read and understand and give me great feedback on my students understanding. Thank you so much1"

Minda H.

"This was super easy to use and exactly what was needed! I used this instead of notes on Natural Resources. "

Candace S.

Description

Do your students glaze over during reading time?
Struggling with vocabulary retention?
Noticing shorter and shorter attention spans year after year?

If you're nodding "yes" to any of these, this natural resources reading is here to save the day!

Reading comprehension doesn’t have to be boring or overwhelming—and it doesn’t belong only in the ELA classroom! Every teacher can support literacy with the right tools (and a little bit of fun!). Just model, read together, annotate, and let those meaningful discussions begin!

I created this line of reading resources to make your life easier and your students more confident readers.

Each passage is:

✔️ Clear and engaging
✔️ Written at a grade 6–8 reading level
✔️ Paired with thoughtful, rigorous questions that ask students to predict, reflect, connect, and think critically

Whether you’re using it for pre-reading, homework, review, or to support absent students—this resource has the flexibility you need to fit your teaching style.

Let’s get those students reading, writing, and building vocabulary—without all the prep stress!

Topics covered in this resource include:

Renewable vs. non-renewable resources
Sustainability
Resource distribution
Pollution & resource extraction
Carbon footprint

Who is this resource for?

This resource can be used by classroom teachers, tutors, and parents of students in grades 6-9. It comprehensively covers the mentioned topics, and includes several comprehension and extension questions that will lock in learning.

How Can I Use this Resource?

Emergency sub plans
Flipped classroom pre-reading
Whole/small group modeling of close reading
Independent workstations or homework
Extension activities for early finishers
Choice boards
Interactive notebooks (mini-booklet or annotation style)
Reteaching for students needing extra support
Make-up work for absent students

What's Included?

PDF file (ready to print!)
Audio version
Google Slides version for digital assignment
Plain text Google Doc (easy to translate)
Editable PPT/Keynote version
Answer Key

Everything you need is just a click away. After purchase, download the main PDF and access all linked digital resources on page 2.

Please look at the preview file to see more of this resource.

More questions?

Email me at laneyleeteaches@gmail.com

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Natural Resources - Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Name: Natural Resources - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Brand: Laney Lee
SKU: 8571864
Price: 3.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.64 (11 reviews)

Laney Lee

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$3.00

Highlights

Digital downloads

Easel Activities, Google Apps, PDF

Grades

7th - 10th

Subjects

Earth Sciences

Standards

NGSSMS-ESS3-1

NGSSMS-ESS3-4

NGSSMS-ESS3-3

What others say

Minda H.

"This was super easy to use and exactly what was needed! I used this instead of notes on Natural Resources. "

Candace S.

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Description

Do your students glaze over during reading time?
Struggling with vocabulary retention?
Noticing shorter and shorter attention spans year after year?

If you're nodding "yes" to any of these, this natural resources reading is here to save the day!

I created this line of reading resources to make your life easier and your students more confident readers.

Each passage is:

✔️ Clear and engaging
✔️ Written at a grade 6–8 reading level
✔️ Paired with thoughtful, rigorous questions that ask students to predict, reflect, connect, and think critically

Whether you’re using it for pre-reading, homework, review, or to support absent students—this resource has the flexibility you need to fit your teaching style.

Let’s get those students reading, writing, and building vocabulary—without all the prep stress!

Topics covered in this resource include:

Renewable vs. non-renewable resources
Sustainability
Resource distribution
Pollution & resource extraction
Carbon footprint

Who is this resource for?

How Can I Use this Resource?

Emergency sub plans
Flipped classroom pre-reading
Whole/small group modeling of close reading
Independent workstations or homework
Extension activities for early finishers
Choice boards
Interactive notebooks (mini-booklet or annotation style)
Reteaching for students needing extra support
Make-up work for absent students

What's Included?

PDF file (ready to print!)
Audio version
Google Slides version for digital assignment
Plain text Google Doc (easy to translate)
Editable PPT/Keynote version
Answer Key

Everything you need is just a click away. After purchase, download the main PDF and access all linked digital resources on page 2.

Please look at the preview file to see more of this resource.

More questions?

Email me at laneyleeteaches@gmail.com

More on Earth & Human Activity

Teach:

Water Cycle & Conservation

Practice

Assess

To stay updated on sales and new products, please follow my store:

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Connect and chat with me!

My Blog

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On Pinterest

Instagram

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Rated 4.64 out of 5, based on 11 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5

June 13, 2025

These are a great supplement to my curriculum and follow my standard beautifully. Writing my review as I prepare to purchase more of these. They are perfect for instruction or review. They are easy to read and understand and give me great feedback on my students understanding. Thank you so much1

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January 7, 2025

This was super easy to use and exactly what was needed! I used this instead of notes on Natural Resources.

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Great Resource, my students really enjoyed it! Thank you!

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I'm thrilled with how engaged my students were! What I appreciated the most was that it required minimal preparation on my part. It made the learning experience smooth and enjoyable for both me and my students. Highly recommend for an efficient and engaging teaching tool!

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Perfect!!! So much easier and more concise than our textbook and students able to take it home! thank you!

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July 20, 2023

Great resource! Very engaging and thorough. Students enjoyed working on activity.

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Questions & Answers

Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

NGSSMS-ESS3-1

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes. Emphasis is on how these resources are limited and typically non-renewable, and how their distributions are significantly changing as a result of removal by humans. Examples of uneven distributions of resources as a result of past processes include but are not limited to petroleum (locations of the burial of organic marine sediments and subsequent geologic traps), metal ores (locations of past volcanic and hydrothermal activity associated with subduction zones), and soil (locations of active weathering and/or deposition of rock).

NGSSMS-ESS3-4

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems. Examples of evidence include grade-appropriate databases on human populations and the rates of consumption of food and natural resources (such as freshwater, mineral, and energy). Examples of impacts can include changes to the appearance, composition, and structure of Earth’s systems as well as the rates at which they change. The consequences of increases in human populations and consumption of natural resources are described by science, but science does not make the decisions for the actions society takes.

NGSSMS-ESS3-3

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment. Examples of the design process include examining human environmental impacts, assessing the kinds of solutions that are feasible, and designing and evaluating solutions that could reduce that impact. Examples of human impacts can include water usage (such as the withdrawal of water from streams and aquifers or the construction of dams and levees), land usage (such as urban development, agriculture, or the removal of wetlands), and pollution (such as of the air, water, or land).