Middle School Science Reading Comprehension Mega Bundle

Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this bundle is for you.

I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chances to practice. Read out loud together, annotate, and spark classroom discussion today!

I created this line of guided reading resources to help teachers, parents, and students by providing a detailed yet easy to read (avg. reading level: grades 6-8) reference on a variety of topics. The questions that accompany the text are designed to be rigorous and require students to predict, reflect, connect, and think critically about the information being presented.

Let's get our students reading, writing, and integrating vocabulary with this resource that is compatible with multiple styles of teaching. Your purchase includes both PDF and digital copies that are perfect for pre-reading, homework and review, or even sending to absent students.

GUIDED READING RESOURCES INCLUDED:

BIOLOGY

1. Cell Cycle & Mitosis
2. Cell Theory
3. Characteristics of Living Things
4. Human Microbiome
5. Nature vs. Nurture
6. Organelles
7. Photosynthesis & Respiration
8. Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells
9. Sexual vs. Asexual
10. Meiosis
11. Organ Systems
12. DNA
13. Twins
14. Cancer
15. Mutations
16. Heredity
17. Food Webs & Energy Pyramids
18. Darwin & Natural Selection
19. Artificial Selection
20. Comparative Embryology
21. Invasive Species
22. Biomes
23. Biotic & Abiotic
24. Ecosystems
25. Biodiversity
26. Evidence for Evolution
27. Symbiosis
28. Protein Functions
29. Bioaccumulation
30. Ecological Succession
31. Viruses
32. Cell Signaling
33. Biological Levels of Organization
34. HeLa Cells
35. Bone Growth & Formation
36. Bacteria & Viruses

ANATOMY

1. The Digestive System
2. The Skeletal System
3. Types of Muscles
4. How Do Muscles Work?
5. The Heart
6. The Nervous System
7. The Cardiovascular System
8. The Brain
9. The Respiratory System
10. The Immune System
11. Male Reproductive System
12. Female Reproductive System
13. Pregnancy
14. The Endocrine System
    

EARTH SCIENCE

1. The Water Cycle
2. The Carbon Cycle
3. The Nitrogen Cycle
4. Density
5. Fossils
6. Layers of the Earth
7. Properties of Minerals
8. Weather Fronts & Air Masses
9. Convection Currents
10. The Rock Cycle
11. Plate Tectonics
12. Earthquakes
13. Measuring Earthquakes
14. Tsunamis
15. Volcanoes
16. Global Warming
17. Fossil Fuels
18. Renewable Energy Sources
19. Relative Dating
20. Weather Tools
21. Weather Forecasting
22. Global & Local Winds
23. Ocean Currents
24. Layers of the Atmosphere
25. Hurricanes
26. Tornadoes
27. Cloud Types & Formation
28. Natural Resources
29. Acid Rain
30. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
31. Soil
32. Mining
33. Water Pollution
34. Light Pollution
35. Noise Pollution
36. Water Conservation
37. Landforms
38. Weathering & Erosion

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

1. Force
2. Friction & Inertia
3. Energy
4. States of Matter
5. Kinetic vs. Potential Energy
6. Gravity
7. Orbits
8. Matter and Energy
9. Newton's Laws
10. Electromagnetic Spectrum
11. Sound
12. Atoms & Elements
13. Valence Electrons
14. Chemical Reactions
15. Nuclear Energy
16. Muscles & Levers
17. Physical vs. Chemical Changes
18. History of the Periodic Table
19. Organization of the Periodic Table
20. Magnetism
21. Acids & Bases
22. Solutions & Concentrations
23. Properties of Waves
24. Wave Behaviors
25. Properties of Water
26. Heat Transfer
27. Wave Interference
28. Circuits
29. Electromagnetic Force

ASTRONOMY

1. Moon Phases
2. Orbits
3. Gravity
4. Seasons
5. Life Cycle of Stars
6. Star Systems & Galaxies
7. Tides & Eclipses
8. The Big Bang
9. Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets

INQUIRY:

1. What is a Scientist?
2. Scientific Method
3. Science Tools
4. Bias & Experimental Error
5. Variables & Controls

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY:

1. Engineering Design Process
2. Artificial Intelligence
3. Big Data

Who is this bundle for?

This bundle 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 these Resources?

• Emergency Sub Plans
• An independent work station in a set of stations
• Flipped Classroom pre-reading
• Whole or small group opportunity to model and teach Close Reading strategies and annotation
• Differentiation – Assign this reading as reteaching for students who have yet to show mastery.
• Homework 
• Creation of Independent Work Packet for students who are not able to be present for direct instruction.
• Extension activity for early finishers or for students who show a special interest in the topic
• Use as a square on a Choice Board
• Interactive Notebooks: Print 2 pages in one and cut apart. Glue mini pages into notebooks with room for annotations on the side
• Interactive Notebooks: Print entire PDF as a mini booklet and add to notebooks using these simple instructions.

What's Included?

Each resource in this bundle comes as a printable PDF file in color with answer key. On page 2 of the resources you will find a link to a student friendly Google Slide version of this file. You will be able to copy these file and use it with Google Classroom or any other paperless initiative.

By purchasing this resource, you will have access to all future resource updates. More importantly, you will have access to all future resources which are added to this product line for free.

Please take a look at the preview files to see more of this resource.

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