Organisms & Environments: Everyday Middle School Science Reading

Looking to encourage reading in your middle school science class focused on Organisms and their Environments? This engaging science article over the science of everyday life will spark the curiosity of all learners! Start discussions and a love for science with interesting phenomena, key concepts, future careers, and exciting applications. Develop literacy skills, tie science to the world around them, and foster a desire to look for answers.

Additional key concepts covered/touched on are:

✔ Biotic and Abiotic Factors

✔ Competition & Resource Partitioning

✔ Adaptations, Ecosystem Changes, Invasive Species, & more!

+ Links to many other concepts like data literacy and connecting science concepts to the real world.

Each Everyday Middle School Science reading article comes with:

✔ An informative text over a unique science concept.

✔ Standard & Differentiated versions to help reach all learners.

✔ Digital Google Slides and Printable PDF Versions.

✔ Questions designed to increase engagement and spark discussion.

✔ Teacher Answer Keys - Check for understanding/grade quicker!

✔ Bright full-color images.

✔ Numbered paragraphs.

What will the students be doing?

• Students will be given either a printed or digital article to read.
• Then, they will use the text and their own research to answer the questions at the end of the article.
• All research questions are designed to easily spark class discussions!

What materials are needed?

• Either 1 printed copy per student OR the digital version assigned
• An internet enabled device for research as needed.

When should I use this resource in my class?

✔ When studying middle school science in general

✔ Perfect review resource or extension activity

✔ This makes for the perfect homework or individual activity

✔ When looking to link outside world into your classroom

✔ This makes for the perfect sub activity too!

✔ Wanting to tie in literacy or research into your lessons?

✔ Anytime you want to get students excited about science!

➡ Please note that these articles do assume you've covered at least some basic terminology beforehand. This is designed to be a supplemental resource not a sole source of teaching.

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