Diabetes Type I & II | Science Reading Comprehension 2 Passage & Questions

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Understanding insulin and the two main types of diabetes matters for middle and high school students because it connects everyday choices - like food, exercise, and screen time - to real health outcomes for themselves and their friends. Knowing how insulin acts as the key for glucose helps students grasp basic biology, while recognizing the differences between type 1 (an autoimmune condition) and type 2 (often linked to lifestyle) builds empathy and awareness. This knowledge can lead to safer classrooms - students can spot signs of low blood sugar - and encourages healthier habits that may reduce the risk of type 2 later in life. By integrating a reading comprehension passage on insulin & diabetes, you can provide students at different readiness levels with texts of varying complexity, ensuring that both more and less advanced learners engage meaningfully with the material.

This tiered approach - offering two sets of guiding reading and questions tailored to each text - builds foundational skills in reading, critical thinking, and scientific inquiry, so you can use the right one for you. Through such structured resources, students develop a deeper appreciation for the processes that drive our bodies and blood sugars, and gain the scientific literacy necessary to make informed decisions about nutrients, healthy eating and difficulties in diabetes.

This 2 article set of diabetes I & II articles provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about insulin & diabetes. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this diabetes type I & II article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

The accessible version is geared towards approximately 5th / 6th / 7th grade science students, while the more advanced version is geared towards approximately 8th / 9th / 10th grade science students. This range for both could be extended with prep work or additional materials.

THIS DIABETES TYPE I & II ARTICLE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:

Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS DIABETES TYPE I & II ARTICLE:

2 - 3 page Word doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
2 - 2 page Word doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
2 - 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 - 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
2 - 3 page Google doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
2 - 2 page Google doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

Please note: That the Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.

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I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).