How Are New Cells Made? Biology Reading Comprehension 2 Passage & Questions

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Understanding how new cells are made through mitosis and meiosis equips students to grasp growth, reproduction, and genetic variation at the heart of life science standards like NGSS MS-LS1 and HS-LS1, so presenting the topic with two leveled reading passages and question sets offers an ideal route to mastery for every learner. The advanced passage can help prepare for exploration of chromosome behavior, checkpoints, and sources of genetic diversity, while the accessible passage supports readers the steps before they learn about the key stages such as interphase, metaphase, and crossing-over in clear, concise language. Both texts include clear scientific vocabulary and scaffolded questions that progress from recall to analysis and application, helping students connect cellular events to real-world examples like cancer research and plant breeding. This differentiated approach streamlines lesson planning, reinforces literacy skills across content areas, and keeps classes engaged as they move from foundational knowledge to deeper inquiry without leaving any student behind.

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 create and preserve this incredible natural phenomenon, and gain the scientific literacy necessary to make informed decisions.

This 2 article set of How are new cells made? reading passages with questions provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about How are new cells made? For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this How are new cells made? 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 HOW ARE NEW CELLS MADE? 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 MITOSIS / MEIOSIS RELATED READING PASSAGE WITH QUESTIONS:

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).