Rock & Earth | 10 Earth Science Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions

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The Earth we stand on has a lot to teach us, as do the rocks we stand upon and bump into everyday. From tectonic plates, to dinosaur fossils, to soil formation, even to volcanoes. The rocking Earth can teach us a lot, so let's teach students a lot with this bundle.

Specifically the topics covered in this bundle are: Tectonic plates, Earth history, Erosion & deposition, Mining & ore, Crystals, Volcanoes, Stalactites and stalagmites, Dinosaur fossils, Hydrogeology (dual reading passages), Soil formation (dual reading passages).

This set of 10 science articles provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is a set of articles with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking

WHY / WHEN TO USE:

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 THESE EARTH SCIENCE ARTICLES:

Single Reading Passages

8 - 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
8 - 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
8 - 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
8 - 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
8 - 3 page Google doc teacher version with answers
8 - 2 page Google doc student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

Dual Reading Passages (2 passages on these topics for differentiation)

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

The Dual Reading Passages topics are: The atmosphere, Rain, fog & clouds, Growing deserts, Hydrogeology, Soil formation and Earth's magnetic field.

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).