Telescopes | Space Science Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions MS-ESS1-3

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Studying and understanding telescopes is crucial as they revolutionize our exploration of the universe, allowing us to observe distant celestial objects and uncover the origins of the cosmos. This knowledge enhances our understanding of physics, Earth's place in the universe, and drives advancements in optics and imaging. Telescopes also lead to significant discoveries, such as exoplanets and black holes, and inspire future generations in STEM fields. With all this in mind, let's engage with this teaching resource.

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

THIS TELESCOPES 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 TELESCOPES ARTICLE:

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

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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).