What Are Viruses? Biology Reading Comprehension 2 Passage & Questions

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Viruses sit at the crossroads of biology, medicine, and public health, so giving students a clear grasp of what viruses are and how they work supports key life science standards like NGSS MS-LS4 while building real-world relevance after recent global events. A versatile resource that offers two leveled reading passages with question sets lets every learner master brushing key concepts such as viral structure, replication cycles, immunity, and vaccines at the right depth, with the higher-level passage delving into topics like host specificity and emerging variants and the more accessible passage explaining basic terms like capsid, protein cost and host cells in crystal-clear language. Each passage includes a vivid illustration, clear vocabulary, and tiered comprehension questions that move from recall to analytical thinking, reinforcing literacy skills and scientific vocabulary in one seamless lesson. This differentiated format simplifies planning, integrates cross-curricular reading goals, and inspires curiosity by guiding classes from foundational facts to higher-order reasoning, ensuring that no student is left behind while exploring one of the most newsworthy and scientifically rich topics in modern biology.

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 What are viruses? reading passages with questions provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about What are viruses? For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this What are viruses? 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 WHAT ARE VIRUSES? 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 WHAT ARE VIRUSES? 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).