10 Scientists Everyone Should Know Reading and Questions

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Students read about 10 diverse scientists who are not household names… but probably should be! These are the scientists behind huge discoveries such as the mid-Atlantic ridge and water on Mars, as well as important inventions such as WiFi and the internet.

Includes both PRINT and GOOGLE options to assign!

In this activity, students will:

• READ about 10 relatively unknown scientists who have made huge and interesting contributions to science.
• ANSWER text-dependent questions – no prior knowledge required!

This resource is the PERFECT science sub plan because:

• No prior knowledge is required – all of the answers to questions appear in the text.
• The content applies to any upper middle school or high school science course. The scientists included cover Earth, space, physical, and life sciences.
• An answer key is included, so your sub can easily review the correct answers.
• This activity can be assigned both on paper with the included PDF or directly through Google Classroom. A Google Slides version is included!

Teacher Notes:

• The link to the Google Slides version is included in the downloadable PDF.
• Please note: This resource is NOT editable.
• Answer key is included.