Full Year of Life Science Reading Passages

➡️Get 55+ engaging LIFE SCIENCE READING PASSAGES for JUST $1 EACH!

These life science readings are designed to TEACH and REINFORCE important middle school life science concepts while keeping students engaged and thinking critically. Each is classroom-ready, content-rich, and made to be useful without adding extra prep to your day.

🌿 55+ articles cover EVERY NGSS-MS-LS standard!
🌿 This set replaces a textbook. Everything is covered.
🌿 Each reading includes BOTH a life science READING and QUESTIONS.
🌿 The engaging, content-dense texts highlight real-world connections.
🌿 Rigorous follow-up questions asses reading comprehension.
🌿 Print-and-go format for easy lesson planning!
🌿 Packed with content in fewer pages – spend less time at the copier!
🌿 Each lesson is self-contained – no prior knowledge is needed.
🌿 VERSATILE! Teach the material or assign as homework or sub plans.
🌿 Every lesson includes BOTH print and Google Slides versions.

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In each of these activities, students will:

• READ an article related to a life science topic.
• DEFINE key vocabulary.
• ANSWER text-dependent questions. No prior knowledge is required. All answers come directly from the provided text.

55+ Included Life Science Titles:

1. Organelles
2. Introduction to Unicellular Organisms
3. Photosynthesis
4. Cellular Respiration
5. Carbon Cycle
6. Food to Energy: Macromolecules
7. Organization of the Human Body
8. Skeletal System Informational Text
9. Digestive System: Role of the Villi
10. Top 10 Weirdest Human Body Facts
11. How the Human Body Moves (musculoskeletal system)
12. Nutrition and Nutrition Labels
13. Infectious Disease Informational Text
14. Weird Hearts of the Animal Kingdom
15. Stimulus to Response: From Receptors to the Brain
16. Introduction to Ecosystems
17. Energy Flow in Ecosystems
18. Ecological Succession
19. Population Ecology
20. Decomposers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
21. Symbiosis (Mutualism)
22. Symbiosis (Commensalism)
23. Symbiosis (Parasitism)
24. Top 10 Coolest Symbiotic Relationships
25. Limiting Factors of Endangered Species
26. Maintaining Biodiversity
27. Top 10 Invasive Species of the United States
28. Overexploited Resources (Human Impact)
29. Flying Cats: A True Tale of Pollution & Biomagnification
30. Top 10 Weirdest Animal Adaptations
31. Top 10 Coolest Plant Adaptations
32. DNA & Chromosomes
33. Top 10 Fascinating DNA Facts
34. DNA Mutations
35. DNA to Proteins (middle school level)
36. Asexual Reproduction
37. Sexual Reproduction
38. Genetic Diversity
39. Reproduction in Plants
40. That’s So Weird: Strange Forms of Asexual Reproduction
41. Factors Influencing the Growth of Organisms
42. Introduction to Genetics
43. The Language of Genetics
44. Punnett Squares
45. Adaptations in Plants
46. Animal Adaptations
47. Natural Selection
48. Natural Selection in Birds
49. Artificial Selection
50. Genetic Engineering Pros and Cons
51. Evidence of Evolution
52. Top 10 Strangest Vestigial Traits
53. Cladograms
54. Introduction to Fossils
55. Types of Fossils
56. Geologic Time/History of Life
57. Law of Superposition

Teacher Notes:

• Please note that these life science reading passages are not editable.
• Answer keys are always provided.
• Included for each lesson: 1 PDF reading, 1 PDF worksheet, and a Google Slides version of the assignment.
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