Mysteries in Science Reading and Worksheet

This top 10 UNSOLVED mysteries in science reading and worksheet is the perfect middle school science sub plan!

Includes both PRINT and GOOGLE SLIDES options to assign!

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In this activity, students will:

  • READ an article about 10 phenomena in science that have yet to be explained.
  • DEFINE key terms using context clues from the reading.
  • ANSWER text-dependent questions. All answers come from the text, so no prior knowledge is required!

Examples of unsolved mysteries included:

  • How do placebos work? Fake treatments heal real illnesses – proof that belief alone can change the body. But how? We don’t know!
  • Where is everybody? With billions of planets out there, why haven’t we found a single sign of alien life? This is the Fermi Paradox.
  • What is consciousness? Billions of brain cells fire, yet we still don’t know how they create the inner world of “you.”
  • Is time travel possible? Could wormholes or black holes let us slip into the past? According to Einstein, the answer is “theothetically, yes!”
  • And lots more!

Teacher Notes:

  • Includes an answer key.
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  • Please note that this mysteries in science reading is not editable.
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Grade Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10 No NGSS standards assigned.