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Emergency Sub Plans Science | 11th, 12th Grade Reading Comprehension & Questions
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Emergency Sub Plans for Any 11th or 12th (senior) Science Classroom. Each resource is ready-to-use and designed for 11th and 12th-grade students to enhance scientific literacy and reading comprehension.

This collection features 22 engaging science articles spanning 10 disciplines, including chemistry, energy, biology, health, earth science, space science, natural disasters, physics, and environmental science. Each article is designed to enhance scientific literacy, with accompanying comprehension questions that promote critical thinking, analysis, and real-world application.

Being sick is tough and the 6 am prep while you're not feeling well can be even worse. Simply download, print, or upload to your class site, and your students will stay engaged with meaningful, skill-building activities—no prep required! Each article comes with a reading and questions to keep your students engaged in whatever you're already teaching.

Your Science Reading Bundle Includes:

✅ 20 Science Articles Across 10 Key Disciplines – Covering chemistry, energy, biology, health, earth science, space, physics, and more!

✅ Comprehension Questions for Each Article – Includes knowledge-based, analytical, and application prompts.

✅ Google Classroom & Distance Learning Ready – Assign digitally with ease using Google Drive, Microsoft Word, or PDF formats.

✅ Perfect for Sub Plans & Extra Assignments – Great for emergency absences, early finishers, extra credit, or skill reinforcement.

✅ Answer Key Included – Easily assess student understanding.

Topics & Articles Included:

  • Chemistry – Plastics: A Marvel of Innovation, Desalination for Drinking Water
  • Energy – Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking), Biofuels: Food or Fuel?, The Physics of Nuclear Fusion
  • Biology – Fermentation and Food, Genetically Modified Organisms, Superbugs: The Super Villains of Modern Medicine
  • Diseases – The Measles, Down Syndrome
  • Health – The Effect of Stress on the Brain, The Effects of Binge Drinking on Teenagers
  • Earth Science – Why is the Sky Blue? (An Application of Light Waves), Fossils
  • Space Science – Stars: The Element Factories of the Universe, The Limitations of Space Travel
  • Natural Disasters – Earthquakes Part 1, Tsunamis
  • Physics – Hot-Air Balloons, Rockets
  • Ecology & Environment – Ocean Acidification, RuBisCO: Earth's Most Important Protein

This resource is designed to enhance scientific literacy, critical thinking, and real-world connections!

How They Work

  1. Choose the article you want your students to complete based on what you’re teaching - 22 different topics across 11 science disciplines.
  2. Download & Assign Digitally – Works with Google Classroom, Word, and PDF. No prep required!
  3. Students Read & Answer Questions – A 50-70 minute independent activity.

The following articles are included:

Chemistry:

  • Plastics: A Marvel Of Innovation
  • Desalination for Drinking Water

Energy:

  • Hydraulic Fracturing - Fracking
  • Biofuels - Food or Fuel?
  • The Physics of Nuclear Fusion

Biology:

  • Fermentation and Food
  • Genetically Modified Organisms
  • Superbugs - The Super Villains of Modern Medicine

Diseases:

  • The Measles
  • Down syndrome

Health:

  • The Effect of Stress on the Brain
  • The Effects Of Binge Drinking On Teenagers

Earth Science: 

  • Why is the Sky Blue? An application of light waves
  • Fossils

Space Science:

  • Stars - The Element Factories of the Universe
  • The Limitations of Space Travel

Natural Disasters:

  • Earthquakes Part 1
  • Tsunamis

Physics:

  • Hot-Air Balloons
  • Rockets

Ecology and the Environment:

  • Ocean Acidification
  • RuBisCO - Earth's Most Important Protein

Why You'll Love This Resource

  • Saves You Time – Ready to use in minutes, eliminating 6 AM prep stress.
  • Boosts Scientific Literacy – Helps students strengthen reading comprehension and analysis skills while covering key science topics.
  • Flexible Use – Assign for sub plans, early finishers, extra credit, or independent study.
  • Compatible with Any Learning Environment – Works for in-class, remote learning, or hybrid settings.

Google Classroom and Distance Learning Ready

  • This resource is perfect for in-class or distance learning and integrates seamlessly with Google Classroom.
  • Automatically creates a copy of the reading and puts it directly into your Google Drive with a single click.
  • Purchase --> Open --> Click --> Assign to your students
  • The reading also includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version.

The Problems You Face

- Not having the time to properly teach scientific literacy (disciplinary literacy) or improve your students reading comprehension and analysis skills.

- Some students work faster than others and you would like an interesting extension activity for your faster-moving students to keep them learning and engaged.

The Solution

This fully editable, NO PREP reading comprehension article is composed of relevant, applicable, and engaging reading activities which can be used to:

• introduce your topic

• improve your student's literacy skills

• improve your students reading comprehension and scientific literacy skills

• improve your students' analysis skills

• provide an extension activity to students who move at a faster pace

• provide extra credit to students in need

• measure your student's literacy skills

Furthermore, this resource works very well as an emergency substitute plan as it will keep your students on task and focused while you are away.

This resource will take your students between 45-60 minutes to complete and includes a variety of questions. An answer key is also included for your reference.

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Middle and High School Science Engaging Resources

I have been selling resources to middle and high school teachers for the last 15 years. During that time I've also been in the classroom so I know what works and what will help your students the most.

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