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Emergency Sub Plans Science | 9th, 10th Grade Reading Comprehension & Questions
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Emergency Sub Plans for Any 9th or 10th (junior) Science Classroom. Each resource is ready-to-use and designed for 9th and 10th-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.

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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.

Students will explore topics such as the chemistry of everyday products, renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, disease impacts, environmental challenges, and the forces behind natural disasters and engineering marvels. These readings provide a well-rounded approach to scientific inquiry and problem-solving.

Your Science Reading Bundle Includes:

✅ 22 Science Articles Across 10 Topics – Covering key concepts in chemistry, energy, biology, health, earth science, space, natural disasters, physics, and environmental science.
✅ Comprehension Questions for Each Article – Includes knowledge-based, analytical, and application questions to deepen student understanding.
✅ Google Classroom & Distance Learning Ready – Assign articles digitally with just a click—works with Google Drive, Microsoft Word, and 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 work with provided answers.

Topics & Articles Included:

  • Chemistry – Chemistry of Cosmetics, Everyday Chemistry in Our Lives
  • Energy – Hydroelectric Energy Production, Energy Use and Conservation, Nuclear Reactor Accidents and Their Impacts
  • Biology – Physical Adaptations, Muscle Growth
  • Diseases – The Common Cold, Smallpox, The Coronavirus and COVID
  • Health – The Effects of Caffeine, Painkillers
  • Earth Science – The Accumulation of Plastic in the Ocean, How Weather Works
  • Space Science – Why Do We Need the Moon?, The Northern and Southern Lights
  • Natural Disasters – Volcanoes: The Benefits and Devastation, How the Dinosaurs Died
  • Physics – Roller Coasters: History, Design, and Function, Bridges
  • Ecology & Environment – Smog: Its Causes and Dangers, Tap vs. Bottled Water

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 45-60 minute independent activity.

The following articles are included:

Chemistry:

  • Chemistry of Cosmetics
  • Everyday Chemistry in Our Lives

Energy:

  • Hydroelectric Energy Production
  • Energy Use and Conservation
  • Nuclear Reactor Accidents and Their Impacts

Biology:

  • Physical Adaptations
  • Muscle Growth

Diseases:

  • The Common Cold
  • Smallpox
  • The Coronavirus and COVID

Health:

  • The Effects of Caffeine
  • Painkillers

Earth Science: 

  • The Accumulation of Plastic in the Ocean
  • How Weather Works

Space Science:

  • Why Do We Need the Moon?
  • The Northern and Southern Lights

Natural Disasters

  • Volcanoes: The Benefits and Devastation
  • How the Dinosaurs Died

Physics:

  • Roller Coasters - History, Design, and Function
  • Bridges

Ecology and the Environment:

  • Smog - Its Causes and Dangers
  • Tap vs Bottled Water

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

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