Description
These short readings are a great way for your students to get lots of input!
This resource includes 18 short readings about famous scientists written in comprehensible language. Each reading includes vocabulary supports at the bottom of the page to help your students be successful. The readings are a basic introduction and personal description of each person!
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This resource includes a scavenger hunt activity in Spanish and English for students to complete. Hang the readings around the room and let them walk and read, practicing their comprehension skills!
It also includes a writing activity for students to record information about a scientist they read about, as well as a chart to record information about each scientist. Lots of great ways to practice! Lots of great ways to practice!
The readings include:
- Name
- Birthday
- Where they are from
- Nationality
- Personality/Physical characteristics
- What they’re known for
++Vocabulary support in the form of footnotes
The readings are written in mixed tenses, depending what is appropriate for the scientist. Preterite and imperfect tenses make up the majority of the readings.
Pages included:
- 18 short readings
- Scavenger hunt in Spanish
- Scavenger hunt in English
- Answer keys for the scavenger hunts
- Chart for students to fill out information from readings (English)
- Chart for students to fill out information from readings (Spanish)
- Cover page & end page to turn into a mini-book
- Pages for students to write about scientific discovery or invention
- ALL pages included with a digital Google Slides Option (53 Slides)
- Additional reading comprehension activity for each of the readings using Google Slides OR Boom Cards – each of the 18 readings has 3 comprehension questions – also available separately here
- Teacher’s notes for use
Please check out the preview for a closer look!
Scientists featured:
- Albert Einstein
- Alexander Fleming
- Alfred Nobel
- Carl Sagan
- Charles Darwin
- Copernicus
- Elizabeth Blackwell
- George Washington Carver
- Jane Goodall
- Jonas Salk
- Katherine Johnson
- Marie Curie
- Nikola Tesla
- Pythagoras
- Rachel Carson
- Rosalind Franklin
- Stephen Hawking
- Tu Youyou
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