Description
Ensure understanding with this Genetics and DNA Close Reading Comprehension Challenge. Students will examine the reading passage multiple times to complete each of the six tasks using the non-fiction, informational text. The best part…NO PREP for teachers. Just Print and Go! Great addition to your biology unit.
Topics include: Genes, DNA, chromosomes, traits
Students will work in pairs (or individually) to complete 6 tasks. Students will use reading comprehension skills to complete each task. As students complete each task, they will bring you their answers for you to quickly check. After checking, they can color in the box on the completion sheet. They will repeat the process until all 6 boxes are colored in.
This activity can be used for partner activities, anticipatory sets, unit review, sub plans, extension activities, early-finishers, stations, or independent work. How you choose to set it up in your classroom is up to you. You my also choose to do one task per day or complete them all in one or two class periods.
What’s Included?
✔️ Task 1: Fill in the Blank Reading Passage
✔️ Task 2: Vocabulary Practice
✔️ Task 3: Crossword Puzzle
✔️ Task 4: Text Marking
✔️ Task 5: True or False Word Scramble
✔️ Task 6: Summary and Supporting Details Graphic Organizer
✔️ Student Completion Sheet
✔️ Teacher Answer Key (when applicable)
✔️ Teacher Directions
What do students need?
✏️ Highlighters or Color Pencils (Green, Blue, Pink, Yellow)
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SouthernScience –
This was an excellent resource for use in my science classroom. The content was appropriate and engaging for my students. This is a high quality product that is adequately aligned with standards and presents accurate, grade-level appropriate information for my students. Thank you for an excellent resource.
Hannah K. –
I loved this because it is really applicable for my students
Bumgarner L. –
Great resource to help reinforce the material we went over in class.
Kerry R. –
This was easy prep and students had to use reading strategies to solve the problems.
Sarah H. –
I used this as an intro to genetics on a day I was home sick. It was the perfect activity to introduce students to the topic and to refer back to throughout the unit. Thank you!
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This was a great resource for me special education students.
Brian Jordan –
Great supplemental resource!