Biological Evolution Reading Passages

The frog's life cycle takes it from water to land in amazing stages. Starting as eggs, they hatch into tadpoles, grow le...

The butterfly's life cycle is a fascinating journey through four stages: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult. Caterpi...

Salmon have a remarkable life cycle that takes them from rivers to the ocean and back again. They hatch as alevin, grow ...

The life cycle of a sea turtle starts when a female lays her eggs on the beach, and after hatching, the tiny turtles jou...

Sea turtles lay their eggs on beaches, and their hatchlings begin a dangerous journey to the ocean. After growing in the...

This passage highlights the critical importance of the Great Barrier Reef for both nature and humans. It emphasizes the ...

This passage explains the fascinating process of how coral polyps build the Great Barrier Reef. It details the life cycl...

The Principle of Island Biogeography explains how island size and distance from the mainland affect species diversity. L...

The Amazon River dolphin, also known as the pink river dolphin or boto, is a unique freshwater species found in the Amaz...

This passage addresses the NGSS standard 3-LS4-2 focusing on biological evolution and the unity and diversity of life. T...

Aligned to MS-LS4-2, this passage examines giant squid evolutionary adaptations like 10m tentacles, suction-cup hooks, a...

This reading passage, "Are Whales Fish?", explores the biological differences between whales and fish, a common misconce...

This passage explores the fascinating question of whether penguins are birds, providing a clear and direct explanation f...

This reading passage for middle school students explores the differences between bats and birds. It introduces the conce...

This reading passage, "The Difference Between Jellyfish and Fish," is designed for middle school students to clarify the...

This passage addresses the common misconception that dolphins are fish by explaining their biological classification as ...

"This science reading passage, ""Are Spiders Insects?,"" is a comprehensive learning module designed for middle school s...

This comprehensive science passage, designed for middle school students, clarifies the common misconception that snails ...

"This learning module provides a comprehensive reading passage on the two primary types of cell division: mitosis and me...

This audio-integrated reading passage, "The Life of Amphibians," is designed for 4th-grade students to explore the fasci...

This middle school science reading passage offers an in-depth look at fishes, a major group of vertebrates. It covers fi...

This comprehensive middle school science passage dives into the fascinating world of amphibians, a group of vertebrates ...

This comprehensive science passage for grades 6-8 introduces students to reptiles, a fascinating class of vertebrates. A...

This middle school science passage explores birds as vertebrates, focusing on their unique adaptations such as feathers,...

This comprehensive passage introduces middle school students to the class Mammalia and their defining characteristics, i...

This passage explores two of the simplest animal phyla: Porifera (sponges) and Cnidaria (jellyfish, corals, and sea anem...

This comprehensive passage introduces middle school students to the fascinating world of invertebrate worms, focusing on...

This comprehensive science passage introduces middle school students to the phylum Arthropoda, the largest and most dive...

This middle school science passage introduces students to the phylum Mollusca, focusing on their body structure, main cl...

This comprehensive reading passage, aligned to NGSS standard MS-LS4-2, introduces middle school students to the fascinat...

This comprehensive middle school science passage explores the concept of biodiversity at the genetic, species, and ecosy...

This middle school science passage explains the scientific evidence for human evolution, aligning with NGSS standards MS...

This middle school science reading passage explores the evidence for evolution through comparative anatomy, aligning wit...

This passage explores the science of artificial selection for middle school students, aligning with NGSS standard MS-LS4...

This comprehensive passage introduces middle school students (grades 6-8) to the concept of natural selection, aligning ...

This comprehensive science passage introduces middle school students to the concept of speciation, the process by which ...

This engaging middle school science passage explores adaptation, focusing on how inherited traits enable organisms to su...

This comprehensive middle school science passage explores the concepts of extinction and biodiversity, aligned to NGSS s...

This middle school science passage explores how environmental changes, such as climate change, habitat destruction, the ...

This middle school science passage explores selective breeding and genetic engineering, aligning with NGSS standard MS-L...

This passage for grades 6-8 introduces students to the concept of coevolution, where two or more species evolve in respo...

This comprehensive middle school science passage dives into the fascinating world of bacteria, aligned to NGSS standards...

This middle school science passage explains the importance of fossils as preserved evidence of ancient life and their ro...