Waves and their Applications Reading Passages

This NGSS-aligned middle school science reading passage explains why snow looks white even though ice is colorless. Stud...

This NGSS-aligned middle school science reading passage explores how rainbows form through the bending and reflection of...

"This learning module provides an in-depth reading passage on the electromagnetic spectrum, tailored for middle school s...

"This NGSS-aligned passage explores the fascinating world of infrasound, a type of sound with frequencies below the rang...

This passage on mechanical waves is designed for middle school students, aligning with NGSS standards related to energy ...

This NGSS-aligned reading passage explains why the sky appears blue by introducing middle school readers to the science ...

This engaging middle school science passage explores the concepts of wavelength and frequency, aligning with NGSS standa...

This comprehensive science reading passage introduces middle school students (grades 6-8) to the electromagnetic spectru...

This comprehensive science passage for grades 6-8 explores visible light as the part of the electromagnetic spectrum tha...

This comprehensive passage for grades 6-8 explores how waves enable communication in our modern world, in alignment with...

This comprehensive middle school science passage explores the key differences between digital and analog signals, aligni...

This middle school science passage introduces students in grades 6-8 to the concept of light as an electromagnetic wave,...

This engaging science passage for grades 6-8 explores the mechanism of wave absorption, where waves transfer energy to m...

This informational science reading passage for grades 6-8 explores the concept of wave behavior, focusing on transmissio...

This comprehensive science passage introduces middle school students to the concept of refraction, a key phenomenon in w...

This middle school science passage explores the behavior of waves during reflection, focusing on how and why waves bounc...

This passage introduces middle school students to the fundamental concepts of transverse and longitudinal waves, in alig...

This informational passage, aligned with NGSS MS-PS4-1, introduces middle school students (grades 6-8) to the anatomy of...

This comprehensive middle school science passage explores the connection between wave amplitude and energy, aligned with...

This engaging passage explores the science behind reflection and mirrors, designed for students in grades 6-8. Aligned w...

This passage explores the science of lasers for middle school students, aligning with NGSS standard MS-PS4-2. Students l...

This informational science passage for grades 6-8 explores the mechanisms behind human vision, focusing on how light ent...

This passage introduces middle school students to the fascinating world of optical instruments. Aligned to NGSS standard...

This comprehensive middle school science passage explores the concept of wave speed, aligned with NGSS MS-PS4-1. Student...

This comprehensive middle school science passage explores the fundamental question of how sound is produced, perfectly a...

This passage explores the science of sound for middle school students, aligned with NGSS standards MS-PS4-1 and MS-PS4-2...

This comprehensive passage for grades 6-8 introduces students to the concepts of frequency and pitch, aligned to NGSS st...

This comprehensive middle school science reading passage introduces students to the concepts of amplitude and volume in ...

This comprehensive passage for grades 6-8 explores the science behind the speed of sound and how it varies depending on ...

This comprehensive passage, aligned to NGSS MS-PS4-2, explores the science behind the absorption of sound. Students in g...

This science reading passage introduces middle school students to the concept of measuring sound using decibels (dB). Al...

This comprehensive middle school science passage, aligned to NGSS standard MS-PS4-2, explores the fascinating topic of h...

This comprehensive middle school science passage explores the phenomenon of echoes, focusing on the reflection of sound ...

This engaging middle school science passage explores the fascinating process of how we hear, tracing sound’s journey fro...

This engaging middle school science passage introduces students to the concepts of ultrasound and infrasound, frequencie...

This engaging middle school science passage explores the science behind sonar and echolocation, aligned to NGSS standard...

This comprehensive science passage for grades 6-8 explores how musical instruments create sound through vibration, align...

This comprehensive, NGSS-aligned middle school science passage explores the concept of noise pollution as harmful or unw...

This passage introduces middle school students (grades 6-8) to the science behind modern sound technology, aligning with...

This comprehensive passage introduces middle school students to the science of mirrors, focusing on the mechanisms and a...

This comprehensive science reading passage for grades 6-8 explores the fundamental relationship between color and light,...

This engaging middle school science passage explores the concept of refraction—the bending of light as it moves between ...

This middle school science passage explores the fascinating differences between additive color mixing (light) and subtra...

This comprehensive science reading passage for Grades 6-8 explains the science behind types of lenses, focusing on conve...

This engaging 350-word science passage introduces elementary students to the fascinating world of antennas and signal tr...

This engaging 250-word reading passage introduces fourth-grade students to the fascinating process of how cell phones se...

This engaging 250-word reading passage introduces fourth-grade students to the concept of wave amplitude as outlined in ...

This engaging 250-word science passage for Grade 4-5 students explores how light travels in straight lines called rays. ...

This engaging science passage explores the concept of light reflection for Grade 4-5 students, aligned with NGSS standar...

This engaging 250-word passage introduces Grade 4-5 students to the fundamental parts of transverse waves: crests and tr...