What Is Air Made Of

Help students discover what air is really made of with this guided notes worksheet designed for struggling readers in grades 5-8. This scaffolded fill-in-the-blank resource breaks the composition of the atmosphere into five short, connected sections: air as a mixture of gases, the roles of nitrogen and oxygen, the final one percent of argon and carbon dioxide, the changing amount of water vapor and humidity, and how scientists collect samples to measure each gas.

Students complete 8 fill-in-the-blank vocabulary terms using a shuffled word bank, so every learner stays engaged while reading about Earth's atmosphere. The single-page format works for interactive notebooks, sub plans, homework, stations, or review before a weather and atmosphere unit test.

What's included:

• One-page guided notes worksheet with bold word bank
• Complete answer key
• Digital, self-grading version of the same activity

No prep is required: just print, hand out, and teach, or assign the digital version in one click.

Aligned to NGSS MS-ESS2-5 and MS-ESS2-6, this earth science resource supports vocabulary development for students who benefit from structured note-taking, including ELL students and students with IEPs. Pair it with our air pressure and layers of the atmosphere guided notes for a complete introduction to Earth's atmosphere.