The write around (Daniels and Zemelman) is an engaging strategy. The link takes you to a power point that explains it, and this link takes you to a description of the instructional strategy.
LIST-GROUP-LABEL is a great strategy for all content and one Cynthia Shanahan suggests to be particularly powerful in science.
RAN is a great instructional strategy for helping students correct misconceptions. (This is another strategy suggested by Cynthia Shanahan for science literacy.)
For vocabulary, Cynthia Shanahan suggests a version of the Frayer Model but with six columns: scientific definition, general definition (if one), explanation of the process in which the term is involved, diagram or picture illustrating the process, a formula or numeric representation of the word (if applicable), and related words.
Want to build curiosity? A need to know? Use images that elicit response and provoke questions. Snippets from videos can work too.
Have students preview the text and generate questions to answer.
Check out the ideas on Ad Lit.
Two of the simplest and most effective methods are chunking and annotating. When you chunk the text, divide it up into manageable bits (or have students do this) and at the end of each chunk, they need to summarize, pose questions, or talk to a partner about their reading. For annotation, be sure to read the article below: Close Reading and Annotating. (It's from Harvard, can't get much better than that!)
Check out this blog for ideas for close reading.
Harvard's guide to six reading habits,
An article in English Journal about a school using five strategies throughout the disciplines.
Crown Point High School has compiled a list of instructional strategies.
Greece School District in New York has a rich list of instructional strategies.