Science Vocabulary, Articles, and News

  • Thousands of articles and other texts (all subjects, including science) that students can digitally highlight, annotate, and discuss text as they read. Teachers can assess and provide feedback.

  • Integrate with Google Classroom or Canvas.

  • Free and Prime Plans Available

  • Biology articles and quizzes.

  • Totally free!

  • Tool kits with posters, slide shows, writing prompts, engagement activities and more that make it easy to shatter stereotypes about science and scientists in the classroom

  • Includes a wide range of real world research topics, diverse pathways to scientific careers, and the stories of scientists

  • Totally Free! To include printable posters for your classroom!

  • Thousands of articles and media resources concerning biology, Earth science, engineering, conservation, physics, chemistry and more.

  • Free

  • Every week, Twig Science Reporter brings high-quality videos and other learning resources together with topical news to inspire school children to explore new possibilities through scientific inquiry and reasoning.

  • Totally Free!

  • NSTA's award-winning, peer-reviewed practitioner journal for middle level and junior high school science teachers.

  • Free for 3 resources a month, $3.50-$5.50/month for unlimited resources and access to all archives

  • Content, curriculum, and tools to power teaching and learning from Kindergarten to 12th Grade

  • Each article includes a video that reads the article to the student.

  • Totally FREE!

  • Rewordify makes differentiation incredibly easy.

  • Use it to create vocabulary lists for articles.

  • Change the Lexile level of an entire website.

  • Totally Free!

  • Find tons of NGSS aligned non-fiction in one place, written in a fun voice students love, filled with analogies they can grasp.

  • Students take a diagnostic reading test so every article assigned adjusted to their reading level.

  • Exportable gradebook, printable articles, sharable reports, and more.

  • Prices depend on the number of students. For example, up to 10 students is $5/month and up to 50 students is $10/month. School package available.

  • A wealth of resources from science podcasts, ready-to-go student activities, stories about what's happening in science, and so much more.

  • Totally Free!

  • Common Sense Education Review

  • Content relevant to every disciplinary core idea, crosscutting concept and scientific and engineering practice contained in the NGSS

  • Hundreds of scientific articles that are written for kids an approved by scientists.

  • Colorful and fun graphics, great science content, lesson ideas, separate articles for students and teacher keys provided.

  • Totally FREE!

  • Science News for Students is an award-winning online publication dedicated to providing age-appropriate science news to learners, parents and educators. Great for students to use for research projects!

  • Additional teaching resources are available with free registration (readability level, classroom discussion questions, word finds, Relevant Next Generation Standards.

  • Totally free!

  • Science articles with informative graphics, video, graphic organizer, vocabulary review, and quiz concerning middle school science topics.

  • The articles are available for free. To create an account and access all the features is $399/yr.

  • Teaches students to breakdown complex words into smaller parts, learn vocabulary at a rapid pace, and improve reading comprehension.

  • Competitive game format.

  • Wordcraft is free for schools. The mobile app has paid for material, but students who use their school logins can access all the curriculum in the mobile app for free.

  • Developed by the Chandra X-ray Center at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (with funding by NASA), this website celebrates women in STEM both acknowledged and unknown, for their role in the exploration of the world and Universe around us.

  • Includes stories, activities, free poster downloads, and more

  • Totally Free