Allergies - Scientific Reading Comprehension Article – Grades 5-7
Science article on allergies explaining how the immune system reacts to allergens and what anaphylaxis is, followed by five comprehension questions and three extension tasks.

- Grades
- Grades 5–7, Elementary, Middle School
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Subject
- Science, Life Sciences, Human Body
- Topic
- allergies, condition
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
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Allergies Science Article - Reading Comprehension for Grades 5-7 This informative science article helps students in grades 5-7 improve their literacy skills. Includes an engaging and relevant reading passage on allergies, their symptoms, and common allergic reactions to things like pet dander or pollen. Follow up questions develop critical thinking skills and check for reading comprehension. Pairs perfectly for in-classwork or distance learning. Add it to Google Classroom in one click! Comes in Word, PDF, and Google Doc formats for seamless assigning and accessing. Around 5 pages long with answer key included. Teach the science behind allergies and hone literacy abilities too. Watch students gain insight into an immune response that impacts lives while sharpening their analysis and comprehension. An extension for gifted students or way to quantify skills. Get this reading activity to: - Meet NGSS, TEKS, and Common Core standards
- Introduce allergies
- Boost reading and science literacy - Engage as a substitute lesson
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Explain how the immune system responds to an allergen
- Define key terms such as allergen and anaphylaxis
- Describe how an EpiPen is used during a severe reaction
Teaching tips
- The allergy-test research question needs internet or library access.
Skills covered
- Science reading — answering definition and recall questions on the article
- Science communication — creating a comic that shows EpiPen use
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Immune system
- Allergens
- Anaphylaxis
- Histamines
- Antibodies
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