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Superbugs Reading Comprehension Article

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Look Inside · 9 pages · answer key included

Opening article page introduces infections, antibiotics, and bacteria, including helpful bacteria in the gut.
First of five article pages: bacteria basics
Article part 2 explains Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin and how antibiotics act against bacteria.
Second article page: the discovery of penicillin
Article part 3 explains bacterial cell walls, mutations, selective pressure, and sharing resistance through DNA.
Third article page: how resistance develops
Article part 4 introduces superbugs and MRSA, with a diagram showing how antibiotic resistance spreads.
Fourth article page: superbugs and MRSA
Article part 5 covers MRSA in hospitals, faster diagnostic tests, hygiene, and directed antibiotic use.
Final article page: responding to superbugs
Eight comprehension questions and two extension questions review bacteria, antibiotics, superbugs, and MRSA.
Question sheet following the five-page article
First reference page lists sources for the article's information on bacteria, penicillin, resistance, and MRSA.
First of two reference pages for the article
Final reference page cites I. L. Neubauer's 2014 Time article, 'How to Stop Superbugs,' with a source link.
Second reference page: final source citation

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Superbugs Reading Comprehension for Secondary Science This science resource helps secondary students improve literacy and learn about antibiotic resistance through reading comprehension. The 3-page article discusses good and bad bacteria, antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, superbugs like MRSA, and potential solutions. It's followed by reading comprehension questions. The reading integrates seamlessly into Google Classroom for distance learning. This resource saves teachers time while allowing them to assign a substitute plan that engages students. It helps students improve scientific literacy, reading comprehension, analysis skills, and knowledge. The reading can introduce a unit, provide an extension for gifted students, measure literacy abilities, and more. This engaging disciplinary literacy activity meets NGSS, TEKS and Common Core standards. The fully editable Superbugs reading comprehension article is designed for grades 8-10.

What's Included

1 zip file with:

-Reading passage as a DOC and PDF

-Comprehension questions w/ Answer Key

This resource covers the following topics:

Good and bad bacteria

Antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance

Superbugs

MRSA

What do we do about superbugs?

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