What are Ionic vs Covalent Bonds? | Reading Comprehension 2 Passage & Questions

Understanding ionic vs covalent bonds is a cornerstone of middle and high school chemistry because it explains how atoms form compounds, why substances have different properties, and how chemical reactions happen in the real world. This resource teaches bonding through two science reading passages with questions, one higher level and slightly more complex and one lower level and more accessible, making differentiation simple while keeping everyone focused on the same essential concepts.

This 2 article set of What are Ionic vs Covalent Bonds? reading passages with questions provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about What are Ionic vs Covalent Bonds? For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this What are Ionic vs Covalent Bonds? article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

The accessible version is geared towards approximately 5th / 6th / 7th grade science students, while the more advanced version is geared towards approximately 8th / 9th / 10th grade science students. This range for both could be extended with prep work or additional materials.

THIS WHAT ARE IONIC VS COVALENT BONDS? ARTICLE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:

Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS WHAT ARE IONIC VS COVALENT BONDS? READING PASSAGE WITH QUESTIONS:

2 - 3 page Word doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
2 - 2 page Word doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
2 - 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 - 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
2 - 3 page Google doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
2 - 2 page Google doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

Please note: That the Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.