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Listenwise provides interesting podcasts for Science, Humanities, & ESL. When using articles in the classroom, this could aid students who struggle with reading text, such as students with dyslexia & ESL students. These podcasts also focus on exposing students to more complex language, vocabulary, and topics to improve their reading skills.
Here are some articles that caught my attention for middle school science:
6th grade
Types & Transformations Of Energy
- Artificial Photosynthesis Produces Fuel
- A Delicious Solution To Our Energy Problems
- Turning Sewage Into Microbial Fuel Cells
- Improving Battery Storage
- Volcanoes Are A Source Of Renewable Geothermal Energy
- Gravity’s Strong Pull Is Actually A Weak Force
- Gravity And The Curveball
- Research Shows Fracking Causes Earthquakes
- Supply And Demand Of Solar Energy
Electricity & Magnetism
- Eels Protect From Predators With Electric Volts
- Burning Grass For Alternative Electricity
- Bees And Electric Fields
- Improving Battery Storage
- Supply And Demand Of Solar Energy
Ecosystems
- Changing Ecosystem Threatens Florida’s Manatees
- Bee Deaths And Crop Consequences
- The Changing Ecosystem Of The Bering Sea
- Jefferson’s Gardens Display A Diverse Ecosystem
- Japanese Knotweed’s Invasive Superpowers
- What Is Being An Ecologist Really Like?
- Fungi Sustains Ecosystems
- Plague In Wildlife Threatens Ecosystem
Cells & Body Systems
7th grade
Landform Change
- Earthquake Damages Hydropower Stations
- Cooking Up A Supervolcano
- Beach Erosion Threatens Infrastructure
- Two Kinds Of Earthquakes
- Tsunami Warnings Get More Accurate
- Volcanoes Are A Source Of Renewable Geothermal Energy
- How Old Is The Grand Canyon
- Research Shows Fracking Causes Earthquakes
Weather, Climate, & Human Impact
- Human Impact On Climate Change
- Extreme Rains And Global Warming
- Extreme Heat
- Corals And Climate Change
- Cloud Seeping For Weather Modification
- Calculating A Local Carbon Footprint
- Burning Grass For Alternative Electricity
- The Footprint Of A Loaf Of Bread
- Clash On Climate Change Beliefs Within A Family
- Deadly Weather In South And Midwest
- U.S. Pulls Out Of Paris Climate Agreement
- Corals In The Great Barrier Reef Struggle To Stay Alive
- Urban Concrete Creates Heat Islands
- Texas Hit Hard By Hurricane Harvey
- Geological Data About Climate Change Turns Into Music Through Sound
- Geoengineering Combats Global Warming
- Wildfires Caused Primarily By Humans
- Ocean Warming Is Forcing Coral Reefs To Adapt
- Pollution From Industrial Revolution Thought To Melt Glaciers
- Rising Oceans Put Island Nations In Peril
Cellular Process & Heredity
- DNA Changes The Linnaean Classification System
- Debate: Should We Make Changes To Human DNA?
- Using DNA Fingerprinting To Catch Poachers
- Henrietta Lacks And Patient Privacy
Forces & Interactions
Waves & Electromagnetic Radiation
8th grade
Matter
Chemical Reactions
Earth In Space
- Solar Eclipse
- Interstellar Travel on Voyager I
- Just Beyond Our Solar System A New Planet Is Detected
- New Planet On The Edge Of Our Solar System
Change Over Time (In Earth’s Organisms)
- Fish Fossil Gives Clues To Evolution
- A Hero Bug Helps Scientists Develop Drugs
- Ice Age Evolution Of Rhinos
- Mice Evolving At Warp Speed
- How Old Is The Grand Canyon – Dating rocks relates to finding the dates of fossils
- Ocean Warming Is Forcing Coral Reefs To Adapt
Natural Selection
Disclaimer: I have not read all of these articles, but rather linked them based upon their titles, and seeming connection to the NGSS learning targets. As articles are updated, these individual article links may become obsolete over time (updated: September 2017)