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Studying what asthma is helps middle and high school students understand the respiratory system, airflow, and how inflammation narrows the bronchi, connecting science to real life symptoms like wheeze, cough, and shortness of breath. A two level set of reading passages with questions makes this topic accessible for all learners: the higher level passage can help student prepare to explore immune responses, bronchodilators vs corticosteroids, common triggers such as pollen, dust, exercise, and pollution, and simple data from spirometry or peak flow charts, while the lower level passage can help engagement with what happens during an attack, how inhalers open airways, and everyday prevention in clear language. Each passage includes an engaging image, a student friendly clear vocabulary used throughout, and scaffolded questions that move from recall to cause and effect to interpreting a short data table, reinforcing NGSS MS-LS1 goals and science literacy. This differentiated approach supports health awareness, empathy for classmates who use inhalers, and practical safety planning during sports or field trips, giving teachers a flexible resource that connects biology to wellness in a focused, age appropriate way.

This tiered approach - offering two sets of guiding reading and questions tailored to each text - builds foundational skills in reading, critical thinking, and scientific inquiry, so you can use the right one for you. Through such structured resources, students develop a deeper appreciation for the processes that create and preserve this incredible natural phenomenon, and gain the scientific literacy necessary to make informed decisions.

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

THIS WHAT IS ASTHMA? 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 IS ASTHMA? 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)