Featured Women in Science:
- Mary Anning
- Rachel Carson
- Jane Goodall
- Marie Curie
- Katherine Johnson
These biographies of women in STEM highlight perseverance, discovery, and the impact of women in science throughout history.
What’s Included in This Women’s History Month Resource?
1. Differentiated Biography Passages
Each scientist includes three Lexile levels (500L, 700L, 900L) to support differentiation. Teachers love that all students can access the same content at their reading level while participating in shared discussions.
2. Step-by-Step Reading Comprehension Questions
For EACH biography:
- ✓ 5 Multiple Choice Questions
- ✓ 5 Open-Ended Questions
These informational text comprehension questions help students:
- Identify the main idea and key details
- Practice text evidence
- Strengthen written responses
- Build higher-order thinking skills
3. Women in STEM Activities (Hands-On & Critical Thinking)
Each scientist includes two engaging extension activities. Options include:
- Create a scene or movie poster
- Critical thinking challenges
- Make a fossil
- Celery experiment
- Nature scavenger hunt
- Water pollution experiment
- Magnetism experiment
- Humans vs. primates comparison
- Species/collective names activity
- Crack the code activity
These Women’s History Month STEM activities connect literacy and science while keeping students actively engaged.
4. Cumulative Writing Project
Students complete a structured writing prompt.
This final writing task:
- Encourages compare and contrast skills
- Reinforces research-based writing
- Promotes a deeper understanding of women’s contributions to science
5. Bonus Graphic Organizer
Includes a versatile Women’s History research graphic organizer that can be used:
- During this unit
- For additional women in science research
- Throughout the year for biography projects
An answer key is included for easy grading or independent work.
Why Teachers Love This Women in Science Resource
✔ Differentiated Lexile levels make it easy to meet diverse learners
✔ Combines literacy and science for cross-curricular learning
✔ Ready-to-use for Women’s History Month
✔ Engaging STEM extensions beyond just reading passages
✔ Printable + Google™ options for flexible instruction
What Students Will Gain
Students will:
- Learn about influential women in STEM
- Build reading comprehension skills using informational text
- Practice citing text evidence
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Strengthen informational and comparative writing
- Be inspired by real-world female role models in science
If you’re looking for a meaningful, standards-aligned Women’s History Month biography unit, this Women in Science differentiated reading and writing resource will help you celebrate history while building strong literacy skills in your classroom.
Google Links, Teacher Notes, and Answer Keys are located in the PDF.
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