This bundle includes a set of cross-curricular, middle school reading and science activities. The NGSS topic is Earth's Systems, specifically weather and climate. Includes a claim, evidence, and argument template for writing, a non-fiction text, a rubric, and a teacher's key. Formats include pdf and documents for use with Google Docs™.Included in this resource are:A fictional non-fiction newspaper article about a small-town mayor that makes inaccurate statements about the weather and learns the