Grade 7

Every story here is written at the 6-8 reading level, and each one has a printable grade 7 worksheet.

Stories matched to Iowa standards (12)

Codes are from the Iowa Academic Standards (Iowa Department of Education). A code is shown only when it passed our three-part check: the code exists for this grade, it matches the story's subject, and a human reviewer re-read the story and the standard and confirmed a real fit. Hover or tap a code to read the standard.

• Students develop AI-powered cybersecurity system for water treatment plants and other critical infrastructure Technology · 2026-10-22
  2-NI-05
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• Deep-sea expedition will revisit Pacific mining site five and a half years after test Biology · 2026-10-20
  7-LS2-4
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• Q&A: How does technology help track foodborne pathogens and outbreaks? Health & PE · 2026-10-20
  2.8.6
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• Built to Move Health & PE · 2026-08-15
  1.8.32.8.4
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• Watch Out for Wildfire Smoke Health & PE · 2026-07-15
  1.8.3
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• Creating a Healthier Home Health & PE · 2026-06-15
  1.8.3
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• Extremities of the Earth: The Coldest Place on Earth Geography · 2026-05-29
  SS.7.34
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• A Lesson in Progressive Reform: Food Safety Health & PE · 2026-05-19
  2.8.10
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• Research Guides in Focus – Consumer Protection Law: A Beginner’s Guide Civics & Government · 2026-03-18
  SS.7.39
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• What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8) Math · 2026-03-09
  7.G.B.4
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• Keep Your Lungs Healthy Health & PE · 2025-08-15
  1.8.3
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• Pi: In the Sky, on Earth and at the Library of Congress Math · 2025-03-14
  7.G.B.4
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