Artemis Moon Mission Physics Reading Passages + Google Forms - Orbits, 9-12

Back to the Moon: The Physics of Artemis nonfiction reading passages — Response Resources

Five original nonfiction reading passages that use NASA's Artemis plan, as the agency described it in October 2026, to teach high school physics: orbits, rendezvous and docking, refueling in space, and why the first landing is aimed at the Moon's south pole. Each passage has eight questions, and a full answer key is included. Print the passages, or assign them in Google Forms.

  • 5 original nonfiction passages, each on its own page

  • 8 comprehension questions per passage (40 total): recall, main idea, vocabulary in context, cite-evidence, and inference

  • Combined answer key + a standards page

  • Hand out the reading first, then the questions (or print two-sided)

  • PDF, US Letter, low-ink, two-sided printable; Grades 9-12

Preview page of Back to the Moon: The Physics of Artemis reading passages

A print-first nonfiction reading resource from Response Resources.

Pairs perfectly with our Physics of the Tesla Roadster Reading Passages (Grades 9-12).