Activity
Hands-on experiments, debates, data dives, and diagramming and design exercises put students at the center of their learning.
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Plants
Peering back at plants
Students will search the Science News archive for stories about photosynthesis and plant roots.
- Health & Medicine
Catching the flu
Students will explore public data and information to learn more about how a flu vaccine is made and how the body responds to it.
- Health & Medicine
Facing the flu through time
Students will search the Science News archive for stories related to the flu and flu vaccines.
- Life
How do neurons form connections?
Students will study prepared microscope slides and create model neurons to gain a better understanding of what neurons look like, how they connect and how learning changes these connections.
- Humans
The amazingly malleable brain
Students will search the Science News archive for other stories related to brain connections and learning.
- Chemistry
Building the best battery
In this activity, students will build, test and optimize their own batteries using various metal electrodes and liquid electrolytes.
- Chemistry
What makes different types of batteries unique?
Students will research specific battery types and report on what they find.
- Chemistry
Reduction-oxidation reaction demonstration
This teacher-led demonstration is a straightforward introduction to reduction-oxidation reactions.
- Chemistry
Using Science News to develop a research question and hypothesis
Students will use Science News as a resource for discovering a research question that interests them and developing a testable hypothesis.
- Science & Society
Surveying student research
Students can search the Science News archive for stories about student research at the International Science and Engineering Fair, ISEF.
- Chemistry
Greasy spots
Students will conduct their own experiments to analyze a variety of foods for the presence of fats, as well as researching types of fat and relating their findings to human health.
- Chemistry
Search for stories on trans fats
Students will search the Science News archive for additional articles related to trans fats.
