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.
- Life
How is yogurt made?
Students will culture yogurt bacteria with and without antibiotics to test the bacteria's sensitivity and then stain microscope slides to determine if the bacteria are gram-positive or gram-negative.
- Life
A look back at antibiotics
Students will search the Science News archive for stories related to antibiotics and bacterial infections.
- Chemistry
Beyond today’s batteries
Students will search the Science News archive for stories related to battery research.
- Climate
Analyze the climate change data
Students will work in groups to explore available data and research various aspects of climate change and then present their findings to the class.
- Climate
Alarm bells for planet Earth
Students can search the Science News archive for the earliest stories on climate change and for techniques to combat it.
- Chemistry
From lactose to glucose
Students will test the effect of different conditions on lactase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of milk sugar to simple sugar.
- Chemistry
Illuminating catalysts
Students will test different types of catalysts and conditions for the light-producing luminol reaction.
- Chemistry
Speedy stories from the archive
Students will search the Science News archive to explore the history of catalytic material technology.
- Math
Goodnight moon
Students will calculate the angular momentum and density of the moon and consider the implications of the results for various theories of the moon's origin.
- Space
A lunar journey
Students will search the Science News archive for other stories related to moon formation.
- Health & Medicine
Mowing down cancer cells
Working in pairs, students will analyze a graph of data from one of the cancer experiments described in "Cancer's sweet cloak."
- Health & Medicine
Archives track a long war
Students will explore the history of cancer therapy research by searching the Science News archive.
