Earth and Space Sciences
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Space
Asking for directions on Mars
Students will learn how to use an interactive online map of Mars and will identify features and make generalizations about Martian geography.
- Earth
Build your science knowledge
Students will define key science vocabulary to better understand the concepts covered in Science News' Top 10 science stories of 2018.
- Health & Medicine
Understanding science’s impact
Students will work in groups to analyze one of Science News' Top 10 science stories of 2018.
- Life
Think before you drink
These discussion prompts ask students about drinking water contaminants and drinking water treatment methods.
- Chemistry
Wading through drinking water systems
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Drinkability."
- Earth
The SN 10 Game
Students will come up with a Jeopardy! style game or use a game provided to better understand the character traits, personality qualities and career paths of the SN 10: Scientists to Watch.
- Genetics
The languages of the fields
Students will define key science terms from a range of scientific fields using contextual clues from Science News articles.
- Astronomy
Telling two scientists’ stories
Students will answer questions based on the Science News articles "Flowing toward a sustainable future" and "Mapping stars across generations."
- Space
Article dissection for all
These comprehension questions can be used with any article from Science News.
- Math
Escaping from a black hole
Students will come to better understand black holes and Hawking radiation by deriving expressions and calculating theoretical data that relate to these phenomena.
- Physics
Mind over body
These discussion prompts focus on some of Stephen Hawking's most notable discoveries and ideas, as well as the disease that destroyed his nerve cells.
- Physics
A life revisited
Students will explore and compare articles about Stephen Hawking and black holes from the Science News archive.
