HS-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- Life
A look back at antibiotics
Students will search the Science News archive for stories related to antibiotics and bacterial infections.
- Life
Reviewing bacterial defenses
These questions focus on student understanding of gram-negative bacteria and the bacteria's response to antibiotics.
- Chemistry
Opening a battery’s black box
These discussion prompts ask students to think about ways that different elements create varied results in battery design, and related redox reactions.
- 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
Seeking new catalysts
These questions focus on the use of catalysts in common industrial reactions and new research on alternatives to the precious metals currently used as catalysts.
- 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
Biomolecules from many angles
These discussion prompts cover molecular structures and properties of sugars, proteins and lipids, as well as questions related to the immune system and cancer.
- Health & Medicine
Archives track a long war
Students will explore the history of cancer therapy research by searching the Science News archive.
- Health & Medicine
How sugars hide cancer
These questions, based on the Science News article "Cancer's sweet cloak," highlight observations about cell-surface sugars and their ability to hide cancer cells from the immune system.
