HS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- 			 Life LifeThe stories in your DNAStudents will answer questions based on the Science News article "An open book." 
- 			 Life LifePick your battlesThese discussion prompts encourage students to put themselves in the shoes of researchers studying animal weaponry, by evaluating, proposing and mapping out an experiment. 
- 			 Life LifeSurveying animal weaponryStudents will explore articles about animal weaponry from the Science News archive. 
- 			 Life LifeThe truth behind animal brawlsStudents will answer questions based on the Science News article "Fight like an animal." 
- 			 Earth EarthJourney to the age of the dinosaursThese discussion prompts cover the major groups of dinosaurs and their time on Earth, as well as how we study them today. 
- 			 Life LifeA dinosaur definedStudents answer questions about how the definition of a dinosaur is changing with new scientific evidence. 
- 			 Earth EarthCarbon dioxide’s ecological footprintStudents will answer questions based on the Science News article "Rising CO2 threatens lake food webs" and an accompanying graph tracking pH. 
- 			 Life LifeBoosting your background knowledgeThese discussion prompts help students gain a better understanding of key vocabulary and concepts covered in the Top 10 articles of 2017. 
- 			 Life LifeTracking the latest developmentsStudents will compare and contrast one of the Top 10 stories of 2017 with an earlier related article from the Science News archive. 
- 			 Life LifeAnalyzing a top articleStudents will read and summarize one of the Top 10 stories of 2017, as reported by Science News. 
- 			 Health & Medicine Health & MedicineFlu shot response foretoldStudents will answer questions about new research showing that the activity of a small number of genes can predict a young person's immune response to the flu vaccine. 
- 			 Health & Medicine Health & MedicineBiomolecules from many anglesThese discussion prompts cover molecular structures and properties of sugars, proteins and lipids, as well as questions related to the immune system and cancer.