Physical Science
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- 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."
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- Chemistry
Get to know your vitamins
These discussion prompts cover the major types of vitamins and their sources, and how vitamin levels impact health.
- Health & Medicine
Evaluating wellness claims
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Tainted supplements flood the market."
- 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.
- Physics
Reflections past and present
These discussion prompts encourage students to reflect on their own academic progress, on the state of science and on the concept of reflection in physics.
- Physics
Exploring Emmy Noether’s life
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Emmy Noether's vision."
- Chemistry
Cookieology: Experimental design 101
To explore the steps of experimental design, students will plan an experiment to make an ideal sugar cookie.
