Telling two scientists’ stories
Students will answer questions based on the Science News articles "Flowing toward a sustainable future" and "Mapping stars across generations."
Educator Guide: SN 10: Scientists to Watch
BRIGHT YOUNG MINDS Science News’ SN 10 spotlights young scientists that are tackling big problems in sustainable energy, medicine, astronomy, technology and more. This year’s scientists (pictured clockwise from left) are Ibrahim Cissé, Emily Balskus, Joaquín Rodríguez-López, Shahzeen Attari, Douglas Stanford, Lisa Manning, Christopher Hamilton, Paula Jofré, Anshumali Shrivastava and Jenny Tung.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: BRYCE VICKMARK; BRYCE VICKMARK; DEPT. OF CHEMISTRY/UIUC; CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AT STANFORD UNIV.; INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY; AMY MANLEY/SYRACUSE UNIV.; C. HAMILTON; MARÍA CECILIA ABARCA/UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES; A. SHRIVASTAVA; MEGAN MENDENHALL/DUKE UNIV
About this guide
Use this guide to teach the SN 10: Scientists to watch, a special issue featuring 10 early- and mid-career scientists who are borrowing tools and inspiration from other fields to solve pressing questions facing science and society. Two of the scientists are Joaquín Rodríguez-López and Paula Jofré. “Flowing toward a sustainable future” describes how Rodríguez-López is developing batteries that could be useful for storing energy from wind farms and solar panels. “Mapping stars across generations” describes how Jofré constructed an evolutionary family tree for stars within the Milky Way that could help us better understand the origins of our galaxy.
This Guide Includes:
The languages of the fields
Students will define key science terms from a range of scientific fields using contextual clues from Science News articles.
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.
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