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These discussion prompts ask students to evaluate a scientific argument using the claim, evidence, reasoning model.

These questions, based on the Science News article “Radioactive cloud traced to Russia,” ask students to identify a series of events and list and evaluate evidence.

Students will develop their critical thinking skills by evaluating and rating the trustworthiness of an article and will practice presentation skills by sharing the information with the class.

After asking students where they get their news and how they share it, these discussion prompts explore characteristics of a story that can provide clues to its quality and credibility.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Measles erases immune memory."

Students will test insects' nutrient compositions and compare that data with similar data from conventional snack foods.

Students will practice analyzing and graphing data using two data tables from a primary research study about space dust.

Students will research and debate a contentious issue, arguing an assigned viewpoint based on scientific evidence. This debate is focused on gene editing for the creation of human babies, but can be easily adapted for other topics.

Students will explore similarities and differences in how scientific research is reported in a journalistic article versus a primary research paper.

Students will think through and diagram an Arctic and local food web and will explore how ecosystem disruptions can impact the food webs.

These discussion prompts ask students to design a strategy for minimizing or mitigating the effects of Arctic phytoplankton blooms for one group of people.

Students will learn how interactions among the protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus affect the properties and stability of chemical elements, and how these properties could inform the creation of future elements.