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How sensitive?

Students will design and execute an experiment to determine the relative sensitivity of touch receptors in different areas of human skin using a two-point threshold test.

Gene therapy through time

Students will search the Science News archive for previous articles about stem cells and gene therapy, and compare potential applications.

Exploring half-life

Students will simulate the exponential radioactive decay and half-life of carbon-14 with pennies and a food coloring/bleach chemical reaction.

Uniting past and present

Students will search the Science News archive for stories related to frozen mosses, radioactive carbon-14 dating and global warming.

The pressure to be a star

To better understand the life cycle of stars, students will estimate the conditions involved in stars and element formation.

Crash from the past

Students will search the Science News archive for other stories on neutron star collisions and gravitational waves.

Solo for solenoid

Students will construct their own simple solenoids and conduct experiments to measure the solenoids' properties.

Flexible robots in review

Students will search the Science News archive for earlier articles about transformational robots.

Who are the SN 10 scientists?

In this activity, students will gain a better understanding of the character traits, personal qualities and career paths of the SN 10 scientists through a Jeopardy!-like game.

Peering back at plants

Students will search the Science News archive for stories about photosynthesis and plant roots.

Catching the flu

Students will explore public data and information to learn more about how a flu vaccine is made and how the body responds to it.

Facing the flu through time

Students will search the Science News archive for stories related to the flu and flu vaccines.