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Students will discuss the scientific details that are left out of short news reports and explore how these brief reports can lead to ideas for original research.

Students will culture yogurt bacteria with and without antibiotics to test the bacteria's sensitivity and then stain microscope slides to determine if the bacteria are gram-positive or gram-negative.

These discussion prompts focus on the nature of bacteria and types of antibiotics, as well as methods for dealing with antibiotic resistance.

Students will search the Science News archive for stories related to antibiotics and bacterial infections.

These questions focus on student understanding of gram-negative bacteria and the bacteria's response to antibiotics.

These discussion prompts ask students to think about ways that different elements create varied results in battery design, and related redox reactions.

These discussion prompts cover the basics of chemical catalysts, enzymes as biological catalysts, the energies and physical properties of catalysts, plus related applications.

This guide introduces students to the wide world of bacteria, bacterial infections, antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.

This guide explores a wide variety of catalysts and their roles in chemical reactions, and covers recent research seeking alternative catalysts.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Rebuilding reefs."

In this guide, students will explore how scientists are working to save coral reefs, which are under threat because of climate change and other human-related activities.