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Students will answer questions about how a cubic metallic robot wraps itself in different exoskeletons to perform different functions.

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.

These discussion prompts cover chloropasts, chlorophyll, photosynthesis and related reactions, and solar cells.

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

These questions focus on articles about two of the 2017 SN 10: Scientists to Watch. The scientists are studying how plant roots seek water and developing artificial photosynthesis.

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

Students will answer questions about new research showing that the activity of a small number of genes can predict a young person's immune response to the flu vaccine.

These discussion prompts focus on neurons and their signals and how magnetic resonance imaging works.

In this activity, students will build, test and optimize their own batteries using various metal electrodes and liquid electrolytes.

Students will use Science News as a resource for discovering a research question that interests them and developing a testable hypothesis.

These discussion prompts ask students to think in more detail about lipids, their hydrogenation and related scientific areas.

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