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These discussion prompts help students think about the scale of the solar system and universe, and how scientists study phenomena that are hard to reach in space or very distant in time.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Kuiper belt dust may be sprinkled in our atmosphere."

Students will learn how to use an interactive online map of Mars and will identify features and make generalizations about Martian geography.

Students will define key science vocabulary to better understand the concepts covered in Science News' Top 10 science stories of 2018.

Students will work in groups to analyze one of Science News' Top 10 science stories of 2018.

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.

Students will define key science terms from a range of scientific fields using contextual clues from Science News articles.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News articles "Flowing toward a sustainable future" and "Mapping stars across generations."

These comprehension questions can be used with any article from Science News.

Students will come to better understand black holes and Hawking radiation by deriving expressions and calculating theoretical data that relate to these phenomena.

These discussion prompts focus on some of Stephen Hawking's most notable discoveries and ideas, as well as the disease that destroyed his nerve cells.

Students will explore and compare articles about Stephen Hawking and black holes from the Science News archive.