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

This guide reviews the life and work of Stephen Hawking and asks students to work individually or in small groups to derive equations and calculate a theoretical amount of Hawking radiation emitted by a black hole.

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.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Stephen Hawking's legacy will live on."

This guide explores the equivalence prinicple, a foundation of Einstein's general theory of relativity, and the effects of low-gravity space environments on materials and the human body.

These discussion prompts encourage students to explore concepts related to gravity and how scientists measure it.

Use this short section to explore and compare other articles about measurements of the equivalence principle as reported by Science News since 1924.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Galileo experiment re-created in space."

This guide reviews the Top 10 scientific discoveries from 2017, as reported by Science News, with a focus on key concepts covered across scientific disciplines.

These discussion prompts help students gain a better understanding of key vocabulary and concepts covered in the Top 10 articles of 2017.