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These discussion prompts cover the major groups of dinosaurs and their time on Earth, as well as how we study them today.

Students answer questions about how the definition of a dinosaur is changing with new scientific evidence.

In this activity, students will measure the effect of environmental conditions on the heart rate of water fleas.

These discussion prompts cover the pH scale, the solubility of gases, food webs and how organisms react to climate change.

These questions explore past articles about ocean acidification in the Science News archive.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Rising CO2 threatens lake food webs" and an accompanying graph tracking pH.

Students will search the Science News archive for stories related to the powers and perils of smartphone use.

Students will compare and contrast one of the Top 10 stories of 2017 with an earlier related article from the Science News archive.

Students will read and summarize one of the Top 10 stories of 2017, as reported by Science News.

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.