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Making a gut-brain connection
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Parkinson's pathways."
Wading through drinking water systems
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Drinkability."
The SN 10 Game
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.
The languages of the fields
Students will define key science terms from a range of scientific fields using contextual clues from Science News articles.
Telling two scientists’ stories
Students will answer questions based on the Science News articles "Flowing toward a sustainable future" and "Mapping stars across generations."
The truth behind animal brawls
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Fight like an animal."
Journey to the age of the dinosaurs
These discussion prompts cover the major groups of dinosaurs and their time on Earth, as well as how we study them today.
A dinosaur defined
Students answer questions about how the definition of a dinosaur is changing with new scientific evidence.
Water flea circus
In this activity, students will measure the effect of environmental conditions on the heart rate of water fleas.
Surveying a sensitive ecosystem
These discussion prompts cover the pH scale, the solubility of gases, food webs and how organisms react to climate change.
The effects of ocean acidification
These questions explore past articles about ocean acidification in the Science News archive.
Carbon dioxide’s ecological footprint
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Rising CO2 threatens lake food webs" and an accompanying graph tracking pH.