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Boosting your background knowledge
These discussion prompts help students gain a better understanding of key vocabulary and concepts covered in the Top 10 articles of 2017.
Tracking the latest developments
Students will compare and contrast one of the Top 10 stories of 2017 with an earlier related article from the Science News archive.
Analyzing a top article
Students will read and summarize one of the Top 10 stories of 2017, as reported by Science News.
How sensitive?
Students will design and execute an experiment to determine the relative sensitivity of touch receptors in different areas of human skin using a two-point threshold test.
Getting to know your cells
These discussion prompts cover stem cells, gene therapy and the proteins of the extracellular matrix.
Gene therapy through time
Students will search the Science News archive for previous articles about stem cells and gene therapy, and compare potential applications.
Replacing a boy’s skin
Students will report on the who, what, why and how of a treatment for a rare skin disease.
Making carbon connections
These discussion prompts cover the basics of radioactive decay and carbon-14 dating, as well as concepts related to climate change.
Going beyond the robot
These discussion prompts cover topics related to materials science, magnetism, and biological adaptation and self-assembly.
That’s a wrap
Students will answer questions about how a cubic metallic robot wraps itself in different exoskeletons to perform different functions.
Behold the power of light
These discussion prompts cover chloropasts, chlorophyll, photosynthesis and related reactions, and solar cells.
Peering back at plants
Students will search the Science News archive for stories about photosynthesis and plant roots.