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2018 Year in Review
This guide reviews the biggest science stories of 2018, as reported by Science News.
Build your science knowledge
Students will define key science vocabulary to better understand the concepts covered in Science News' Top 10 science stories of 2018.
Understanding science’s impact
Students will work in groups to analyze one of Science News' Top 10 science stories of 2018.
Wading through drinking water systems
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Drinkability."
Drinkability
This guide covers drinking water contaminants and technologies that may be used to treat drinking water in small communities.
SN 10: Scientists to Watch
This guide introduces students to some of the scientists featured on the SN 10: Scientists to Watch list. Students can explore the questions that motivate these scientists and their myriad career paths.
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."
Tomorrow’s lab-grown meats
Students will analyze data from a graph in the Science News article "Dreaming up tomorrow's burger."
What Makes a Dinosaur?
This guide explores what it means to be a dinosaur, and features a classroom activity focused on real fossils.
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.