Literacy Practices

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article “Climate change may raise the risk of deadly fungal infections in humans. One species is already a threat.”

These questions, based on the Science News article “Radioactive cloud traced to Russia,” ask students to identify a series of events and list and evaluate evidence.

This guide reviews ways to critically evaluate the trustworthiness of a news source.

Students will develop their critical thinking skills by evaluating and rating the trustworthiness of an article and will practice presentation skills by sharing the information with the class.

After asking students where they get their news and how they share it, these discussion prompts explore characteristics of a story that can provide clues to its quality and credibility.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Measles erases immune memory."

Students will explore similarities and differences in how scientific research is reported in a journalistic article versus a primary research paper.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Hermit crabs are drawn to the dead."

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