Educator Guides
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Flex Time
This guide focuses on neurons, how they form connections and how those connections are important for learning. -
New Rules for Finding Antibiotics
This guide introduces students to the wide world of bacteria, bacterial infections, antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. -
Data Back Ban of Artificial Trans Fats
After reading about the results of a ban on trans fats, students can explore the nature of lipids in greater detail, including analyzing foods for the presence of fats. -
Built for Speed
This guide explores a wide variety of catalysts and their roles in chemical reactions, and covers recent research seeking alternative catalysts. -
Research in Brief
This research-focused guide is inspired by the International Science and Engineering Fair, or ISEF, the world's largest international pre-college science competition. -
How Earth Got its Moon
This guide explores scientists' ideas for how the Earth got its moon, and the evidence that supports those ideas. Students can even calculate relevant lunar properties for themselves. -
Cancer’s Sweet Cloak
This guide covers research investigating how cancer cells can hide from the immune system with the help of cell-surface sugars, as well as related topics. -
2016 Shattered Earth’s Heat Record
This guide focuses on the Earth's record temperatures and the bigger issue of climate change, including its worldwide and species-wide effects. -
Charging the Future
This guide introduces students to the basics of battery design, including the chemical reactions involved, and even encourages students to build and test their own batteries. -
Making Waves
This guide focuses on one big discovery in 2016 (the detection of gravitational waves) and one hot topic (the challenges in developing and embracing self-driving cars). -
Rebuilding Reefs
In this guide, students will explore how scientists are working to save coral reefs, which are under threat because of climate change and other human-related activities.