Educator Guides
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The Case of the Arctic’s Missing Ice
This guide explores the decades-long warming trend in the Arctic and the effects that warming is already having on sea life, including phytoplankton blooms. -
Earth’s Inner Core is Relatively Young
This guide introduces students to the history and current state of Earth’s magnetic field, the structure of Earth’s interior and concepts related to energy transfer. -
Robot Re-creates a Tetrapod’s Moves
This guide explores how scientists combine approaches from different scientific fields to study ancient locomotion. -
Kilauea Curiosities
This guide covers what scientists have learned from the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano and the tools used to monitor volcanoes. -
The periodic table turns 150
This guide reviews the history and development of the periodic table and explores the periodic table as a scientific model. -
2018 Year in Review
This guide reviews the biggest science stories of 2018, as reported by Science News. -
Parkinson’s Pathways
This guide explores research into the role that the gut may play in Parkinson's disease. -
Drinkability
This guide covers drinking water contaminants and technologies that may be used to treat drinking water in small communities. -
Tainted Supplements Flood the Market
This guide explores dietary supplements available in the United States and the regulations surrounding them. -
Transplant Tolerance
This guide reviews several experimental methods that might keep a patient’s own immune system from rejecting a transplanted organ. -
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. -
Replication Crisis Spurs Reforms
This guide covers experimental design, social science surveys, statistics and the importance of reproducible results.