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This guide asks students to put astronomical scales in context, think about how scientists study phenomena that are distant in space or time and analyze data.

Students will practice analyzing and graphing data using two data tables from a primary research study about space dust.

These discussion prompts help students think about the scale of the solar system and universe, and how scientists study phenomena that are hard to reach in space or very distant in time.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Kuiper belt dust may be sprinkled in our atmosphere."

This guide explores basic topics related to gene editing and other applications of genetic engineering.

Students will research and debate a contentious issue, arguing an assigned viewpoint based on scientific evidence. This debate is focused on gene editing for the creation of human babies, but can be easily adapted for other topics.

These discussion prompts explore how genetic engineering has been used in medicine, agriculture and basic research.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Ban on gene-edited babies proposed."

This guide asks students to connect ecological concepts to the real world and examine how science gets translated from research study to news article.

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

These discussion prompts connect concepts including energy, competition, adaptation, speciation, natural selection and chemical and physical changes to a real-world example.

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