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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.

Students will learn how interactions among the protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus affect the properties and stability of chemical elements, and how these properties could inform the creation of future elements.

After thinking through concepts related to processes in the Earth's core, students will use these prompts to create a diagram of the geodynamo.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Earth's inner core is relatively young."

This guide explores how scientists combine approaches from different scientific fields to study ancient locomotion.

Students will use what they know about physics and human range of motion to analyze classmates’ trackways and infer how their classmates made the tracks.

These discussion prompts encourage students to apply their knowledge of experimental design.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Robot re-creates a tetrapod's moves."

This guide covers what scientists have learned from the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano and the tools used to monitor volcanoes.

Students will review volcano monitoring data and learn how to use it to predict possible volcano behavior.

These discussion prompts explore volcanic explosivity and collapse, the ecosystem and health effects of eruptions and how to keep people safe during natural disasters.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Kilauea curiosities."