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In this activity, students will analyze simulated DNA data from different people to understand how such data can be interpreted and applied.

These discussion prompts examine student knowledge of DNA and genes, and then explore DNA sequencing and gene therapy.

Students will explore and compare articles about genomes in general, and the human genome in particular.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "An open book."

This guide explores the evolution of animal weaponry and encourages students to think think through animal weaponry experiments.

To explore the steps of experimental design, students will plan an experiment to make an ideal sugar cookie.

These discussion prompts encourage students to put themselves in the shoes of researchers studying animal weaponry, by evaluating, proposing and mapping out an experiment.

Students will explore articles about animal weaponry from the Science News archive.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Fight like an animal."

This guide reviews the life and work of Stephen Hawking and asks students to work individually or in small groups to derive equations and calculate a theoretical amount of Hawking radiation emitted by a black hole.

Students will come to better understand black holes and Hawking radiation by deriving expressions and calculating theoretical data that relate to these phenomena.

These discussion prompts focus on some of Stephen Hawking's most notable discoveries and ideas, as well as the disease that destroyed his nerve cells.