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Article dissection for all

These comprehension questions can be used with any article from Science News.

Reflections past and present

These discussion prompts encourage students to reflect on their own academic progress, on the state of science and on the concept of reflection in physics.

Exploring Emmy Noether’s life

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Emmy Noether's vision."

There’s Extra Time to Learn a Language

This guide explores research that suggests language learning happens over a much longer period than typically thought.

Tongue tied

This activity will help students understand how the similarities and differences between languages may influence language learning.

Speak up

These discussion prompts encourage students to think about language families and language-focused technology.

Looking up languages

Students will explore and compare articles about languages and language learning as reported by Science News and Science News for Students.

Extending language learning

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "There's extra time to learn a language."

An Open Book

This guide covers different types of personalized genetic testing and the medical information that can or cannot be learned from such testing.

DNA fingerprinting

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

All about genes

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

The human genome reviewed

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