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Stories in rock
In this activity, students will research important fossil sites across the world and synthesize what they find into a story to present to the class.
Unbalancing the carbon cycle
This activity covers where carbon is stored in the Earth, how carbon moves through Earth’s various spheres and how humans are impacting that carbon flow.
Career share and compare
These discussion prompts encourage students to discuss and compare the work and background of two SN 10 scientists to explore the varied paths to becoming a successful researcher.
Eyes across the globe
Students will learn about three global monitoring networks and the types of scientific data collected by each. Additional prompts encourage students to consider the purpose of these networks.
Journey to the center of the Earth
After thinking through concepts related to processes in the Earth's core, students will use these prompts to create a diagram of the geodynamo.
Assessing the age of Earth’s core
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Earth's inner core is relatively young."
Volcanoes, erupting now?
Students will review volcano monitoring data and learn how to use it to predict possible volcano behavior.
Explore volcanic eruptions, and their devastating aftermath
These discussion prompts explore volcanic explosivity and collapse, the ecosystem and health effects of eruptions and how to keep people safe during natural disasters.
Zooming in on the Kilauea volcano
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Kilauea curiosities."
Understanding science’s impact
Students will work in groups to analyze one of Science News' Top 10 science stories of 2018.
Wading through drinking water systems
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Drinkability."
The SN 10 Game
Students will come up with a Jeopardy! style game or use a game provided to better understand the character traits, personality qualities and career paths of the SN 10: Scientists to Watch.