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Students will practice analyzing and graphing data about the moon’s orbit. The activity will help students understand the Earth-moon system and the nature of elliptical orbits.

Students will explore how elements are created — in nature and in the lab — while focusing on the concepts of atomic structure, stability and stellar evolution.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article “Strontium found in neutron star crash.”

Students will track the scientific progress associated with a discovery or advance that was awarded a Nobel Prize by creating a timeline of key events and players.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article “Nobel Prize winners announced.”

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."

Students will learn how to use an interactive online map of Mars and will identify features and make generalizations about Martian geography.

Students will define key science vocabulary to better understand the concepts covered in Science News' Top 10 science stories of 2018.

Students will work in groups to analyze one of Science News' Top 10 science stories of 2018.

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.

Students will define key science terms from a range of scientific fields using contextual clues from Science News articles.