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Land of the lost
In this activity, students will identify fossils using hand magnifiers or stereomicroscopes, determine which era each fossil is from and how the fossils might have formed over time.
Surveying a sensitive ecosystem
These discussion prompts cover the pH scale, the solubility of gases, food webs and how organisms react to climate change.
The effects of ocean acidification
These questions explore past articles about ocean acidification in the Science News archive.
Carbon dioxide’s ecological footprint
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Rising CO2 threatens lake food webs" and an accompanying graph tracking pH.
Good and bad of smartphones
Students will search the Science News archive for stories related to the powers and perils of smartphone use.
Top 10 countdown
In two activities, students can work in groups to play an organism matching game or create their own list of Top 10 science experiences from the semester.
Analyzing a top article
Students will read and summarize one of the Top 10 stories of 2017, as reported by Science News.
Surveying student research
Students can search the Science News archive for stories about student research at the International Science and Engineering Fair, ISEF.
Analyze the climate change data
Students will work in groups to explore available data and research various aspects of climate change and then present their findings to the class.
Diving in to coral research
Students will search the Science News archives for stories related to coral reef science and coral bleaching.
Saving the world’s coral reefs
Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Rebuilding reefs."