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These discussion prompts help students gain a better understanding of key vocabulary and concepts covered in the Top 10 articles of 2017.

Students will compare and contrast one of the Top 10 stories of 2017 with an earlier related article from the Science News archive.

Students will read and summarize one of the Top 10 stories of 2017, as reported by Science News.

This guide explores the recent discovery of a neutron star collision and encourages students to make connections to stellar evolution, gravitational waves and fusion reactions.

To better understand the life cycle of stars, students will estimate the conditions involved in stars and element formation.

These discussion prompts cover the principles of spectroscopy, stellar evolution and fusion reactions.

Students will search the Science News archive for other stories on neutron star collisions and gravitational waves.

Students will answer questions related to the Science News article "Neutron star crash seen for the first time."

Students will use Science News as a resource for discovering a research question that interests them and developing a testable hypothesis.

Students will discuss the scientific details that are left out of short news reports and explore how these brief reports can lead to ideas for original research.

Students will answer questions based on a series of brief news items, including describing how each demonstrates sound scientific inquiry.

These discussion prompts cover the types of rocks and minerals found on Earth, and isotopes, their measurement and their applications.