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These discussion prompts ask students to think about ways that different elements create varied results in battery design, and related redox reactions.

Students will search the Science News archive for stories related to battery research.

Based on the Science News article "Charging the future," these questions focus on battery design, how lithium-ion batteries compare with newer types and the nature of experimental design.

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

Students will search the Science News archive to explore the history of catalytic material technology.

These questions focus on the use of catalysts in common industrial reactions and new research on alternatives to the precious metals currently used as catalysts.

This guide explores a wide variety of catalysts and their roles in chemical reactions, and covers recent research seeking alternative catalysts.

This guide introduces students to the basics of battery design, including the chemical reactions involved, and even encourages students to build and test their own batteries.

These student questions focus on autonomous vehicles and the nature of research that will support their widespread use.

These discussion prompts cover the general properties and types of waves, how humans and other animals detect waves, and the design of laboratory wave detectors.

Students will search the Science News archive for stories related to artificial intelligence, its applications and potential issues.

This guide focuses on one big discovery in 2016 (the detection of gravitational waves) and one hot topic (the challenges in developing and embracing self-driving cars).