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Water flea circus
In this activity, students will measure the effect of environmental conditions on the heart rate of water fleas.
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.
Galileo Experiment Re-created in Space
This guide explores the equivalence prinicple, a foundation of Einstein's general theory of relativity, and the effects of low-gravity space environments on materials and the human body.
When science and gravity meet
These discussion prompts encourage students to explore concepts related to gravity and how scientists measure it.
SN 2017 Year in Review
This guide reviews the Top 10 scientific discoveries from 2017, as reported by Science News, with a focus on key concepts covered across scientific disciplines.
Boosting your background knowledge
These discussion prompts help students gain a better understanding of key vocabulary and concepts covered in the Top 10 articles of 2017.
Tracking the latest developments
Students will compare and contrast one of the Top 10 stories of 2017 with an earlier related article from the Science News archive.
Analyzing a top article
Students will read and summarize one of the Top 10 stories of 2017, as reported by Science News.
Gene Therapy Fixes Rare Skin Disease
This guide explores stem cells, gene therapy and related topics. Students can also measure the density of skin touch receptors in different areas of the human body.
Getting to know your cells
These discussion prompts cover stem cells, gene therapy and the proteins of the extracellular matrix.