by Paige Hudson at Elemental Blogging.
In our age of information and technology we have access to far more information than has ever been available. In Success in Science, we recommend that the middle school student searches the web for the topic that he is studying as an optional component of their science education. We also say that a basic component of high school science education is to study the events in science that relate to the subject about which the student is learning. A look at the current events of science in the news will fulfill these two components of an excellent science education. Science in the News highlights some of the most interesting articles on science from the past week separated by discipline to make your job a bit easier.
Read more about how we use Science in the News in our homeschool and download free notebooking pages to use with Science in the News. (Please be sure to preview every website for appropriateness before allowing the student to go there.)
Biology:
- The Aids Virus that Vanished (Science News for Kids): This article shares about how a toddler who was born with the HIV virus has been cured.
- Lazarus Project Attempts to Resurrect Extinct Frog (Red Orbit): This article tells about how Australian researchers are using cloning techniques to attempt to revive an extinct frog species.
White’s tree Frog, photo credit: LiquidGhoul from Wikipedia
Earth Science:
- Earth’s interior cycles contributor to long-term sea-level & climate change, scientists conclude (eScience News): This article details that researchers now believe that the rise in sea level and global warming could be a result of the cyclical activity that occurs under then Earth’s surface.
Astronomy:
- Martian microbes, maybe (Science News for Kids): This article shares that after studying samples of the soil on Mars scientists believe that the planet may have once been able to support life.
- Astronaut celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in space (NBC News): This news brief shares about how astronauts celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on the International Space Station.
Chemistry:
- Fantastic flash memory combines graphene and molybdenite (eScience News): This article tells about how scientists have been able to combine two electrical strong materials into a new, promising flash memory device.
Also, check out this video about Earth hour, which will take place this March 23 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm.
(Disclaimer: The content of the linked websites is solely theirs and does not necessarily represent the views of Elemental Science or the author of this blog. Please be sure to preview each website for appropriateness before allowing the student to go there. We do not assume responsibility for guaranteeing the security, accuracy or content of these websites.)
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