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.)
Earth Science:
- Major twister hits Oklahoma (Science News for Kids): This article shares more about the science behind the recent devastating tornado that ripped through an Oklahoma City suburb.
Physics:
- World’s smallest droplets (eScience News): This article details how physicists in the lab just might have created the smallest droplet ever.
Biochemistry:
- Pond scum as biofuel (Red Orbit): This article shares about how researchers are exploring the possibility of using algae as a source of biofuel production.
Biology:
- 2013 top ten new species (Examiner.com): This article tells about the top ten new species that were discovered in 2012.
And…
A big congratulations to the teens who won at the recent Intel ISEF competition!
(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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