Name ______________________________________________   Peirod  _________

 

Science in the News

 

Month  ___________________   Topic  ________________________    Due Date _____

Internet use (circle one)   No      Yes (a reputable source)         Yes  (Newsbank only)

 

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Find an article about scientific research/observation that was published in a newspaper, magazine or journal during the month listed above.  The article must be at least 200 words long.
  2. Read the article and write down what the scientists were trying to find out (what question were they trying to answer)? __________________________________

    3.  

 

  1. Underline, in two different colors, the content listed below.  Color in the boxes to make a key.

The methods the scientists were using (procedures) and the type of data                                    collected.

                    What the scientists found out (results and conclusion).

 

  1. Answer the questions below and on the other side of the paper.
  2. Staple the article, or a copy of it, to the back of this paper.
  3. Turn in this assignment on or before the due date listed above.  

 

QUESTIONS:

1.   a)         Title of the article  ____________________________________________

 

      b)         Topic of the article  ___________________________________________

 

c)                  Author(s)  ___________________________________________________

 

d)                  Source of article (name of newspaper, magazine, address/URL and name of Internet site)

 

 

2.   a)         Write the full name and title (if given) of a person quoted in the article.  (If          no one is quoted, choose a different article).            ____________________________________________________________

 

b)                  Why was this person quoted?  What is his/her expertise?

 

3.                  How did scientists obtain the evidence on which this article is based?  What steps did they follow?  What types of tools did they use?  And what type of data did they collect?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.                  Write a summary of this article.  Your summary must be at least four complete sentences IN YOUR OWN WORDS.  Do not use direct quotes from the article.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.                  Draw a diagram of the important information explained in this article.  Label your drawing with words/descriptions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.                  Do some more thinking about this article.  Write at least one “on my own” question that you would like to ask the author or the scientists involved.