5th Grade Science Current Events
Keeping up with the world around us
Source: MSNBC.com
Author: AP
Date: November 20, 2009
Things to think about as you write your comments and reflections:
- Who was Galileo?
- Why were his fingers and tooth missing?
- Where did they find it?
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Source: Science News
Author: Stephen Ornes
Date: October 28, 2009
Things to think about as you write your comments and reflections:
- Describe the experiment they did using rats and junk food. What were the results?
- What about the group of rats that was fed only nutritious foods?
- What did the rats do when the junk food was taken away?
- How can the information gained from this experiment help people avoid obesity?
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Source: Discovery News
Author: Jessica Marshall
Date: October 28, 2009
Things to think about as you write your comments and reflections:
- What kind of moss do they use to keep the pools clean, instead of using chlorine?
- What were some of the benefits noticed by people who swam in these types of pools?
- How does the moss keep the water clean?
- What is biofilm? What kinds of problems does it cause?
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Source: ABC News
Author: KI MAE HEUSSNER
Date: October 28, 2009
Things to think about as you write your comments and reflections:
- Which chimp passed away? How old was she?
- How did the chimps react when they saw her?
- What were your thoughts when you saw the photograph of the chimps?
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Source: BBC News
Author: None Posted
Date: October 28, 2009
Things to think about as you write your comments and reflections:
- What is the name of the rocket and what is its purpose?
- Where did it launch from? Where did it go?
- Why is the top half of the rocket a “dummy”?
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Source: NationalGeographic.com
Author: Christine Dell’Amore
Date: October 27, 2009
Things to think about as you write your comments and reflections:
- When and where was this fossil found?
- What is its significance?
- What are crown strepsirhines?
- Where do scientists think apes evolved – Africa or Asia?
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Source: NationalGeographic.com
Author: James Owen
Date: October 19, 2009
Things to think about as you write your comments and reflections:
- Where are these planets located? What is an exoplanet?
- How did they find these exoplanets?
- Do these planets revolve around stars, similar to how the Earth revolves around the Sun? If so, what types of stars?
- What is the significance of this finding?
- What does HARPS stand for?
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Source: NationalGeographic.com
Author: Ker Than
Date: October 20, 2009
PODCAST – 60 seconds – click to listen to a summary of this article from Scientific American
Things to think about as you write your comments and reflections:
- What is dementia?
- Describe the research they used that lead to this finding.
- How does surfing the web help the brain?
- What other activities give similar effects?
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Source: Discovery.com
Author: AP
Date: October 16, 2009
PODCAST – 60 seconds – click to listen to a summary of this article
Things to think about as you write your comments and reflections:
- What makes soda fizzy? Where do the bubbles come from?
- What do our taste buds detect in the soda? Is it sweet, sour, bitter, or salty?
- What animals were involved in this research?
- Just for fun: How does a soda fountain work? Watch the video and find out!
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Source: NationalGeographic.com
Author: Victoria Jaggard
Date: October 16, 2009
Things to think about as you write your comments and reflections:
- What is a meteor shower?
- What is the name of the comet associated with the Orionids and why?
- Why are they called the Orionids?
- When is the best time to see the meteor shower?
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