Science Current Events: Weekly Assignment6th Grade ScienceMr. McDonald

Science Current Events

Why?To help make science relevant to your life I am requiring that you bring a science related news article that is current to class every week (biology, chemistry, physical science, earth and space science, environmental science, etc). One of my goals is that students learn to enjoy science and understand its significance in our everyday lives. I also want students to practice reading and searching science news periodicals as well as improve skills in understanding and summarizing news information.

The articles may be from a newspaper, the internet, a magazine or periodical (not Wikipedia or any encyclopedia). Make sure that you include the name and date of the source as well as the title of the article in your written report (see below).

Every Monday (or the first day of the school week) a new science current event article (no older than two weeks unless approved) and written report are due at the beginning of the class. Below are some guidelines of how your current event write-up should contain (always in paragraph form). If you choose to use an article from the internet you must print the entire article and write your review in your own original handwriting. Do not use a computer for completing your write-up.

Possible Internet Sources:

nationalgeographic.com

popsci.com

nature.com

sciencemag.com

sciam.com

sciencenews.com

animal.discovery.com

science.discovery.com

earthsky.org

(there are more this is only a small selection)

Name:

Date :

Period #:

Assignment: Science Current Event

Headline or Article Title:

Source Name and Type: (For example – Source Name: Newsweek, Source Type: Magazine)

Date of Article:

Author (if available):

Preview: Predict what the article will be about before reading it. Brainstorm what you already know about the topic. This may be a bulleted list.

Clunks: List the “clunk” words that you encounter throughout the article (words that you don’t

know what they mean). Define a minimum of two of those words (look up the dictionary definition; use the

sentence context to determine the most appropriate definition).

Get the Gist:Write a summary paragraph that addresses the Who, What, Where, and When of the article.

Connect to the World (In your own words): Explain how this addresses a local or global issue. Does this impact the environment (positively or negatively)? Are there any social, economic, political, cultural, or ethical issues related to your article

topic?

Attach your article behind your

written report.