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- Begin a vocabulary list of science words found in your newspaper. Record the spelling, meaning and the use of each word. Some examples might be: exploration, narcotics, energy, pollution, preventative, analysis, comet, weather, antibiotic, invention, alcoholism, theory, artificial, transplant, medicine, etc.
- Using your newspaper, collect advertisements for products that were not available 20 years ago. Can you identify the scientific advances that have made this product possible?
- Find newspaper articles, advertisements, etc., about equipment that will help conserve energy such as storm windows or home insulation. What claims are made about conservation?
- Find a picture of an animal that you would like to be! Identify the animal by its genus and species then write an article pretending you are that animal.
- Make a "first" notebook. Use newspaper articles about science "firsts" or discoveries.
- Make a scrapbook of pictures and news stories about conservation. Look for articles about hunting and fishing seasons, tree planting, energy crisis, etc.
- Make a poster from pictures, advertisements and articles showing how machines help people do different things.
- Check todayís weather map. Find the longitude and latitude of the regional city with the highest temperature and the national city with the lowest temperature. Make a graph that illustrates how many cities have a clear, cloudy or rainy forecast.
- Find articles in your newspaper about areas that have experienced severe weather. Discuss how stories such as these can help us prepare for weather emergencies.
- Using the movie listings in the Extra section, count the number of movies advertised in one theater according to ratings: G, PG, PG-13, R. Make a pie graph that represents the number of movies in each ratings group expressed as a percentage.
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