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The Science Behind The News

Friday, 10 March, 2017
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Classroom Activities

Classroom Activities

Looking for extra-credit projects? These pages, based on popular Why Files, have discussion questions, activities and quizzes.

Biology

  • Ants
  • Secrets of the microfarm: Amoeba grows bacteria!
  • Live birth in ancient reptile
  • Mosquito Madness

Earth & Space

  • Arctic Warming: Greenhouse gas nightmare?
  • Tsunamis
  • Understanding Volcanoes
  • Tornadoes: Power & Fury
  • Polar science

Environment

  • Trash: Does burning beat burying?
  • Native American Farming
  • Hurricanes
  • Fracking
  • A Climate of Extremes
  • Soil and food crisis

Health

  • Stem Cell Progress
  • Mosquito Madness
  • Flu vaccine

Physical Science

  • Neutrinos
  • Tsunamis
  • Understanding Volcanoes

Social Science

  • Screaming about screen time
  • Einstein

Technology

  • Stopping the slaughter of the bats
  • Weather: [More data + more computers = better forecasts]
  • Forensic Science: Bugs, Maggots And DNA
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