Name: ______________________________ Period: ________

Due Date: ________________________

Science Current Event Article

Answer all the questions in complete sentences. Your article MUST be science
related. Biology, geology, engineering, earth sciences, living systems, and marine
sciences are good places to start. Ask if in doubt. You may use newspapers,
magazines, or online news sources like yahoo, abcnews, msnbc, etc. If you choose
an article from the internet make sure it is NEWS!

Fill in the table for 3 points each:

Title of the Article:

Author/Service:

Publication/Website:

Article Date:

Topic:

Make sure your article is attached, is news, and is science for 30 points!

1. Write 4 to 5 sentences summarizing the article. (20 points)

2) List and define (use a dictionary or the textbook) two SCIENTIFIC words from
your article. Highlight or mark them in the article. (5 pts each)

a)

b)

3) Who is most affected by the news in this article? (5 pts)

4) What makes this event newsworthy, and why should people (question #3) be
concerned or happy about it? (5 pts)

5) Hopefully the article has piqued your interest. Write two questions that you
would like to have answered about the topic that are not answered in the
article. (5 pts each)

6) How would you go about finding the answer to at least one of the questions you
wrote in question #5? (5 pts) Google is not an okay answer!