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8/9/2021 Thank you for subscribing to The Cheat Sheet, from Science News for Students. If you like this newsletter, share it with a friend or colleague. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up for our weekly updates. Got questions, suggestions or comments? Email us at sns@sciencenews.org and put “The Cheat Sheet” in the subject line. We’d love to hear from you. Inside Science News for Students Sometimes you want to learn about the latest and greatest development or discovery. Other times, you might want to check out an important trend. To help classrooms with the latter, we’ve put together a series of pre-packaged compilations. They let students explore themes that may span months or years. Some may be quite topical, such as vaping health effects or the low-down on concussions . Others are enduring themes that we just keep updating. We call these our Collections, and you can find them here.  Want to know about the coronavirus outbreak? We’ve got 68 stories already (including last week’s) that go back to a January 2020 introduction outlining the emergence of a serious new virus spreading globally. Interested in Mars exploration, how to fact-check the news or social stressors such as discrimination and bullying ? We’ve got you covered. In each case, just click on the green hotlink identifying the topic and you’ll fly to the landing page that has assembled coverage of the topic from our archives. On the Collections page, you can also find 95 pieces on cool jobs in STEM. Want stories on adolescent scientists or how to find inspiration for student research? Check out the competition-science collection. Another labeled experiments offers step-by-step instructions students can follow — or that they can use as a template to begin their own explorations. Many parents and educators have thanked us for launching our Let’s Learn About series during the early days of pandemic-triggered school closures. This collection already has 50 entries ranging from dinosaur extinctions and lightning to mummies, exoplanets, coral reefs and the future of food. Bookmark the Collections page, then dive in. Science News is a nonprofit. We depend on our readers to support our journalism. You can help by subscribing for as little as $25.   SUBSCRIBE NOW   Catch up with the latest from Science News for Students Abdominal fuzz makes bee bodies super slippery: : Scientists find that tiny hairs on a honeybee’s abdomen reduce wear and tear as a bee’s outer skeletal parts rub against each other all day long. Readability: 7.0. Resources: Power words, classroom questions One key change may have helped the coronavirus become a global menace: The virus behind COVID-19 appears to have needed just one mutation to better infect human cells. Readability: 8.2. Resources: Power words, classroom questions, alternate version at Science News Here’s how sea otters stay warm without blubber or a large body: For the smallest mammal in the ocean, staying warm is tough. Now, scientists have figured out how the animals’ cells rise to the challenge. Readability: 7.1. Resources:   Power words,  alternate version at Science News New beetle species found in fossil poop of this dino relative: Whole beetles preserved in fossilized reptilian poop suggest that ancient droppings may deserve a closer look. Readability: 8.1. Resources: Power words, classroom questions, alternate version at Science News New UN climate report finds no time for denial or delay: It links extreme weather around the globe to Earth’s changing climate. Readability: 8.0  Resources: Power words, alternate version at Science News Lots of makeup may contain potentially harmful ‘forever chemicals’: Hints of PFAS compounds have turned up in about half of tested makeup products. Waterproof mascaras and lipsticks were very likely to contain them. Readability: 7.3.  Resources: Power words, classroom questions,  alternate version at Science News Find out more about the resources available for using Science News for Students stories for learning. And if you like this newsletter, please share it with a friend or colleague. Did someone share this with you? Subscribe to this newsletter here. If you’ve got questions, suggestions or comments, email us at sns@sciencenews.org. Thank you for reading! Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US