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2/14/22 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  Here at Science News for Students, we’re dedicated to making our stories the most useful classroom tools possible. That’s why all of our articles come with a readability score, a glossary of “power words” and a list of suggested further readings. It’s also why a large share of our stories now contain a link to associated classroom questions.  The questions for each story include some to be answered before, during and after reading. Pre-reading questions invite students to consider what they may already know about concepts that will be discussed in the article. Mid-reading questions call attention to key terms and ideas to boost reading comprehension. Post-reading questions challenge students to think critically about what they have just read and consider how information from the article might be applied in the real world.  You can find a link to each story’s classroom questions in the blue box titled “Classroom Resources for this Article” on the right side of any article page. You can also find a list of all our classroom question sets here.  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 Americans tend to see imaginary faces as male, not female: When people see imaginary faces in everyday objects, those faces are more likely to be perceived as male than female.  Readability: 7.6 Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News Analyze This: Masks cut the distance that spit droplets fly: Both cloth masks and surgical masks reduce the distance spit travels from a person talking or coughing by at least half, when compared to no mask. Readability: 6.2 Resources:  power words, graphs Addiction can develop when reward-seeking changes a teen’s brain: Over time, the pleasure disappears and craving grows. That craving causes stress that can drive people to use drugs or pursue unhealthy behaviors again and again. Readability: 7.8 Resources: classroom questions, power words Explainer: What are fats?: A fat molecule's three long chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms repel water, stash energy and keep living things warm — even in the bitter cold.  Readability: 6.2 Resources: power words Clothes dryers may be a major source of airborne microplastics: Scientists thought washing machines were a leading contributor of microplastics. Here’s why it now appears dryers may be an even bigger problem. Readability: 7.6  Resources: classroom questions, power words No, organic molecules alone don’t point to life on Mars: These carbon-based molecules, found in a meteorite, may reflect merely a mixing of water and minerals on the Red Planet over billions of years. Readability: 6.9  Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News Scientists Say: Geometry: Geometry is math that allows people to measure, analyze and compare figures in space. Readability: 6.9 Resources: power words, audio Analyze This  Some microbes ooze goo useful for 3-D printing. But making ink with just the right strength and toughness may require mixing multiple microbes’ goo together. In last month’s installment in our data literacy series, Analyze This, students can see how goo produced by two types of bacteria stack up against the blend of those two oozes.  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