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Let’s learn about why schools should start later: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that for health reasons, middle and high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Readability: 6.0 Resources: power words, word find puzzle, video
Armored dinos may have used tail clubs to bash each other: Broken spikes on a fossil dino’s sides are consistent with the armored beast having received a mighty blow from another ankylosaur’s tail club. Readability: 7.6 Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News
Explainer: All about carbon dioxide: Animals and other life on Earth exhale carbon dioxide, which plants use for photosynthesis. But too much of this gas can perturb Earth’s climate. Readability: 7.8 Resources: power words, video
Green energy is cheaper than fossil fuels, a new study finds: Switching over to clean, renewable power — and away from fossil fuels — could save trillions of dollars by 2050, a new study finds. Readability: 7.6 Resources: power words, graph
Neandertals were a lot like our human ancestors: From toolmaking to healthcare, new research finds that Neandertals shared many cultural and social similarities with our human ancestors. Readability: 6.3 Resources: power words, classroom questions, word find puzzle
Explainer: What is decarbonization?: Lowering carbon levels in our atmosphere to stabilize the climate may start with switching from fossil fuels to greener energy sources. Readability: 8.1 Resources: power words, video
Underwater cameras get a new power source — sound!: Needing no batteries, a new digital camera can run almost continuously to offer new, deeper insights into the ocean world. Readability: 8.1 Resources: power words, classroom questions
Scientists Say: Fission: Nuclear fission is the process of splitting atoms apart to release huge amounts of energy. Readability: 7.5 Resources: power words, audio recording
Opportunity
It’s time for the New York Times4th annual STEM Writing Contest! Students will choose an issue or question in STEM that interests them and write a 500-word explanation that engages and enlightens readers. Here is a rubric for the contest, which is open to students ages 11–19. Submissions are due Wednesday, February 15. Winning entries will be published by the New York Times. You can read last year’s winning essays here.
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