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5/22/23 Thank you for subscribing to The Cheat Sheet, from Science News Explores. 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. Coming Soon Planning your summer reading lists and library trips? Add a few science books to the stack! In print issues of Science News Explores, we recommend new science books for kids on a wide variety of topics. Here are a few of our recent book blurbs to inspire your summer reading. For more recs like these, subscribe to Science News Explores in print. The Big Book of Invisible Technology: A Look at How Things Work for Kids — Chloe Taylor Sure, you use Wi-Fi all the time — but do you know how it works? Learn more about everything from the internet to drones in this handy, DIY tech guide. We Are the Ancient Egyptians: Meet the People Behind the History — David Long The pharaoh may have been the most famous person in Egypt, but he wasn’t the only one! Meet an embalmer who prepared mummies, a necropolis builder who planned the tombs of the elite, and more in this guide to the figures that helped shape Ancient Egypt. Climate Change and How We’ll Fix It — Alice Harman Looking to help the environment but unsure of where to start? Learn how you can make a difference in this no-nonsense, illustrated guide to climate change. 50 Things to Know About the International Space Station — John A. Read Think you can handle a ride on the “vomit comet,” the airplane once used to train astronauts for weightlessness? See what it takes to be an astronaut in this fun, photo-packed book about the ISS.    A New Magazine for Kids Learn more and subscribe to Science News Explores, a new magazine designed to satisfy young readers’ curiosity about how the world works.      SUBSCRIBE NOW   Catch up with the latest from Science News Explores How to tell if cats are having fun — or if fur is flying: Quietly wrestling cats may be hard at play. But if they’re chasing and yowling, you might have a cat fight on your hands. Readability: 7.5 Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News Analyze This: Plants sound off when they’re in trouble: When dry or cut, tomato and tobacco plants make sounds too high for humans to hear. Such sounds could provide a way to snoop on crops. Readability: 6.0 Resources: power words, alternate version at Science News New technologies could keep people cool in a warming world: New approaches to air conditioning aim to keep people cool with fewer greenhouse-gas emissions as our world warms. Readability: 8.1 Resources: power words, classroom questions, word find, video This forensic scientist is taking crime science out of the lab: Kelly Knight uses her past struggles and passion for forensics to inspire her students. Readability: 6.0 Resources: power words New patch might replace some finger-prick testing of blood sugar: A finalist at Regeneron ISEF created a wearable patch that turns yellow when someone’s blood-sugar level gets high enough to need an insulin shot. Readability: 8.0 Resources: power words Hand dryers can infect clean hands with bathroom germs: Hot-air hand dryers are a haven for microbes. A finalist at Regeneron ISEF found that these machines spray germs all over freshly washed hands. Readability: 7.4 Resources: power words Research on exoplanets took top award at 2023 Regeneron ISEF: Six young researchers took home the top awards, each valued at a minimum of $50,000. Hundreds more shared nearly $9 million in prizes at international event. Readability: 7.7 Resources: power words, video Scientists Say: Virus: A virus must take over a living cell's machinery to make more viruses. Readability: 7.3 Resources: power words, audio recording Opportunity  Society for Science’s annual Middle School Research Teachers Conference brings 75 middle-school STEM teachers to Washington, D.C., all-expenses-paid, for a weekend of peer-led professional development. The conference focuses on leading students in science fair–ready research projects. This year, it will take place July 21–23. The lottery to attend the 2023 conference is now open and will close May 29. Sign up here .   Find out more about the resources available for using Science News Explores 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