1. Science is always changing!
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS
What amazing things are happening or being discovered in the world of science?
Science is always changing!

2. Reading and Understanding Scientific Information
As a voter, you will need to understand scientific information so you can make informed decisions about issues and choices that affect our families, our communities, our society, and our world.
Where will you get your information? How can you tell if it’s accurate or biased? Are you going to rely on others to interpret for you or will you be able to make your own decisions?

3. Sample Article As we read the article, ask yourself:
Who did the research or who made the discovery?
Where was the research done or the discovery made?
When did this happen?
What is the news? How did they find out?
Why is this news important? What changes in our understanding?
Write these questions in your notebook for reference.

4. Reading the Article
Now read the article to yourself silently. Please mark your copy (highlighters are good) when you see information about WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT, and WHY.
Next we will read the article together and discuss it.

5. Science in the News Reports
Science in the News Name ___________________________
Report # _____ Period _____
What is your source for this report? (5 pts)
(Magazine: name of magazine, issue, page number, title of article, author(s);
Newspaper: name of paper, date, page number, title of article, author(s);
Web article: title of webpage, URL of article, date of article, date retrieved, author(s), organization of website if author not listed)
______________________________________________________________________
What interesting science was reported? (Paraphrase and summarize—THIS MUST BE
IN YOUR OWN WORDS!! NO CUTTING AND PASTING. 5 or more sentences (20 pts)
What are the name(s) of the scientists involved in this research and where do
he/she/they work?

6. How to Cite a Web Article
If your source is an internet web article, you need to give:
title of webpage
URL of the article you read
the date the article was published
the date was retrieved (when you looked at it)
author(s)
organization of website (if author not given)
Sweets on the Brain, Science News for Kids, published June 28, 2012, Stephen Ornes, retrieved Aug. 16, 2012

7. How to Cite a Magazine Article
If your source is a magazine, you need to give the:
name of magazine
issue
page number
title of article
author(s)
Example: Scientific American, June 2012, p. 18, “Fire and Water”, John Matson

8. How to Cite a Newspaper
If your source is a newspaper, you need to give:
name of paper (e.g., Hobbs News-Sun)
date
page number (include the section, like A-4)
title of article
author of article

9. Science in the News Reports
Science in the News Name ___________________________
Report # _____ Period _____
What is your source for this report?
(Magazine: name of magazine, issue, page number, title of article, author(s);
Newspaper: name of paper, date, page number, title of article, author(s);
Web article: title of webpage, URL of article, date of article, date retrieved, author(s), organization of website if author not listed)
______________________________________________________________________
What interesting science was reported? (Paraphrase and summarize—THIS MUST BE
IN YOUR OWN WORDS!! NO CUTTING AND PASTING. 5 or more sentences (20 pts)
What are the name(s) of the scientists involved in this research and where do he/she/they work?

10. Body of Report
You are almost ready to write the body of the report. You do this AFTER you have read the article and can both SUMMARIZE and PARAPHRASE what you read.
If you use WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT and WHY as a framework, your report will practically write itself! Answering each question in turn will give you 5 sentences.

11. Paraphrasing and Summarizing
What does PARAPHRASE mean? What does SUMMARIZE mean?
Does it mean to COPY the words you read? Why not?
Copying another person’s words as your own is plagiarism and is dishonest. It is against our school rules and will get you thrown out of college. Learn how to avoid committing the sin of plagiarism.
In your notebook, write down these definitions:

12. Paraphrasing and Summarizing
SUMMARIZE means to sum up, review, state the main points, condense
PARAPHRASE means to restate or rephrase what was written IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This might seem hard to do, because the article uses technical terms, so you will want to use a DICTIONARY and a THESAURUS to help you find ways to retell the information as you understand it.
I will be checking to see if you just copy what the article says. I will NOT give you credit if you copy. Make an effort to restate and sum up!

13. Time to Practice
Now practice writing 5 or more sentences that summarize and paraphrase the article we just read. You may work with one or two partners for discussion, but each of you should write your own version.
Answering WHY can be tricky because the article may not state this explicitly. There may be no sentence that says, “This discovery or information is important because ….”

14. Time to Practice
Now each partner should read his/her report to each other.
The listener should listen carefully and give the other person feedback: Is there something you didn’t understand or you feel needs to be explained more? Did the writer answer all 5 W questions? How could the writer improve his/her report?
Rewrite your report as needed, using your partner’s suggestions.

15. Be Sure to Identify the Scientists
Science in the News Name ___________________________
Report # _____ Period _____
What is your source for this report?
(Magazine: name of magazine, issue, page number, title of article, author(s);
Newspaper: name of paper, date, page number, title of article, author(s);
Web article: title of webpage, URL of article, date of article, date retrieved, author(s), organization of website if author not listed)
______________________________________________________________________
What interesting science was reported? (Paraphrase and summarize—THIS MUST BE
IN YOUR OWN WORDS!! NO CUTTING AND PASTING. 5 or more sentences (20 pts)
What are the name(s) of the scientists involved in this research and where do he/she/they work?

16. Extension Question
If washing your hands and wearing a surgical mask don’t stop flu transmission by aerosol particles, what can we do to stop the spread of flu?

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