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Classroom Resources:

Readability level: Each article includes a readability score at the bottom of the page, indicated by a Flesch-Kincaid grade-level score of 6.0 to 9.0. Articles also can be searched and sorted by readability level and subject, using the search bar at the top right of the page.

Power words: Each article comes with a set of “Power words” located beneath the text. These glossary terms help students understand the scientific words they may encounter in the news and support Common Core English Language Arts standards for reading informational text.

Further readings: Each news and feature article has further readings on the topic listed to the right of the page. These links lead to other articles about similar topics, allowing teens to dig into a topic more deeply, following their scientific curiosity.

Citations: Most articles will include a citation to any scientific research paper, report or meeting presentation referred to in the piece. The citation also includes a link, where available, so that educators and students can check out the primary sources of data and analyses that serve as the basis of news.

Classroom questions: Each feature-length article contains a link to a series of classroom questions. The questions are broken into groups to be answered before, during and after reading to enhance reading comprehension. Some questions also can be used to stimulate classroom discussions.

Next Generation Science Standards: Most stories contain codes related to the Next Generation Science Standards that they support. In addition, stories are searchable by the appropriate middle-school or high-school codes.

Word find: Each feature-length article also contains a word find puzzle, incorporating Power Words used within the article.

Icons identify stories with additional resources: Starting in early 2017, stories that have classroom questions or a word find can be easily identified on the home page or topics pages by a small pencil icon in the upper righthand corner of the main image. Stories with audio or video content are also marked with a play button or audio icon on the image. Smaller versions of these icons appear when the stories are listed in the right rail of any page.

Related stories in Science News: Many SNS stories are based on a story in Science News. Where this occurs, look for a link to that story beneath the Power Words. SN stories tend to use more advanced terms and more complex sentence structures — and thus read at an upper high school to college-level Flesch-Kincaid score. In some instances, educators may wish to have some of their students tackle the SN version and other students the one in SNS. Both are written by the same team of renowned journalists and contain the same facts, citations, and sources.