Science+News

CURRENT EVENTS IN SCIENCE
Each of these sites could be used as a jumping off point for
 * "Front-loading" science content prior to an inquiry investigation
 * Differentiating content based on student interest or background knowledge
 * Enriching knowledge learned after an inquiry investigation

**NEW:** Science News For [|Kids]: "//**Science News for Kids**// is a web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14. Our goal is to offer timely items of interest to kids, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials. Our emphasis is on making the Web site appealing by offering kids opportunities to comment on and grade the subject matter, get ideas for science projects, and try out mathematical puzzles. At the same time, we offer teachers creative ways of using science news in their classrooms."