You can choose three articles a quarter for 5 points a piece (15 total points/quarter). All you have to do is read the article and answer these three questions:
1. How does article impact my life? 2. How does it impact science? 3. How does it impact the environment? You can find links to some articles below. You can also ask at the end of class for a paper copy. |
Toxic slime, goo-spewing mouth, brain-eating parasites — oh my! |
Electric Power and Human Health |
EPA accidentally turns river orange
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Ikea project in Brooklyn attracts high-profile backers, detractors
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Rare butterflies' habitats designated "no spray" zones in South Florida |
Water crisis in Flint declared public health emergency
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In Chernobyl's post-apocalyptic exclusion zone, animals are thriving
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Living dangerously to protect the mountain gorillas of Congo's Virunga
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Cuttlefish, an ocean shape-shifter, inspires new 3-D printer textures
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Cities, states, farms at odds over rights to dwindling Colorado River
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More farmers are using drones to help tend to the crops
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Georgia Aquarium loses court battle and won't be getting beluga whales
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Kansas and Missouri: Where the mountain lion sleeps tonight
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Rhino Orphanage in South Africa gives animals a safe haven from poachers
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Snakebite study in Costa Rica raises new worries about climate change
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Here's something fishy: Tooth enamel evolved from fish scales
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Sea turtles are munching on plastic garbage floating in the ocean
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Twin panda births surprise National Zoo, though one cub later dies
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Walrus migration patterns shift with the climate, leaving Alaskans hungry
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China's one-child policy to end
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