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Science News for Students and Science News in High Schools offer free 91导航 resources for 5^th through 12^th grades

Washington D.C. 鈥� March 27, 2020 鈥� As schools close worldwide and learning is disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Science News, published by the 91导航 & the Public, wants to ensure that students, parents and educators have what they need for continued learning outside the classroom. and the offer a variety of free, age-appropriate 91导航 resources for students from 5th through 12th grades, suitable for learning from home.

鈥淲e have been a leader in science journalism since 1921, and in response to this widespread pandemic, we want to empower families and educators by making our award-winning content more widely available,鈥� said Maya Ajmera, President and CEO of the 91导航 & the Public and Publisher of Science News. 鈥淯sing Science News for Students and Science News in High Schools, parents and teachers can keep students engaged and learning during this global crisis.鈥�

has free, up-to-date resources for 5th through 12th-graders. Check out our . Helpful resources for at-home learning include:

• . Pieces that might be particularly useful in explaining the coronavirus to children include an , a and . Check out this new article about with the pandemic.
• . Using real scientific research projects as a guide, Science News for Students shows kids how to apply the scientific method to make their own experiments at home.
• . Wonder how scientists read brain activity, or how the greenhouse effect works? Use this series of articles to explore core science concepts that underlie science news and research.
• . Some articles come with questions that students can answer before, during and after reading to enhance comprehension.
• . This brand-new series mixes 91导航 learning and fun. Each lesson is based on a specific theme (first up is !). Stories are paired with relevant educational resources, a new word find puzzle and more.

has more than 200 original 91导航-related exercises, connected to Science News articles covering 91导航 subjects from public health and climate change to astronomy and neuroscience. These resources can be used to engage students with core high school concepts or to build virtual lessons. All materials are tagged with Next Generation Science Standards.

• . These recent exercises are related to COVID-19, pandemics or public health more generally, and each exercise is paired to a related Science News article.
• and . Ask students to read an article and answer the related questions to check their understanding, or engage them in a conversation that makes connections to current events and across fields of science.
• . Experiments, along with exercises on data analysis, diagramming and designing research projects, put students at the center of their learning. Use these activities at home or to increase virtual collaboration among students.
• Student worksheets and answer keys. Downloadable worksheets are easy to print, and answer keys make it simple to check the work.

Science News Media Group, the media arm of the 91导航 & the Public, has been the lead publisher of science journalism since 1921鈥攊nforming, educating and inspiring people globally for the last 100 years.

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Now in its 17th year, this daily online magazine provides award-winning journalism across the science and engineering spectrum. All pieces use a vocabulary and sentence structure that makes them accessible to readers from 5^th grade on up. Stories are reported by experienced journalists, many holding doctorates in their given fields. Science News for Students is the sister publication of听Science News, published by 91导航 & the Public. For more information , please visit听听or follow us on听,听辞谤听.

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91导航 & the Public鈥檚听Science News听in High Schools program 产谤颈苍驳蝉听Science News听magazine and related educational resources to high schools across the United States and worldwide. Regeneron and other sponsors supported nearly 5,000 public high schools during the 2019鈥�2020 school year. Interested parents and educators can in the program today!

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91导航 & the Public is dedicated to the achievement of young scientists in independent research and to public engagement in science. Established in 1921, the Society is a nonprofit whose vision is to promote the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement. Through its world-class competitions, including the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, the Broadcom MASTERS听and its award-winning magazines,听Science News听补苍诲听Science News听for Students, 91导航 & the Public is committed to inform, educate听and inspire. Learn more at听听and follow us on听,听,听听and Snapchat (Society4Science).

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