Vaping, Chimps & Back-to-School Lesson Ideas

Monthly roundup from Science Journal for Kids and Teens

Hello,

Happy August! Teachers, are you ready to get back to school?

An important scientific article to cover this school year might be this one on the health impact of e-cigarette smoking/vaping:

• How safe is vaping? #teen health #cell biology #cancer

Or, if you’d rather start with something a bit more fun, here is our latest scientific article on chimps and bonobos:

• How well can apes remember their friends? #biology #evolution #neuroscience

If you think you already know everything there is to know about these charismatic apes, give our new ape quiz a try and see how true that is. (We promise cute ape photos for every question answered!)

You (or your students) don’t have time to read either about vaping or about apes? Check out SJK Academy - our science recap blackboard videos:

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Here are a few more ideas for a strong school year:

• How do parasites affect mouse behavior? #animal behavior #genetics By the way, this parasite - Toxoplasma gondii - infects humans, too. It’s one of the most common parasites out there. According to the CDC, over 40 million people are infected with it in the United States.

• For your convenience, we’ve put together several collections for specific classes/grades:

  • AP Biology

  • AP Environmental Science (Completely updated for 2024.)

  • High-school Intro Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Elementary/middle-school scientific articles

  • Gross and Disgusting Science (Students love that one!)

  • Technology and Engineering

  • AI and ChatGPT

  • Space and Astronomy

  • Paleontology and Ancient DNA

  • Dinosaurs and Fossils

  • Articles in two reading levels #differentiated instruction

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If you ever want to reach out or give us feedback, respond to this email and I will receive it personally. I wish you a great school year!

Cheers,

Tanya Dimitrova
Founder and Editor-in-Chief