Science Current Events Assignment



Science Current Events Assignment – Extra Credit Trimester 1

Name _________________

Period_______________________

Turn in Date_____________________________

1. Source:

Title of article: ________________________________________

Date of article: _____________ Circle one: Global National Local

Source of article: ______________________________________

2. Summary: What is the article about? What/Who is the subject of

the article?

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3. Where and when does the article take place?

__________________________________________________________________

4. Why/How is this article related to science?

___________________________________________________________________

5. Why did you choose this article?

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6. Have you studied this subject before? Do you have any previous knowledge on this topic? (explain)

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7. What is the summary of the article? (be detailed and specific)

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8. What are two questions you have after reading this article?

1.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What do you think about this article or topic now that you have finished reading it? (explain)

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Remember :

1. Include the article on a separate sheet of paper ( it can be

photocopied, printed, or the actual article. Copy and paste into word if needed)

2. The article should be from within the last month.

Current Events Rubric

I completed all sections of the worksheet _________

I developed a thoughtful evaluation of my article _________

My article was science related and more than 3 paragraphs long _______

Grammar and Spelling

My assignment was checked for grammar and spelling errors _______

(every set of three errors will count as one point off the total score)

Overall Total _______/10

Sources for articles – magazines, newspaper, quest section, internet ,

- - news/

- - latest_news.php

- - pages/science/

-time -

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