Science and Social Studies: Preserve the Past or Build the Future? Students discuss the clash between the urge to protect the past and the desire to erect new...		Science, Technology, and Society: A Better Air Bag Students discuss air bags and their advantages and disadvantages.
Science and Social Studies: People, the Sun, and Radiant Energy Ask students to interpret how radiation from the sun affects or enables the pictured activity...		Science, Technology, and Society: The Greatest Telescope in the World Students read about discoveries made by the Hubble telescope, and answer questions about light,...
Science and Social Studies: Colonizing Space Students discuss the environment, specifically in the context of controlling or adapting to a...		Science, Technology, and Society: Aerosondes Discuss new innovations in weather forecasting technology, including a plane called an...
Science, Technology, and Society: Scanning Tunnel Microscope Students discuss how advances in microscopes have enabled scientists to view items on an atomic...		Science, Technology, and Society: The Truth About Meteors Students learn about famous meteor craters on Earth.
Science and Social Studies: Caffeine - Harmless or Harmful? Students are asked to judge several different people's use of caffeine. Students must decide...		Science, Technology, and Society: Laser Eye Surgery Discuss laser eye surgery, including LASIK and radial keratomy. Students are then asked...
Science, Technology, and Society: The Ultimate Map Students discuss the human genome, DNA, and how much computer space it would take to unravel...		Science, Technology, and Society: The Problem with Methyl Bromide Students learn about environmental issues via a pesticide.
Science, Technology, and Society: Trick or Train? Students learn how imprinting at birth affects how an animal lives its entire life.		Science, Technology, and Society: The Making of a Medicine Students discuss the stages in the approval of a medicine in the United States, from research...
Science, Technology, and Society: Unfriendly Fertilizer Students discuss methods for limiting the amount of nitrogen in an ecosystem as a means of...		Structure and Function of Cells: Vocabulary Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to the structure and function of cells.
Science, Technology, and Society: Heat-Resistant Ceramic Students learn about the incredible attributes of ceramics, and how the space program takes...		Reproduction and Heredity: Vocabulary Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to reproduction and heredity.
Science, Technology, and Society: Super Freeze Students discuss semi-conductors, their uses, and their drawbacks.		Changing and Adapting: Vocabulary Use this vocabulary list when studying about adaptation and change.