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The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Explained

WEBJohnson & Johnson’s vaccine is 72 percent effective in protecting against moderate to severe Covid-19. And even more important, none of the tens of thousands …

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U.S. Authorizes First Vaccine for Covid-19 (Updated)

WEBREADY TO GO: In November, the companies Pfizer and BioNTech announced their vaccine is 95 percent effective against Covid-19. Update: On Friday, …

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Testing Vaccines Biology Article for Students

WEBMore than 44,000 adults participated in Phase III of Pfizer- BioNTech’s trial, which showed that the vaccine was 95 percent effective at preventing people from …

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A Nurse's Legacy Science Article for Students

WEBNurse's. Legacy. FOUNDER OF MODERN NURSING: Florence Nightingale changed health-care by fighting for things like cleaner, safer hospitals and better …

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Understanding a New Virus

WEBLast December, people in Wuhan, China, began suffering from a mysterious flu-like illness. Doctors studying them discovered that the patients had contracted a …

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Battling the Flu Biology Article for Students

WEBLast fall and winter was one of the worst flu seasons in a decade. As many as 36 million people in the U.S. got the flu. They came down with a fever, body aches, a cough, a …

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Biology activities and videos for kids grades 6-10

WEBFind biology activities, videos, and games for your science classroom from Scholastic Science World Magazine.

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A Spoonful of Plastic

WEBMillions of tons of plastic waste ends up in the environment each year. Over time, it crumbles into small pieces called microplastic. These plastic fragments are less …

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Mapping Mangroves Biology Article for Students

WEBCO2 is a greenhouse gas that absorbs heat in Earth’s atmosphere, warming the planet. “Mangroves store a lot of carbon in the trees and in the soil underneath their …

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Teen Tackles a Deadly Disease changemakers Article for …

WEBOne summer day in 2020, 14-year-old Kamisi Adetunji took a walk with her mom and had a conversation she’ll never forget. The two spoke about family members …

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Lungs of the City Chemistry Article for Students

WEBThe lungs fill with different colors of smoke based on real-time measurements of different air pollutants, like nitrogen dioxide (NO2). This gas mainly …

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Lesson Plan: Shrink Your Carbon Footprint

WEB3. Building Comprehension and Vocab. Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools: Quiz. Vocab Builder. 4. Expanding …

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Microbe Maker Cool STEM Jobs Article for Students

WEBMicrobe. Maker. COMMON COLD (RHINOVIRUS) Hundreds of different viruses cause the common cold, but rhinovirus accounts for the most cases. The virus …

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Trailblazing Native Americans in Science

WEBKatie John, of the Ahtna Athabaskan tribe, was born in 1915 and raised in what is now Alaska.The community relied on salmon as its primary food source. In 1959, …

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Numbers in the News: Candy and Cavities Science Article for …

WEBThe percentage of households on Halloween that give out chewy candy—the worst sweets for your teeth because they stick to them.

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The Bugs on Us Data Analysis Article for Students

WEBBacteria in our digestive system play many beneficial roles in our body. The right mix of gut microbes is important for several aspects of our health. LINE OF …

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Should You Clone Your Dog

WEBThe results led Karitas to sites about cloning dogs. A clone is an identical copy of an organism created using the original organism’s DNA—a molecule that carries …

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Lesson: An Unlikely Hero Science World Magazine

WEBLesson: An Unlikely Hero. Objective: Analyze data and information about how the use of horseshoe crab blood in pharmaceuticals affects horseshoe crab …

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Teen Creates Cancer-Fighting Soap Biology Article for Students

WEBHeman Bekele, a 14-year-old from Virginia, has invented a low-cost soap that may help treat skin cancer, or abnormal growth of skin cells. Last year, his research …

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