SCI 100 Module One Activity Template: Topic Exploration Instructions
Visit the Science Daily
website to choose a natural science–related news story published within the past six months on a topic of interest to you. Ensure the article meets the criteria provided in the Module One Activity Guidelines and Rubric.
Answer the following questions about your chosen scientific news story. Replace the bracketed text below with your responses.
Provide the title and link to your chosen news story so your instructor may locate it.
More siblings could mean poorer health for teens.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240110120239.htm
Summarize the main idea of the news story you selected. This should only take 1–2 sentences.
The main idea of the news story I have selected is the science about teenagers with more siblings often result in having poor mental health.
Briefly explain any prior knowledge and what you’d like to know more about regarding your selected news story.
The prior knowledge I have of this topic is my own personal experience but I would like to know a more in depth explanation of why this tends to come about in life.
Discuss the value of the scientific research presented in your selected news story for contemporary society.
The scientific research that is provided is merely based off of studies and percentages from different studies. This concludes to the factual evidence that the claim that is being made is true.
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