Name______Core______
CEWED
(Seaweed or Current Events WEDnesday)
Every Wednesday (as possible), we will have CEWED for 10 minutes at the end of class. CEWED stands for Current Events WEDnesday. Science is always changing and new inventions and discoveries happen daily. It is important for scientists to know about these events. As scientists, we will keep up with science news. Every student will present at least once.
Your job:
1. Sign up for a presentation day.
2. Find an article about a recent science event (new inventions, animals, agriculture, space, genetics, discoveries, etc.). The article must be from 2011 or more current.
3. Read the article and fill out the sheet.
4. Present on your CEWED day and turn in article and worksheet.
If you are gone on your presentation day, you will present the next day you are in class.
Chose an article from a reliable news source, some examples are:
The Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/
Pioneer Press http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/
New York Times http://www.nytimes.com
USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/
http://www.sciencenews.org
http://www.sciencedaily.com
http://newscientist.com
http://www.nature.com/news
http://www.cnn.com
My presentation date is ______.
CEWED
Name of Article______
Source (Star Tribune, etc.)______
Date______
Write down 5 key points or interesting facts.
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______
Two interesting quotes:
1. ______
2. ______
One discussion question for class:
1. ______
REMEMBER: Pick an article that is long enough that answering these questions isn’t a struggle. If you are having trouble, find a different article that is longer or on a different topic.
Rubric:
4 / 3 / 2 / 1CEWED Sheet is fully completed. CEWED is presented clearly. / Lacking in one area:
Sheet not fully completed OR presentation not clear. / Sheet half completed and presented OR sheet complete but not presented. / One or two lines of CEWED done OR CEWED presented without turning in sheet.
7th grade Life Science