Biology in the News

September 4, 2007

The point of this assignment is to keep up with the latest discoveries in Biology/Life Science.

  • You need to find an article in the newspaper or internet that has to do with a development in biology in the last week.  Article should be at least 200 words long, and no older than one week.
  • Article must be printed or clipped before class begins on the day it’s due.
  • Attach the following write up to the article or on the back of a printed article.
    1. Title, Date, and Author and/or Source (or website)
    2. Find a topic sentence or part of the article that summarizes the main point of the article
    3. State your opinion of the article:  what was interesting, what do you think about the topic, did you agree or disagree with the article.  (2-4 sentences)
    4. Ask the author or person in the article a question.  Think of what you would ask them if you were to meet them.