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Take a few minutes and browse through the section of the
    New York Times:  Science Times

  1. What are your first impressions of this section? Questions, comments…

  2. Skim through the section and make a list of different types of text and visuals you might

    3. read. (e.g. pictures, charts, article) Identify at least 8 different types of text.

  3. Chose five articles to examine a little more closely. What branch of science does each article relate to? What is the topic of the article?
Article
(1st few words of title)		 Branch of Science Topic
C.D.C. Team Tackles Anthrax Biology How to figure out how and where the anthrax came from
     
     
     
     
     

   4. Describe what a reader would discover in the Q & A column.

   5. Coffee Break for Soil--> Explain in 1-2 sentences how soil might be "cleaned."

   6. A. What is Vital Signs?
       B. What are the categories of information?
       C. What is the purpose of this column?

   7.  A. Find the article on page F2, After Terrorist Attacks Studies… Notice the pulled quote, "Looking for hidden perils in the ash and dust of the disaster."
        B. Now, look at other articles with pulled quotes. What do you suppose is the purpose of pulled quotes?

   8. What does the graph show in the article, Pay Gap Remains…?

   9. If you had time, which article would you like to read in depth? Why?

   10. Your class will be using the Science Times each week for the next 10 weeks. What ideas or suggestions do you have for assignments or activities? What would you like to do with this resource?

Created by Michelle Cota, 2001
(formatted for the Web by M. Lazaroff, 2001)

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