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By Bethany Brookshire

Teaching high school students the basics of physics, Earth science, evolution and chemistry is hard enough. But it’s even harder to make sure teens understand that scientific discovery isn’t a thing of the past. Science moves forward, occasionally steps back and then lurches on again. By reading about the new knowledge that scientists are constantly unearthing about our universe, students can come to see science as an evolving landscape. Now, high schools can get access to the latest in scientific discoveries with Science News in High Schools. The best part? It’s free.

Science News has been publishing news about the most recent research discoveries since 1922. With support from Regeneron, the Society for Science & the Public (publisher of Science News, Science News for Students and this blog), is able to offer Science News free to 4,000 public high schools and public charter schools in the upcoming school year.

Teachers and schools can sign up now to receive 10 print copies of each issue and full digital access to the Science News website and archive. Each issue will also come with an educator guide that includes discussion questions to help students interact with the material.

SSP also plans to develop online communities for teachers using Science News in High Schools to share ideas. (And if some students find the reading in Science News too tough a slog, there’s also Science News for Students. It publishes versions of many of the same Science News articles — with the same in-depth explanations — but with far lower readability scores.)

Sign up is open now for 4,000 schools to get great science journalism delivered for free! Help students get and stay inspired with the latest research news, right in the classroom. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to introduce your students to award-winning reporting on breaking events across the entire breadth of science.

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archive     (adj. archival) To collect and store materials, including sounds, videos and objects, so that they can be found and used when they are needed. People who perform this task are known as archivists.

blog     Short for web log, these Internet posts can take the form of news reports, topical discussions, opinionated rants, diaries or photo galleries.

chemistry     The field of science that deals with the composition, structure and properties of substances and how they interact with one another. Chemists use this knowledge to study unfamiliar substances, to reproduce large quantities of useful substances or to design and create new and useful substances. (about compounds) The term is used to refer to the recipe of a compound, the way it’s produced or some of its properties.

evolution     (v. to evolve) A process by which species undergo changes over time, usually through genetic variation and natural selection. These changes usually result in a new type of organism better suited for its environment than the earlier type. The newer type is not necessarily more “advanced,” just better adapted to the conditions in which it developed.

high school     A designation for grades nine through twelve in the U.S. system of compulsory public education. High-school graduates may apply to colleges for further, advanced education.

online     A term that refers to things that can be found or done on the Internet.

physics     The scientific study of the nature and properties of matter and energy. Classical physics is an explanation of the nature and properties of matter and energy that relies on descriptions such as Newton’s laws of motion. Quantum physics, a field of study which emerged later, is a more accurate way of explaining the motions and behavior of matter. A scientist who works in that field is known as a physicist.

society     An integrated group of people or animals that generally cooperate and support one another for the greater good of them all.

Society for Science and the Public (orSSP)    A nonprofit organization created in 1921 and based in Washington, D.C. Since its founding, SSP has been not only promoting public engagement in scientific research but also the public understanding of science. It created and continues to run three renowned science competitions: The Regeneron Science Talent Search (begun in 1942), the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (initially launched in 1950) and Broadcom MASTERS (created in 2010). SSP also publishes award-winning journalism: in Science News (launched in 1922) and Science News for Students (created in 2003). Those magazines also host a series of blogs (including Eureka! Lab).

About Bethany Brookshire

Bethany Brookshire was a longtime staff writer at Science News Explores and is the author of the book Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. She has a Ph.D. in physiology and pharmacology and likes to write about neuroscience, biology, climate and more. She thinks Porgs are an invasive species.