[PHOTO CREDIT: FOERDER AND REISS/CUNY, published in "An Elephant's "aha" Moment" fr. Science News for Kids, http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/09/an -elephants-aha-moment]. 

Current Events: Assigned for Thursday night homework to both 6th and 7th Grade students. The following was discussed in class (and distributed, so this should be in each students' science notebooks):
" Current Events – (keep this)
*Current Events are due every Friday except for holidays (e.g., Friday after Thanksgiving)
Basic version requirements (what you must write down for basic Current Events, on a separate sheet of paper to be handed in at the start of class):
      1.       Article Title
      2.       Article Author
      3.       Source  and date.  (“Source” means where it came from, like the name of the newspaper or website.  NEVER give a search engine like Google or Yahoo as a source).
      4.       Attach a copy of the article (tape, staple, clip, or fold).
      5.       Write a 3-sentence summary of the article.  A summary is:
                  a.       A short statement;
                  b.      About something you’ve read
                  c.       That focuses on the main idea (what is important in the article)
                  d.      Strengthened with supporting details; and
                  e.      Not simply repeating the material you’ve read (Use your own words). "

6th Graders:  have each been given a copy of an article called "An Elephant's "aha" Moment" from Science News for Kids.

7th Graders: find an article about science that interests you and prepare a Current Event.