Today's Science - About This Database
Accurate, Engaging, and Timely Articles Written Especially for Students
Recently redesigned, Today's Science bridges the gap between the science that students learn in the classroom and the discoveries pushing the boundaries of science today. Updated weekly and containing thousands of links to a 16-year backfile, Today's Science explains important developments in biology, chemistry, the environment, space, physics, and technology. Students are provided with information in context, clearly explained and abundantly illustrated, so they can see new advances not as inexplicable wonders, but as resulting from the application of the same concepts and principles of investigation (the scientific method) that they are learning about in simpler form in the classroom. The improved search and browse options make it easy for students to find exactly what they are looking for.
Features
- Science news, written for students, supporting the classroom curriculum with explorations of topics like forensics, evolution, and genetics
- Weekly updates, giving researchers the news they want now. Today's Science's extensively linked 16-year backfile shows how scientific knowledge builds over time
- National Science Education Standards and a Science Fair Guide, making Today's Science a great resource for teachers
- Pop-up glossary, providing instant definitions of scientific terms, as well as a printable glossary
- "Need a Research Topic?" A one-stop menu that gets students started on their own scientific research
- Thousands of editorial cartoons, photographs, diagrams, and crossword puzzles, promoting learning and drawing students into the pursuit of science
- Extensive biographies, focusing on more than 2,000 scientists—from historic figures to modern-day innovators
- Links to related news coverage and encyclopedia information, giving the background students need
- Redesigned Curriculum Tools area, featuring a wide range of activities, assignments, and research tools for students and educators
- New persistent record links and more prominent citations.
