Science News for Kids Website

I've subscribed to Science News for Kids RSS Feeds and have already discovered several articles that I can pull up and share with my students, which allows them to see topics we are discussing in class from a current perspective. This article Smart but WISE highlights the an infrared telescope that was recently sent out into space. According to this article, astronomers will be able to gather more information about stellular space and the distant galaxies that surround us. My 8th graders just finished a unit exploring the age, scale, and formation of the universe. The students were full of questions about how do we know this and what if questions. Plus, they were all very intrigued in the images that have been gathered from the Hubble Telescope. I would have loved to have shared this article and focused some more attention on this updated technology to emphasize the different forms of radiation that we use to explore and understand space more thoroughly. I think I might just open the unit back up for a brief 15 minute discussion to share the current science news that I just discovered! :-) Great website for RSS feeds if you are looking for articles to share with students.