Unit 2 - Lesson 2: Critiquing and Comparing Sources

Do-Now Question

In this course, we have already seen examples of both popular science articles meant to share science with a wider audience, and original research articles meant to share new findings. How do expect original research articles and popular science articles to be similar? Different? Record your thoughts in 2-3 sentences.

Lesson Objectives

Students will be able to compare popular science articles to original research. Students will be able to use AI tools to support evaluation of scientific sources

Article Comparison Activity

Instructions: We will return to two of the articles we looked at in Unit 1. While you reread them, you will complete this worksheet (https://docs.google.com/document/d/ 1AfGe_Tqtb6aicatSgfHfmHF67y043xZwd3utiF_8Vok/copy).

Article 1 (Original Research Article): What happens to astronauts’ DNA in space? (https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/202 5/01/telomere_article.pdf)

Article 2 (Popular Science Article): No, Scott Kelly's Year in Space Didn't Mutate His DNA (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/sc ott-kelly-astronaut-space-station-dna-health-science)

Once you have completed your copy of the worksheet, be sure to submit it on Google Classroom!