Web Site of the Week

Each week, we highlight a Web site that we think may be helpful in some way to teachers. The highlighted sites are not part of or connected with Science News for Kids, Science News, or Science Service. We are not responsible for their content.

Nov. 28, 2007

Student-Guided Longevity Quests

Each day, students vote on where scientists should look for clues that may help answer pivotal research questions about how people can live longer and more healthily. Investigators then move to that region of the globe, interview experts, and report their findings. The site, backed by the National Geographic Society and the National Institutes on Aging, is guided by the principle that students learn best when they are challenged and put in control of their learning environment.

Go to: www.bluezones.com/

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