Review the news story you chose to complete Project 1: Topic Exploration Graphic Organizer (submitted at the end of Theme: Understanding the Scientific Process) and respond to the following:

What prior knowledge and assumptions about the science topic in your article did you have before viewing this news story? In other words, describe what you already knew about the topic.

As you complete this assignment, keep in mind that your answer to this question or a closely related question will be part of Project 2: Question Development Worksheet. It is recommended that, in addition to entering the answer to the question, you save your answers in a Word document that you can refer to later when completing Project 2.

This activity will be graded based on completion.