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From the Ted Talk by Beau Lotto + Amy O'Toole: Science is for everyone, kids included


Unscramble the Blue Letters


It took four months to do the science, two years to get it pbisulhed. (Laughter) Typical science, actually, right? So this makes Amy and her friends the yuogesnt published scientists in the world. What was the fcebdaek like? Well, it was published two days before Christmas, downloaded 30,000 temis in the first day, right? It was the Editors' Choice in Science, which is a top science magazine. It's forever freely acclbsisee by Biology Letters. It's the only paper that will ever be freely accessible by this journal. Last year, it was the second-most downeadlod paper by Biology Letters, and the feedback from not just scientists and teachers but the public as well. And I'll just read one.

Open Cloze


It took four months to do the science, two years to get it _________. (Laughter) Typical science, actually, right? So this makes Amy and her friends the ________ published scientists in the world. What was the ________ like? Well, it was published two days before Christmas, downloaded 30,000 _____ in the first day, right? It was the Editors' Choice in Science, which is a top science magazine. It's forever freely __________ by Biology Letters. It's the only paper that will ever be freely accessible by this journal. Last year, it was the second-most __________ paper by Biology Letters, and the feedback from not just scientists and teachers but the public as well. And I'll just read one.

Solution


  1. published
  2. accessible
  3. youngest
  4. feedback
  5. times
  6. downloaded

Original Text


It took four months to do the science, two years to get it published. (Laughter) Typical science, actually, right? So this makes Amy and her friends the youngest published scientists in the world. What was the feedback like? Well, it was published two days before Christmas, downloaded 30,000 times in the first day, right? It was the Editors' Choice in Science, which is a top science magazine. It's forever freely accessible by Biology Letters. It's the only paper that will ever be freely accessible by this journal. Last year, it was the second-most downloaded paper by Biology Letters, and the feedback from not just scientists and teachers but the public as well. And I'll just read one.

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Important Words


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