1. What is the Green Bank Observatory?

2. What is the National Radio Quiet Zone?

3. a) When and by whom was the Quiet Zone established?
b) Why was the Quiet Zone established?

4. a) What weakens the telescope’s signal?
b) What ban is in place for those who live within 10 miles of the observatory?

5. a) What is the population of the U.S.?
b) How many Americans live in rural areas with no broadband internet service at all?

6. Consider the positives and negatives of living in Green Bank. Would you visit for a week? a month? - or would you enjoy living there? Explain your answers.

7. Today’s Daily News Article is a human interest news story. Human interest stories differ from the regular news – they are sometimes referred to as “the story behind the story.“ The major news articles of the day tell of important happenings. Human interest stories tell of how those happenings have impacted the people or places around the story.
Do you think this human interest story is newsworthy? Why or why not?