Digital storytelling can be used to teach serious science topics to high school students. The document describes a cancer project where 9th grade biology students created digital stories to teach about cancer research and communicate their findings. Students worked on skills like research, writing, and presentation through developing digital stories as a hook to engage them in learning about the scientific process, analyzing data and graphs, designing inquiry labs, and explaining concepts from their coursework. The document provides an example of using digital storytelling for science education and includes a link to additional resources on the topic.