Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)
This week's lesson: Disasters put focus on regulations
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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:

Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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Welcome to Newspapers in Education is an exciting interactive program that engages students in learning by providing them with weekly copies of The Barrow County News. For more info and to start getting newspapers delivered to your classroom click here to send us an email. Weekly Features (Updated every Monday) This week's word in the news: INITIATEDEFINITION:
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NIE Special Report
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May is Garden for Wildlife Month! To help reconnect today's children to the outdoors, National Wildlife Federation assists schools in developing outdoor classrooms called Schoolyard Habitats®, where educators and students learn how to attract and support local wildlife. These wildlife habitats become places where students not only learn about wildlife species and ecosystems, but also outdoor classrooms where they hone their academic skills and nurture their innate curiosity and creativity. Audio Daily Science Webcasts ![]() Science Diary Bears - MelatoninMelatonin regulates the sleep-wake cycle for humans and other animals. Strangely, bears who are masters of hibernation, seem to produce very little melatonin.
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