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Welcome to
Newspapers in Education!
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.
Or call JoAnn Craven at (770) 867-7557 .
Weekly Features (Updated every Monday)
This week's word in the news: ASSESSMENT
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DEFINITION:
The classification of someone or something with respect to its worth.
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FOUND IN THE NEWS:
"Using computer models ... for estimating nuclear weapons effects, as well as techniques developed for use in predicting damage in Japan from attacks by Godzilla, Mothra, and particularly Mechagodzilla, the damages from this week’s invasion by the Chitauri have been estimated," Watson wrote in his damage assessment, tongue firmly planted in cheek.
►Savannah Morning News -- 05/14/2012
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NIE Special Report
Science of NHL Hockey
NBC Learn and NBC Sports, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the National Hockey League, explores the science and math behind the physical and fast-paced sport of professional hockey. Make science and math more interesting to students by including this informative 10-week video series into your curriculum. Explore the geometry found on the hockey playing surface, examine the physics of a slap shot using the principals of work, energy and power, see how vectors impact the passing game, learn why statistics and averages are important to professional players, and much, much more
►View This Week's New Video!
►New jetliner crashes in Indonesia during demonstration flight
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
Romney Apologizes for High School Pranks
►Discussion prompts & video archive.
Courtesy of NBCLearn, News Video will feature video selections from the NBCLearn series Decision 2012 until the November Presidential election.
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Audio
Daily Science Webcasts
Madagascar's RR: Plants Rescue
Madagascar scientists found plants that were a great low-cost solution for stabilizing hillsides.
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-- May 16, 2012
►Changing views on same-sex marriage, including Obama's, suggest faster pace of social change
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
►Get This Week in History
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