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Online Extras to help you put the Chicago Tribune to work in your classroom

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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:

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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

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CO2 Levels Reach Record High, Scientists Concerned

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This 12-page student supplement provides the latest information on the effects of pharmaceuticals in our waterways and effective approaches for the safe disposal of unwanted medicines.

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►Finland is the best country for mothers, report says

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

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►Northeast braces for noisy invasion: Flying cicada bugs return after hiding for 17 years

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NIE Institute Educational Resources

As an NIE subscriber, you can access a wealth of free educational resources available through our membership in the national NIE Institute. All are appropriate for classroom instruction when used with the electronic or print edition of The Chicago Tribune.

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Throughout this school year, PARADE Classroom will be targeting up to six features that provide poignant life lessons for high school students. Be sure to check them out!

Get the lessons here:

► Cyberspace Safety
► 9/11 Lessons and Legacies
► Keeping America Free

This week's word in the news: BIOTECH

DEFINITION:
Short for biotechnology: the use of a living organism, biological substances or techniques to engineer or manufacture a product or substance, as when cells that produce antibodies are cloned in order to study their effects on cancer cells.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Meanwhile, a new front opened Friday in the battle over the bill, with Democrats vowing to amend it to include biotech companies, and a group opposed to embryonic stem cell research pledging to block the measure if that happens.
►The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -- 05/13/2013