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This Weeks's lesson:
U.S. to send arms to rebels in Syria
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
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Fresh population figures show the changing face of America
New Census Bureau statistics provide the latest evidence of how America is evolving in terms of race. For the first year in modern U.S. history, more white people died than were born from July 2011 to July 2012, due to an aging white population....
Science Diary: Long Leaf Pine - RCW
Restoration of the Long Leaf Pine ecosystem at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is central to the survival of an endangered woodpecker.
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-- Jun 18, 2013
President Obama Speaks at Prayer Vigil for Victims of Shooting
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Courtesy of NBCLearn, News Video will feature video selections from the NBCLearn series Decision 2012 until the November Presidential election
For more information on how you can view the entire Decision 2012 series go to www.nbclearn.com
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
This week's word in the news: DERECHO
DEFINITION:
A widespread, long-lived, straight-line windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
derecho windstorms occur once every year or two across the central and northeastern U.S. in a band from Texas to New England.
The Dayton Daily News -- 06/17/2013
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Whether its from the simple desire to help others, our environment, or our way of life, innovation is a process that begins with imagination and results in the creation of something of value for society. NBC Learn, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Science Teachers Association, explores the process of innovations in this compelling 11-week video series.
