NIE Special Report

Science Behind the News

NBC Learn in partnership with the National Science Foundation explores the science, technology, engineering and math found in current events. The Science Behind the News series connects fundamental STEM topics to real world current news events.

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Complete Sixth Grade
Sustainability Curriculum

Publix Super Markets, Inc. has joined efforts with FPES (Florida Press Educational Services) to bring this program to sixth grade students. This FREE NIE Program will show your sixth grade students how to become responsible members of the planet, and to respect all of the resources that it has to offer.

Downloads:

►Flip Chart for Interactive White Boards
Note: Only classrooms with white boards will be able to run this file.

►Complete supplement as PDF

►Teachers Guide

Lesson plans for use with the e-Edition on Interactive White Boards

Included are basic lessons for an Elementary, Middle and Secondary classroom that can be utilized to introduce Language Arts and Social Studies activities.

►Middle School Social Studies Lesson Plan
►Middle and High School Language Arts Lesson Plan
►High School Social Studies Lesson Plan
►Elementary Social Studies Lesson Plan
►Elementary and Middle School Language Arts Lesson Plan

USA Weekend Teacher Guides

New Teacher's Guides are available every Monday, complete with monthly themes highlighted in a weekly lesson and a monthly activity sheet.

►Click here to download guides from USA Weekend

 Weekly features (Updated every Monday)

This week's word in the news: DUBIOUS

DEFINITION:
Not to be relied upon; suspect

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FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Prosecutors argue Kesselman's accounts were "Dubious at best," and that investigators deemed the Colombian drug connection to the murders speculative.
►San Jose Mercury News -- 05/28/2012

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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: Romney 'takes credit' for auto recovery

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►There are more than 180 lessons archived for your use

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

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Audio

Daily Science Webcasts

Science Diaries: Tree Rings Got rings?

In regions without clearly defined seasons, a tree's rings are not easily identifiable.
Play Audio
-- May 29, 2012

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►UN condemns shelling in Syria massacre

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

►Archive of Geography quizzes

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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:

►Elementary (K-4)
►Middle (5-8)
►Secondary (9-12)

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►End of school year brings real-life economic lessons as students look for summer jobs

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

Track news stories around the world

Newspaper Activities
for FCAT Practice