Saturday, July 04, 2009
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A roaring success!
Star tribune Newspapers in Education would like to thank the Target Center for generously Sponsoring the walking with Dinosaurs curriculum. Because of you, students across the metro were able to excavate the Star Tribune and unearth facts about dinosaurs. They really dug it!
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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
Daily Science Webcasts

Quick, what's the best spot in the world for finding meteorites?

Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)
This week's lesson: The Octopus as symbol
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There are more than 140 lessons archived for your use
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
Readers and journalists groan under a glut of celebrity news
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

Thank you RBC Wealth Management for sponsoring the Spring 2009 session of the Stock Market Game. This financial education program, which featured a "hypothetical $100,000 to invest in the stock market," encouraged students in grades 4-12 to learn about different companies, stocks and the world of investing.
eEdition: The Power of the Press and the Internet combined!
Starting NOW, Star Tribune Newspaper In Education (NIE) program will give you the opportunity to add copies of
Star Tribune E-EDITION, the electronic version of the Star Tribune newspaper, to your classrooms at a very low cost!