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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Sudan’s civil war blocks food to starving millions
'All pain, no gain:' School homework is focus of new attention on a longtime practice
Students aren't the only ones who howl about heavy homework loads and who think take-home assignments can be unhelpful. Some educators agree, and so do backers of a bill passed by the California Assembly last spring. Under "The Healthy Homework ...
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.
Science Audio webcasts: An exclusive partnership with Pulse of the Planet, updated daily with two-minute sound portraits of Planet Earth. Tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide, blending interviews with extraordinary natural sounds.
How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.
SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts stuck in space
SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station. A Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew and two empty seats. Two test pilots flew to the ...
Kid Scoop is a multi-media education program that brings interactive educational pages, games, comprehension, vocabulary, family involvement activities and more!
This week's word in the news: TROPICAL
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Isaac, which has weakened to a tropical storm, tropical Storm Joyce and three other systems in the Atlantic Basin, including one that could head into the Gulf of Mexico.
South Florida Sun Sentinel -- 09/30/2024
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NASA's Night Sky Network
A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)