Online Extras (Updated every Monday)
►U.S. launch this week is a big deal that strengthens NASA’s partnership with SpaceX, a private firm
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
Part of rancher John R. Erickson's Hank the Cowdog book series, this 12-week, chapter story follows Hank as he nudges bachelor cowboy Slim into asking Miss Viola to the dance––or maybe he'll just take Viola himself!
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
Daily Science Webcasts
Daily 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.
►Bay of Bengal spawns another deadly cyclone
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
►Face masks about health or politics?
►Archive of past lessons
►Teacher comments
The National Wildlife Federation lesson plans are designed to introduce students to life science, ecology, wildlife biology, scientific identification and observation. All lesson plans are aligned to the National Science Education Standards and organized by grade level.
This week's word in the news: CONTAGIOUS
DEFINITION:
Capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object. Tending to spread from person to person.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
"We’re dealing here with a highly contagious and often fatal disease for which there presently is no known cure."
►The Los Angeles Times -- 05/25/2020
