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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.
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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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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: EQUITABLE
DEFINITION:
Characterized by fairness; just and right; impartial; unbiased.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The plan “is designed to provide an equitable distribution across the state with priority access going to our most vulnerable populations, front-line health care workers and first responders who directly interact with and treat COVID patients, as well as staff and residents in long-term care facilities," Pritzker said during his daily coronavirus news briefing.
►The Chicago Tribune -- 10/26/2020
