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NASA's Night Sky Network
A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)
►U.S. health secretary changes tone on childhood measles shots
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)
This week's lesson: Is there trouble down on the farm?
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
►Taiwan could be a top topic at China-U.S. summit
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
Science Webcasts
Science Audio webcasts: An exclusive partnership with Pulse of the Planet, updated with two-minute sound portraits of Planet Earth. Tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide, blending interviews with extraordinary natural sounds.
This week's word in the news: SUREFIRE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Kirby taught himself how to count cards, a surefire way to get barred from gambling at a casino, “raking in money on trips to Atlantic City and Las Vegas,” the article stated.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal -- 05/04/2026
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