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NASA's Night Sky Network
A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students
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Courtesy of Night Sky Network/Astro Society
►Jet-like thrusters let new 'flying car' from Tesla defy gravity for a short time
-- 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 Trump dancing to Putin’s tune?
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
►Indonesia tries dry ice to battle toxic smoke
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: VERTEBRAE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The photographer with The Washington Post who was attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank so badly that several vertebrae were broken said Sunday she was increasingly angry that Israel’s military seems to protect settlers more than the Palestinians they threaten.
Associated Press -- 10/19/2026
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