Interactive Lessons UPDATED EVERY MONDAY
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
►Sudan’s civil war blocks food to starving millions
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
►Are climate calamities too common?
►Archive of past lessons
►Teacher comments
►'All pain, no gain:' School homework is focus of new attention on a longtime practice
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
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This week's word in the news: TROPICAL
DEFINITION:
Pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator.
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
