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Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

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This weeks lesson:
Sri Lanka official who promoted 'Covid syrup' tests positive
-- 01/25/2021

Question 1 of 5

Q: Sri Lanka's health minister, who publicly consumed and endorsed a shaman’s herbal syrup to prevent COVID-19, has tested positive for the virus. Where is the island nation of Sri Lanka off the southeast coast of India?

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