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A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
►U.S. government stays away again as global leaders hold yearly climate change strategy session
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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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.
How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.
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This week's word in the news: ROOSTER TAIL
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A second red flag was waved during the fifth race of the day when Rollin Transport got into a rooster tail on the turn of the first lap, resulting in the boat going onto its side before flipping.
The Key West Citizen -- 11/10/2025
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