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.
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.
Additional resources
Colorado NIE Weekly lessons
Colorado NIE Youth Content
- Colorado Kids Wordbank
- Colorado Kids Assessment Test
- Colorado Kids Web Links
- Become a Youth Reporter
- Kid Scoop
- Mini Page
Lessons & Classroom Activities
- Cartoons for the Classroom
- Front Page Talking Points
- This Week in History
- News Video
- News Quiz
- Daily Science Webcasts
- Geography in the News quiz
- NASA Space Place
Resources by grade level