Interactive Lessons UPDATED EVERY MONDAY
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Weeks's lesson:
Arizona gets too hot for some planes to handle
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
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Crusaders with clout: Tech field billionaires donate big-time to improve U.S. schools
You already know that digital technology is vital to education, but you may not realize that some American tech industry leaders are improving schools with teaching innovations, experimental programs and money (lots of it). Facebook founder Mark...
Daily Science Audio webcasts: An exclusive partnership with Pulse of the Planet, updated daily with two-minute sound portraits of Planet Earth. Tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide, blending interviews with extraordinary natural sounds.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports wind and solar power generated over 10 percent of electricity for the first time ever in March. Wind and solar only averaged about 7 percent of total electricity generation in 2016. Both energy types are growing rapidly worldwide — partly because they're becoming cheaper than fossil fuels.
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
This week's word in the news: DESCRIPTION
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Documents released Tuesday also revealed that Yanez couldn’t provide investigators with a detailed description of the driver of the car he pursued, thinking he resembled a suspect in a recent robbery.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune -- 06/26/2017
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This 2nd installment completes the 20-part series and continues the exploration of aviation technology and the social impact of war on our nation and the world.
