Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Protests over Minnesota death spread across nation
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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
⇒ Elementary (K-4)
Absentee voting by mail becomes a flashpoint as President Trump voices concerns
More Americans than usual are expected to vote by mail this year because of Covid-19 fears about lining up at polling stations. Slightly more than half the respondents in a May poll by New Jersey's Monmouth University said they'd cast absentee b...
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Protests spark worries about new coronavirus outbreaks
The death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a white office pinned him to the ground with a knee to his neck, sparked protests across the United States and fears of more coronavirus outbreaks. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom...
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
This week's word in the news: HORRIFIC
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“We all watched the horrific death of George Floyd on video as witnesses begged the police officer to take him to the police car and get off his neck,” read the statement from attorney Benjamin Crump, who also represents the families of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, two African-Americans killed in recent high-profile incidents.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune -- 06/01/2020
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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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