Welcome to Newspapers in Education!
Newspapers in Education is an exciting interactive program that engages students in learning by providing them with weekly copies of The Dawson County News.
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Online Extras (Updated every Monday) Resources to help you put the Dawson County News to work in your classroom
►Terrorist drivers kill 14 in Spain
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)
This week's lesson: Cartoons use a dark visual metaphor
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►There are more than 180 lessons archived for your use
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
►Volley of threats between North Korea and U.S. cool down after tense exchanges
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
This week's word in the news: AGITATE
DEFINITION:
To upset; disturb. To stir up public interest in a cause.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He also attends California State University, Stanislaus, in nearby Turlock, where students say he’s agitated on racial issues.
►The San Jose Mercury News -- 08/21/2017
The National Wildlife Federation lesson plans are designed to introduce students to life science, ecology, wildlife biology, scientific identification and observation. All lesson plans are aligned to the National Science Education Standards and organized by grade level.
Daily Science Webcasts
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.
