Resources for Teachers and Students
Announcements for Oct 19, 2026
Advantages of the classroom ePaper!
Your students live in a digital world. The ePaper of The Denton Record-Chronicle is an excellent interactive tool that helps you and your students meet technology and core curriculum learning objectives.
Contact Information
Denton Record-Chronicle
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Weekly Lessons (updated every Monday)
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Indonesia tries dry ice to battle toxic smoke
Jet-like thrusters let new 'flying car' from Tesla defy gravity for a short time
This automotive news gives new meaning to off-road vehicle: Thrusters let Tesla's new sports car zip from zero to 60 miles per hour in less than a second and leave the ground briefly. That's right: The electric Roadster 2 model can safely hover ...
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
⇒ Elementary (K-4)⇒ Middle (5-8)
⇒ Secondary (9-12)
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
What is fanning the flames of protest in Albania?
Student protests in Albania's capital, Tirana, escalated from peaceful summer demonstrations to violent clashes over corruption allegations and unhappiness with job prospects and education standards. The nation's unrest is part of a wave of student a...
NASA's Night Sky Network
A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students
► Click here to read this month's column
Courtesy of Night Sky Network/Astro Society
This week's word in the news: VERTEBRAE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The photographer with The Washington Post who was attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank so badly that several vertebrae were broken said Sunday she was increasingly angry that Israel’s military seems to protect settlers more than the Palestinians they threaten.
Associated Press -- 10/19/2026
CREATE YOUR OWN VOCABULARY QUIZ
⇒ Elementary School
⇒ Middle School
⇒ High School
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.
