Resources for Teachers and Students
Announcements for Jan 28, 2020
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.
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Weekly Lessons (updated every Monday)
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
China locks down 50 million people as new virus spreads
Super Bowl brings Kansas City-San Francisco showdown -- and an 'ad bowl'
Even if you're not a football fanatic, it'll be hard not to catch at least a bit of Super Bowl fever this week. The Big Game is Sunday, Feb. 2, between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers – teams that haven’t competed be...
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.
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.
Kobe Bryant, his daughter and 7 others die in helicopter crash
Los Angeles County officials announced NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others are dead after his private helicopter crashed and caught fire Sunday near Calabasas, California. Officials did not immediately identify ...
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.
This week's word in the news: DIRE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
As insulin prices have soared, some people have been forced to pursue alternatives such as seeking options from other countries, lower-quality products or rationing their supply of insulin, which can have dire consequences.
The Chicago Tribune -- 01/27/2020
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.
NASA's Night Sky Network
A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)