Resources for Teachers and Students
Weekly Lessons (updated every Monday)
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Cheetahs return to India after 70 years
Juul, accused of 'relentlessly' targeting teens, will pay $439 million to end vaping legal case
Juul Labs, fighting to continue its e-cigarette business in the United States, recently agreed to pay $438.5 million to settle an investigation by 33 states. Attorneys general across the country challenged advertising and sales practices that th...
Queen’s death reignites debate over monarchy and colonialism
The death of Queen Elizabeth II brings the constitutional role of monarchy in Britain and 14 other Commonwealth countries into sharp focus The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda announced plans to hold a referendum on becoming a republic. And, de...
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This week's word in the news: APOCALYPSE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“She’s posing with guns and talking about the apocalypse.”
The Denver Post -- 09/19/2022
CREATE YOUR OWN VOCABULARY QUIZ
⇒ Elementary School
⇒ Middle School
⇒ High School
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
⇒ Elementary (K-4)⇒ Middle (5-8)
⇒ Secondary (9-12)