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:
Deal ends ‘whiskey war’ over a tiny island near Greenland
Yellowstone Park flooding is reminder of long-term climate change impacts, experts say
Swollen rivers raged through Yellowstone National Park last week, ripping out roads, bridges and buildings in the oldest national park (created in 1872). Thousands of visitors were evacuated, some via Montana National Guard helicopters, and the ...
Musicians continue to tour into their old age
After almost 1,000 concerts with The Beatles, more than 140 shows with Wings and 870 solo concerts, Paul McCartney’s 17th solo tour ended just days before his 80th birthday on June 18. McCartney’s latest tour took across the U.S. — performing for fa...
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This week's word in the news: MUCKRAKER
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
While the political action committee – American muckrakers – spread a video in which Cawthorn was identifiable, its claims against Boebert, of Silt, are much more tenuous.
The Denver Post -- 06/20/2022
CREATE YOUR OWN VOCABULARY QUIZ
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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:
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