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This Week in History Cartoons for the Classroom | Special Report | Pulse of the Planet
Words in the News | The Green Room: Conservation for the Classroom | NASA's Night Sky Network
Common Core State Standard
L.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.
L.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.
01/23/2023
Why are Americans spending more time alone?
Americans are spending more time alone, according to an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s "American Time Use Survey." The time Americans spend with friends dropped from an average of six and a half hours a week in 2010 to less than three hours in 2021. And, the number of hours Americans spent alone each week increased from an average of less than 40 hours in 2014 to nearly 48 hours a week in 2021.■Class discussion: Do you have any idea of how much time you spend alone or with friends in a week? Does using technology like cell phones or computers reduce the amount of time you spend with other people? Is communicating with friends on social media better or worse than talking to them in person? Are you comfortable spending time alone? Does it ever make you feel lonely? What do you do to cope with any feelings of loneliness?