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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

This Week's lesson:
Climate conference kicks off in Turkey

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This Week's lesson:

A Gen Z immigrant, a lumberjack, a Muslim, pastors and nurses are among newcomers heading to Congress

Voters nationwide last week changed the face of Congress in dramatic ways. Newcomers taking their oaths of office in less than two months include the first Black female governor, the first Gen Z woman in Congress and the first openly gay man to ...

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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:

⇒  Elementary (K-4)
⇒  Middle (5-8)
⇒  Secondary (9-12)

This Week's lesson:

Hackers are gaining control over Europe’s refrigerators

Hackers have gained control over the refrigeration systems within Europe's supermarkets and a French blood bank. The refrigeration systems are all connected to the same controller, which allows the hackers to access all the refrigerators within the b...

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The news media shape how we see and understand the world around us. With its new video series, NBCU Academy takes a deep dive into what it means to be a journalist today, how the industry is evolving, and how the next generation can help.

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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

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