►Trump raises tariffs on NATO ally Turkey
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
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Online Extras (Updated every Monday)
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.
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
►Are 3-D printed guns a big threat?
►Archive of past lessons
►Teacher comments
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Daily Science Webcasts
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: SIPHON
DEFINITION:
To take funds, especially illegally or deceitfully, from another source in small increments.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
According to Forbes, Ross is alleged to have siphoned or stolen more than $120 million from business partners and customers.
►The Boston Globe -- 08/13/2018
Chapters
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.
NASA's Space Place
A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)
Tom Tufts Materials
Book, Board Game and Playing Cards
Throughout this school year, PARADE Classroom will be targeting up to six features that provide poignant life lessons for high school students. Be sure to check them out!
Get the lessons here:
► Cyberspace Safety
► 9/11 Lessons and Legacies
► Keeping America Free