chicagotribune.com
 
NIE Home | Lessons:  K-4  5-8  9-12 | Geography Quiz | Cartoons | News Video | Front Page | History | Words in the News | Green Room

Student Resources


Google Glass Causing Congressional Privacy Concerns

►Discussion prompts & video archive.

Audio

Daily Science Webcasts


Science Diary: Bears - Overview

What biological mechanisms tell a bear when it's time to hunker down for the winter and awaken in the spring?
Play Audio
-- May 21, 2013


►Mayan pyramid destroyed in Belize

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

►Archive of Geography quizzes

►Federal safety board urges tougher drinking-and-driving cutoff limit to match other nations

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

cftclogo.gif

Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)

This week's lesson: Disasters put focus on regulations

►Download this week's lesson
►There are more than 180 lessons archived for your use


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

►Get This Week in History


This week's word in the news: INITIATE

DEFINITION:
To set going by taking the first step; begin.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Troopers initiated a pursuit of the vehicle at the rest area on Interstate 71 just north of the Ohio 123 exit east of Lebanon, troopers said.
►The Dayton Daily News -- 05/20/2013