Weekly Features (Updated every Monday)

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

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

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

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Daily Science Webcasts

Meet the gourmands of the sea.

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

Use The Kansas CIty Star to spark classroom discussions.

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

Lesson Plans:

Skills Sheet:

Writing Prompt:

Ask Marilyn:

Current Events Quiz: