Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Wildfire smoke turns day into night in Bolivia and Brazil
Another intense wildfire season California is linked to climate change, experts say
A trend of larger, more numerous and more intense wildfires continues in California, where thousands of people have been forced to evacuate in recent weeks. Nearly 30 major fires have burned across the state, including some of the largest in its...
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
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NASA's Night Sky Network
A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)
Friday the 13th: The psychology behind the superstition
Friday recently fell on the 13th day of the month, an event long considered very unlucky in Western superstition. Some trace the superstition to the story of the Last Supper and a 13th guest who betrayed Jesus to be crucified on a Friday. Superstitio...
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: FACT-CHECKING
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He criticized the moderators for fact-checking him and said they did not fact-check Harris.
Las Vegas Review-Journal -- 09/16/2024
CREATE YOUR OWN VOCABULARY QUIZ
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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.
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
