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Think you know football? Ok, what's a prolate spheroid? This 10-part video series focuses on the science behind NFL football.
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
►Democracy in action: Voters change the political balance in Congress for two years
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
Downloadable Supplements
►Thousands flee killer wildfires in California
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
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.
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.
►A second look at Second Amendment?
►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: INCOMPETENCE
DEFINITION:
Lack of ability or capacity. Lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Florida ? forever the land of hanging chads, marred by the stain of electoral incompetence ? found itself Saturday embroiled in a recount lollapalooza that recalled the presidential limbo of 18 years ago that made the state a national joke.
►The Palm Beach Post -- 11/12/2018
