Resources for Teachers and Students
Weekly Lessons (updated every Monday)
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Lebanon and Israel plan talks
An El Niño weather system expected this summer or fall could affect the U.S.
Get ready to hear a lot more about El Niño during the next several months. That Spanish phrase, which means "Christ Child" and is pronounced el NEEN-yoh, is an infamous climate cycle that disrupts global weather patterns. If it for...
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.
Key moments from Artemis II's mission, from launch to splashdown
The Artemis II crew is officially home after their Orion spacecraft splashed down as planned in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego on Friday. The historic 10-day mission sent the four astronauts farther from Earth than any humans had gone before, beatin...
This week's word in the news: LITIGANT
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
With the widespread and transformative use of artificial intelligence — particularly generative AI — in daily life, federal and state courts in New Mexico are finding self-represented litigants and some attorneys filing legal cases containing false or misleading information.
The Albuquerque Journal -- 04/13/2026
CREATE YOUR OWN VOCABULARY QUIZ
⇒ Elementary School
⇒ Middle School
⇒ High School
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
⇒ Elementary (K-4)⇒ Middle (5-8)
⇒ Secondary (9-12)