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Scientists Use Web Site to Report Volcano Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students react to statements about volcanoes, then read a news article about scientists monitoring eruptions at Augustine volcano in Alaska. For this earth science and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the lesson with a...
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New Year Celebrations Around the World

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share their New Year's traditions, then read a news article about how people around the world celebrate the start of a new year. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary...
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Could the Solar System have Ten Planets?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students react to statements about the solar system, then read a news article about a recently discovered object that could be another planet. In this space science and current events lesson plan, the teacher introduces the lesson plan...
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Drought Threatens Huge Man-Made Lake

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students locate Lake Mead, then read a news article about Lake Mead drying up and how that would effect water and power supplies to the region. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a map and vocabulary...
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From the School House to the White House

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students recall visits to museums, then read a news article about a museum exhibit that shows what U.S. presidents were like during their childhood. In this U.S. history and current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces...
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How is Chess Played?

For Teachers K - 12th
Students discover how to play chess. In this how is chess played instructional activity, students examine the rules, vocabulary, and tactics of the game of chess. 
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Home Away from Home

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to stories about homeless people.  In this public service lesson, 2nd graders recognize the problems of being homeless and the importance of community activities.  Students listen to Fly Away Home and...
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Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today

For Teachers K - 8th
Students use Web technology to access immigration history and develop an understanding of the concept of immigration. Then they develop oral history writing skills, including note-taking and conducting an interview and read for detail....
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Kids Build Pumpkin-Tossing Catapult

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students read a news article about the creation of a catapult that will throw pumpkins. In this current events lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion of catapults and a vocabulary activity, then students read...
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Farmers Use Falcons to Protect Berries

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share information about falcons, then read about how farmers are using falcons. In this falcon instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, then students read the news...
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Bike-Sharing Catches On

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discuss how people are reducing their fuel consumption, then read a news article about a new bike-sharing program in Washington, D.C. In this current events and alternative transportation lesson, the teacher introduces the...
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Parents Hand Out Unusual Punishments

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students discuss how they are disciplined at home, then read a news article about some unusual punishments given to children. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...
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Recycled Vegetable Oil Powers Vans, Cars

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students share their knowledge about fuel sources, then read a news article about vegetable oil as a cleaner alternative to gasoline. In this current events and environmental science lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a...
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Scientists Discover Giant Frog Fossil

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students examine a world map and read a news article about the discovery of a giant frog fossil. In this earth science and current event lesson plan, the teacher introduces an article with a discussion about continental drift and a...
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Will Smog be a Problem at the Olympic Games?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students locate China on a world map, then read a news article about pollution in Beijing. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion about smog and a vocabulary activity, then students read the...
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Grocery Store Bans Plastic Bags

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students participate in the paper vs. plastic bag debate, then read a news article about one grocery store that is banning plastic bags. In this current events activity, the teacher introduces the news article with a debate and a...
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Scientists Study Dinosaur "Mummy"

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share ideas about how scientists know about dinosaurs, then read a news article about the recently found remains of a hadrosaur. In this dinosaur lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with a class discussion and...
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Jet Delivers Books to Kids Overseas

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students identify the function of organizations, then read a news article about an organization called Room to Read that is sending books to poor countries. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a...
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Baby Animals Debut at Zoos

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students determine the names of animal babies, then read a news article about zoo's experiencing animal births. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with vocabulary activities, then students read the news...
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Spiders Build Giant Web in Texas Park

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students make predictions about a photograph of a humongous spider web, then read a news article about thousands of spiders that worked together to build it. In this biology and current events lesson plan, the teacher introduces the...
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Honeybees are Vanishing

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students decide if they agree with a series of statements about the bee population, then read a news article about the disappearance of millions of U.S. honeybees. In this biology and current events lesson plan, the teacher introduces...
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Prehistoric Discoveries

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars agree or disagree with several statements about ancient animals, then read a news article about recent prehistoric discoveries. In this earth science and current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the...
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Stamps are Making News

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars analyze the cost of mailing a letter since 1917, then read a news article about the increasing stamp price and new Star Wars stamps that will be available. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article...
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Shaun Ellis: Leader of the (Wolf) Pack

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students react to a statement about living with wolves, then read a news article about Shaun Ellis and his time living with wolves. In this current events and wolves lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...

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