This tutorial from Bill Nye uses ice, salt, water, and food coloring to explain how ocean currents are caused by the flow of heat and salt.

Authors provide thoughtful lessons on current events of the day that encourage social responsibility and critical thinking. Lesson plans are divided into elementary, middle and high School. Past lessons on important events are archived.

An interesting way for students to dissect current events in the classroom. This lesson plan has students look at bias and develop critical thinking skills in order to digest the news media.

This library resource offers homework help for elementary school students from kindergarten through fifth grade. Topics include geology, literacy, art, music, world culture, current events and many others.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides up-to-the-minute reports on ongoing conflicts and other news in Pakistan with an emphasis on major events and public reaction.

This article from the American Psychological Association provides tips about how to limit news exposure after tragic events.

An online science radio show and podcast covering STEM topics of technology, medicine, and science. Includes experiment ideas, current scientific research, science news, science book reviews, and so much more.

An overview of the current political and economic conditions in Nigeria. Includes links to news stories, a timeline and background on various conflicts inside of Nigeria.

News program reports on the current events of the day. Includes a video, transcript and critical analysis questions.

An online magazine for the disabled American. Provides commentary on current issues facing American with disabilities.

This article provides tips on how to monitor children's exposure to current affairs which could potentially be upsetting to children.

A discussion on President George W. Bush's meeting with then Mexican President Vicente Fox, as they talked about drug issues, immigration, and other topics.

Advanced Placement learning module in Comparative Government and Politics explores Russia's political culture.

Reading political cartoons is a great way to follow current events. This compilation of cartoons follows the selection of a Democratic candidate for president from March through June, 1932. Franklin D. Roosevelt eventually won the...

This lesson plan relates the opera Aida to current events in the Middle East for a music or art class. Contains links with information, assessment ideas, extensions and more.

Simulate the spread of germs and explore current issues in the field of medicine such as the placebo effect, contraception and myths and facts about AIDS. Describe how pandemics have changed history, and discover how x-rays and...

Students learn how to identify headlines in the news and current events as illustrations of problems in supply and demand. Students will be linked to news sites to create their own analysis of supply and demand issues in problems facing...

This lesson is an introduction to the Civil Rights Movement in American history. The social and political impact of the current events and key people who played an integral role during this era provide a wealth of insight into the...

Lesson introduces students to how to use newspapers to understand what is currently happening in the world today.

This comprehensive unit site from the San Diego State University is geared towards seventh grade math and science students. "Students will chose a research project currently in progress and research it using traditional techniques, the...

Young scholars model formation of an El Nino current in a pie pan.

Provides a list of all 44 newspapers in Brazil. Most are in their native language.

This article describes Mexico's attempt to help its poorer neighbors to their south in Latin America. Registration is required.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Iran including early civilizations, empires, Arab rule, the rise of Islam, the fall of the Shah, and current events.