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Al Ahram Weekly: Chronology of First Arab Israeli War
Al-Ahram Weekly, a publication based in Cairo, provides a timeline of events leading up to the formation of Israel and the First Arab-Israeli War. Includes pictures and a copy of the Balfour Declaration.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: When a 4 Day School Week Might Cost More Than Saves
Article reports on the financial cost to families of a 4-day school week. Includes an audio version of the story.
University of Minnesota
Univerisity of Minnesota: Immigration Syllabus: Weeks 9 11
Syllabus: Week 9: The 1965 Hart-Celler Act and the Remaking of Immigrant America. Syllabus: Week 10: Refugee and Asylum Policy, and Syllabus Week 11: How Globalization Produces Migration: Immigration Law, Economic Policy, and Global...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: This Week in Wv History: May
This module contains a series of informational clips about major events in West Virginia's history. The May audio episodes of This Week in WV History include guided listening questions, scripts, and background information.
TES Global
Tes: Spelling Activity Matrix: 42 Ideas for Your Weekly Spelling Words
[Free Registration/Login Required] This matrix contains 42 spelling activities that are based on Bloom's Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels. The activities provide opportunities for each learning style.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Week of 7 21 14 : Can Frogs Fight Back?
Find out how scientists are working to increase the lifespan of frog populations that have been under attack by fungus.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: A Model of Three Faults
In this lesson, young scholars learn about the different kinds of faults and plate boundaries and where they can be found. They research and report on the faults that are present in their state. They are also asked to develop models of...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Earth Caching
In this instructional activity, students learn about EarthCaches and processes of the Earth. Using online resources, they find an EarthCache located near their school, visit it, and record the information required in its associated...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Third From the Sun
Students learn about the history of Earth imaging, the Landsat satellite program. They develop interpretation skills as they play a game that involves inferring the subjects of various Landsat images.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Week of 2 17 14: Volcano Erupts in Indonesia
A slideshow of images shows how people in Indonesia have been affected by the recent eruption of a volcano.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 5 12 14: Florida Fisherman Snares Terrifying Goblin Shark
Read about how a man got a huge surprise when fishing, and view this unusually rare shark species that was caught.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Lightning
This activity will demonstrate the attraction of positive and negative charges and what happens when those opposite charges meet each other.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Map Making Basics
This activity will help students discover some features as they create a geologic map.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Mapping Vertical Movements
Using flubber and plastic wrap, students study the Earth's crust and mantle.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Mapping Your Soil
Use the Web Soil Survey developed by the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service to determine what soil is around your school and how it can be used.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Model of a Normal Fault
Students construct a model that demonstrates how a block of rock is extended by a normal fault.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Modeling Oil and Gas Reservoirs
This activity will help students understand some of the factors that petroleum geologists need to consider when deciding where to recommend drilling for oil.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Streams and Water Quality
In this activity, students will measure stream velocity, sediment load, and the pH of the water.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Look Up! Observing Weather
To get a better idea of how meteorologists make weather predictions, students will begin their own weather journals and make rain gauges.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Ocean Currents Change Our Earth
Students learn about the factors that drive ocean currents by measuring the density of ocean water and tap water.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Products From Petroleum
Students explore and investigate with some common products made from petroleum.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Properties of Fluids in Reservoirs
This investigation will help students understand the physical relationships between natural gas, oil, and water in a reservoir and how these relationships can affect recovery.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Rock Around the World
Classes from around the country collect rock samples and send them in to be analyzed by NASA scientists.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Rock Art in the National Parks
Students learn the importance of protecting pictographs as part of their geologic heritage by making their own paint using natural ingredients to create art.