CNN
Cnn: Student News: Week of 4 28 14: April 24, 2014
News program reports on the current events of the day. Includes a video, transcript and critical analysis questions. Video.
CNN
Cnn: Student News April 22, 2014
News program reports on the current events of the day. Includes a video, transcript and critical analysis questions.
CNN
Cnn: Student News April 23, 2014
News program reports on the current events of the day. Includes a video, transcript and critical analysis questions.
CNN
Cnn: Student News April 25, 2014
News program reports on the current events of the day. Includes a video, transcript and critical analysis questions.
Nature Research
Nature News and Comment: Ancient Migration: Coming to America
A May, 2012 news feature from Nature magazine looks again at early migration theories that brought man across the Arctic to America. Was Clovis man really the earliest?
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.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Quake Shakes Italy
A powerful earthquake shattered the city of Pescara del Tronto near the eastern coast of Italy in August 2016. Find details and images in this article.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Taken by Storm
Hurricane Hermine presented itself along the east coast states wrecking havoc in some areas.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Memories of Mandela
Learn about the life and passing of 95-year-old political leader and civil rights activist Nelson Mandela.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Week of 6 16 14: Zebras on the Move
Read about the African animals that hold the record for the longest land migration by a group of mammals.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Were Dinosaurs Warm or Cold Blooded?
Scientists have never known if dinosaurs should be called warm-blooded or cold-blooded animals. Learn about the surprising new discovery that has shed light on the answer to this question.
BBC
Bbc News: Strange Predictions for the Future From 1930
Describes some fantastic predictions made in the 1930s for what technology might bring in the future, for example, the creation of a sea in the Sahara Desert and the widespread ownership of personal airplanes. (Published 26 December 2014)
BBC
Bbc News: Week of 3 11 13: The Children Going Hungry in America
This article about child hunger in the United States features the story of two young children in Iowa who often do not have enough to eat. The article includes a link to charity that helps those in need of food and a brief video. [1:59]
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Kids Who Fought for Change
Read a first-hand account of a child of the civil rights movement, and learn about the struggles of fighting for change.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Knitting for a Cause
In response to cold weather, volunteers in India use a traditional craft, knitting, to make enormous garments for elephants in India.
BBC
Bbc News: The Eruption That Changed Iceland Forever
The volcanic eruption on March 21, 2010, that grounded flights in the UK and Europe, was not the first. In 1783, the Laki eruption wiped out a fifth of the island's population as well as tens of thousands across Europe. This article...
Scholastic
Scholastic News: A Super Bowl Classic
An ecxiting account of Superbowl 51, when the New England Patriots overcame the Atlanta Falcons in overtime.
Other
The Good News: Would Jesus Keep Easter?
An article discussing the true meaning of Easter and the commercialized version of Easter. Article is from a Christian magazine.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Week of 4 14 14: Good News for Whales
Learn about the changes happening in Japan that will help protect whales.
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 1, Issue 3: Posters Over Time [Pdf]
This magazine article explains how posters were used years ago for news and how they are used today for advertising.
BBC
Bbc: Week of 9 8 14: The Elephant That Flew
Read about the disturbing practice of elephant poaching, and what activists are doing as they attempt to protect these animals. Includes video.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: The b.e.f. Times
While in the trenches during WWI, soldiers began to produce their own magazines. The best known of these was the Wipers Times, later renamed the B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) Times. It was printed on a printing press salvaged from...
Scholastic
Scholastic Magazine: The Changing Face of Congress
The Congress taking their chairs in January 2017 is the most diversified it has ever been.
Scholastic
Scholastic Magazine: In the Path of a Storm
The tragic impact of Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti on its way up the east coast of the United States in early October 2016.