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Newspaper in Education (NIE) Week honors the contributions of the newspaper and is celebrated in the resource within a civics, mathematics, and fine arts setting. The resource represents every grade from 3rd to 12th with questions and discussions about the three subjects. Some of the topics include freedom of the press, math data used in newspapers, and the art of photography.
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Concepts
newspapers, laws, rules, civics, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, basic operations, mean, median, mode, fractions, decimals, converting fractions to decimals, percent decrease, converting fractions to percents, unit conversions, unit conversion, algebraic expressions, public art, photograph analysis, digital photography, logos
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Instructional Ideas
- Pick and choose the assignments that best fit the class
Classroom Considerations
- Depending on the grade level, prior knowledge regarding some math concepts is needed to complete the questions
- Questions require the use of current newspapers, therefore, answers will vary
Pros
- Has engaging topics that encourage cross-curricular learning
- Uses real data from a current newspaper
Cons
- None