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Who, What, When, Where, Why, and the Media

For Teachers K - 1st
Students in a preschool classroom discuss potentially fearful current events in a way they can understand. They write or draw about a current event, discussing the 5 W's of news reporting.
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Themes of Geography in the News Contest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils discuss current events in the world today. After choosing one to focus on, they identify the themes of Geography present in them and practice using new vocabulary. They use the internet to find all of the themes present in...
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Global Issues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the ways that local, national, and global events are interconnected. They identify current issues at a local and global level, identify organizations that seek to improve conditions in other countries, and examine the...
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Spanish Lesson

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Learners study the culture and current events of one of the Spanish speaking countries throughout the year.
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Fashion: 20th Century to the Present

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore fashion through the 20th Century. They create a poster about their assigned era. Students teach their classmates about the fashion of the assigned period. They describe the fashion trends, current events, popular music...
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5 Themes Awareness of Current Event Issues

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze newspaper articles for the 5 themes of geography. They create a colorful portfolio explaining how each theme: location, place, etc. is relevant in a chosen current event.
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Five Themes of Geography and Current Events

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Basically, pupils look for a current world event from a reputable source and identify the five themes of geography within it. Throughout the school year, they keep a notebook of these current events. A grading guideline is outlined, and...
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Opinion Articles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate current events. They conduct research on a selected current event, read and analyze opinion pages from different newspapers, and write an article in a newspaper-style column format.
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International Relations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders are expected to have an in-depth understanding of a country's national profile, current events, and projected foreign policy options and the impact of those options on current world affairs.
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Floods

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the devastation floods may cause. In this current events lesson, students analyze a photograph of a flood scene to determine what was taking place when the photograph was taken. Students respond to the provided...
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Egypt's Uprising

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the global impact of the Egyptian uprisings. In this current events lesson, students watch video clips and read articles about the role of social and traditional media in the uprising. Students also discuss the role of...
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Survival or Democracy?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students take a closer look at Pakistan today. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to discover a history of the country, the cultural values of its citizens, and structure of the of the government there.
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How to be the Host with the Most

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars discover details about the Olympic bidding process. In this current events lesson, students research the listed Web sites that include information about London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. 
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Technology

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students create podcasts. In this technology lesson, students familiarize themselves with podcasts and develop their own podcast about a current event.
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Cat Study Article

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars write a letter to the editor of USA Today. In this letter writing lesson plan, students read a newspaper article about cats and consider a dog or cat's view on current events. Young scholars reflect this perspective in...
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Striking Look

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine teacher union issues. In this current events instructional activity, students browse selected websites to explore the work and history of labor unions in Great Britain in order to better understand the teacher strikes of...
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It's Not Easy Being Green

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners investigate the environmental costs of operating golf courses. In this current events lesson plan, students visit selected websites to study golf course needs and green design options.
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A Troubled Relationship

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students discover information about Iran and Britain. In this current events instructional activity, students visit websites and listen to lectures to learn about Britain's Navy personnel that were taken hostage by Iran. Students...
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Criminal Activities

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students investigate Justice Week in Britain. In this current events lesson plan, students visit selected websites related to law and order in the U.K. Students may create their own anti-social art as a culminating activity.
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A Healthy Old Age?

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students explore the role of the National Health Service (NHS) in Britain. In this current events instructional activity, students visit websites and listen to lectures to learn about Britain's free health care. Students investigate...
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Bulldozers at the Door

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars investigate current event issues in Zimbabwe. In this global issues lesson, students visit selected Web sites to determine why thousands of citizens were evacuated from their homes. Young scholars examine the bureaucratic...
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G8: Classroom Activities

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students explore the G8 Summit. In this current events instructional activity, students research the provided web links to learn more about the summit. Students research issues to be debated at the summit.
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Disaster Strikes

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine the devastation caused by the tsunami of 2005. In this current events lesson, students consider the effects of natural disasters as they research tsunamis and the worldwide response to the December 26, 2005 tsunami....
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Past Presence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine British Black History. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to research the history of Blacks in Great Britain. Several lesson enhancement ideas are included.

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