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Growth of a Revolution - The Industrial Revolution
Fourth graders study the Agriculture Revolution and create a newspaper entitled Industrial Times. They follow a newspaper theme and create headlines for important events.
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What's in a Main Idea?
Second graders read newspaper articles. In this language arts instructional activity, 2nd graders identify the main ideas found in the articles by highlighting them. The entire class selects one interesting article from the sports...
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The Metric System
Students, via the newspaper, practice standard and metric measurement.
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The Bill of Rights Is in the News!
Students determine currency of the Bill of Rights by locating current newspaper articles or editorials that support or refute each of the 1st Ten Amendments.
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Martian Sun Times
Students become weather reporters for the Martian Sun Times newspaper to gather. interpret, and compare current weather information for Mas and Earth. Final articles be posted on-line. There are seven investigations in this unit.
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What's New? Translating Foreign Newspapers With Word
Students copy and paste foreign newspaper articles into a Word document, convert the passage to table format and then use the table to translate the words of the original article into English.
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Reading Weather Maps
Fourth graders the symbols that are used on weather maps. They develop five day forecasts based on information they gather from weather maps in the newspaper and on the Internet.
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What's The Idea
Students discuss the importance of identifying the main idea in reading selections. After reading newspaper articles related to nutrition, students identify the main idea of the selection and three supporting details. A reading log...
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How Effective is Perspiration at Cooling?
Students collect data on the cooling of water in two different test tubes, one that is wrapped in wet newspaper and one in dry newspaper. They then relate this cooling effect to the body's perspiration.
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When the News is the News
Students share opinions about the factors that influence their newspaper-reading decisions. They study the News Corporation's purchase of Dow Jones & Company by reading and discussing the article "Dow Jones Deal Gives Murdoch a...
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Islam - Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha, Hajj Article - Writing Frame
In this writing frame worksheet, students report for a newspaper or magazine about the Islamic journey known as the Hajj. Students are asked to practice writing a headline, explain the Hajj itself, and use appropriate news language and...
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Air Pressure
In this air pressure experiment worksheet, students participate in an experiment with a ruler on a desk or table and a newspaper to prove that air is pressing on everything.
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Community Arts Projects
Youngsters learn about community through exploration of their own neighborhood.In this lesson about community, students create a community in their classroom. Students think about what their community looks like by making a map. Students...
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News Watch
Eighth graders explore the concept of human rights. In this US History lesson, 8th graders research newspaper articles that deal with human rights and prejudice. Students write a summary of their article and share it with the class.
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African American Community and Culture
Eleventh graders explore areas of concern to the African American community in the 1820's. In this American History lesson, 11th graders examine how the establishment of the nations first African American newspaper addressed these areas...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: What's Replacing Our Newspapers?
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the changing newspaper industry and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Letter Sound and Letter Combination Accuracy, Sound Search Game
Students participate in an activity to identify words with specific letter sounds or letter combinations. In this letter sound/letter combination lesson, students focus on three-letter sounds then identify words in a sound hunt involving...
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Putting It All Together: Creating an artifact
Eleventh graders analyze a variety of images and documents, then create artifacts to archive, such as a newspaper, an album, or scrapbook from their writings, drawings, and projects. They present learned information to their peers
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Reality Check
Fourth graders practice living on a budget. They must plan for rent, utilities, and food and determine if they can afford the luxuries of a phone, car, gas, movies, clothes, etc., using a newspaper to gather their information.
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School Newspaper Unit
Students assemble and format their stories and layout their electronic newspaper.
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Shake, Rattle And Roll: Studying the Effects of an Earthquake
Students gauge earthquake intensity by reviewing firsthand accounts. They use the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale and newspaper articles to estimate the strength and effects of a past earthquake.
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5 Themes Awareness of Current Event Issues
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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Yellow Journalism in the Spanish-American War
Students write a newspaper based on events in the year 1898 using Yellow Journalism, the exaggeration of facts or events.
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Jeopardy Game
Fourth graders, in groups, play Jeopardy using newspaper, scissors, paper, pen, and large chalkboard with chalk.
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