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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Across Usa, Anger Building Over Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from May, 2006, goes across the country to get responses to the rising gas prices. There are also poll results and a photo slideshow that accompanies this article.
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Activity
USA Today

Usa Today: Taking Pills Isn't the Answer [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article warns against the use of performance-enhancing and diet drugs that can be purchased easily and legally. Authors looks at the world of professional baseball and examines the use of supplements, the effects they have had on...
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USA Today

Usa Today: The Middle East Project [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this project, students will learn about and provide a concise description of a country in the Middle East. They will then present information about their country to the class. Lesson plan includes standards and weekly procedures....
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Website
USA Today

Usa Today: South Asian Earthquake Death Toll at 73,276

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the USA Today reports on the conditions after the Asian earthquake on Oct. 8 2005. 11/2/2005
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Fla. Supreme Ct. Strikes Down School Vouchers

For Students 9th - 10th
News Article from January 5, 2006 regarding the Florida's Supreme Court's decision that school vouchers were unconstitutional.
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Roberts Found 'Deep Regard' for Court

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about John Roberts can be found in this July, 2005, report.
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Record Holds Hints on Nominee's Views

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting guide to the viewpoint of Samuel Alito on key issues. (1/8/2006)
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: European Union Ratifies Kyoto Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines the European Union's decision to join the Kyoto Treaty and the the scientific evidence that supports global warming.
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Facts About Landforms in Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a brief overview of the landforms within Mexico.
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Article
USA Today

Us atoday.com: Strain of Iraq War Showing on Bush

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the Iraq War and Bush's presidency.
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Handout
USA Today

Rising Air Creates Spring, Summer Ice

For Students 9th - 10th
How does hail form? Where are hailstorms most common? What kind of damage can hail cause? Find answers to these questions and others in this brief article.
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Handout
USA Today

Usa Today: Latent Heat Supplies Weather Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides information on what latent heat is. A good graphic is provided and links to key terms.
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Handout
USA Today

Campaign Finance: A Closer Look at the Pendleton Act and President Clinton

For Students 9th - 10th
A newspaper article that explains the Pendleton Act and why President Clinton may have broken the law. (10/14/97)
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Article
USA Today

Usatoday.com: Understanding Weather Technology

For Students 6th - 8th
An article describing current technologies that are used to predict weather.
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Website
USA Today

Usa Today: Washington Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides the top news in U.S. Politics in brief. Content includes a focus on the president, senate, house, state governors, legislatures, and initiatives.
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Natural Attractions in the Coastal Range Region

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides travel tips for places to visit in the Coastal Range region.
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Website
USA Today

Usa Today: Pro Basketball

For Students 9th - 10th
USA TODAY, a leading national newspaper, provides extensive coverage of men's professional basketball. Content includes top stories, scores, statistics, schedules, rosters, and much more.
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Understanding Air Density and Its Effects

For Students 9th - 10th
In simple terms, density is the mass of anything - including air - divided by the volume it occupies. In the metric system, which scientists use, we usually measure density in terms of kilograms per cubic meter. The air's density depends...
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Wnba

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides extensive coverage of women's professional basketball. Content includes top stories, scores, standings, schedules, rosters, and much more.
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Website
USA Today

Usa Today: Rising Air Creates Spring, Summer Ice

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives you basic information on hail. There are links at the bottom of the page to how hail forms, how updrafts breed hail and thunderstorms.
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Handout
USA Today

Usa Today: Converting Between Temperature Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
A chart that will help you quickly make rough conversions between the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales. It also contains formulas to make more exact conversions.
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: North Korea Demands a Nuclear Reactor From Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This article states that North Korea will not give up its nuclear program until the United States gives them civilian reactors to generate energy. Discusses how the United States is pressuring the countries in the region to put pressure...
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Confronting Iraq [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A September 30, 2002 article from USA Today is a pre-war discussion of whether or not the US should go to war with Iraq. A list of discussion questions follows th article. This PDF resource requires Adobe Reader.
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Handout
USA Today

Usa Today: How a Low Pressure System Affects Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the fronts and weather patterns associated with low pressure areas.