Resources for Teachers and Students
Daily Science Webcasts
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Snapping Turtles - Nails
Why would anyone want to cut the toenails of a snapping turtle?
-- Oct 28, 2013
Snapping Turtles - Capturing Clues
Snapping turtles are teaching us invaluable lessons about the effects of toxins on the environment.
-- Oct 25, 2013
Biological Invaders - Biocontrol
The ravage of biological aliens challenge our abilities to control them effectively.
-- Oct 24, 2013
Biological Invaders - Aussie Invasions
Australia has played host to unwanted visitors since the 19th century.
-- Oct 23, 2013
Rain - What's in a Raindrop
Microorganisms are part of the "recipe" for making rain, and rain not only cleans the atmosphere of microbes and airborne particles, it serves as a prime mover in stimulating microbial growth.
-- Oct 22, 2013
Additional resources
Lessons & Classroom Activities
- Cartoons for the Classroom
- Front Page Talking Points
- This Week in History
- News Video
- Daily Science Webcasts
- Geography in the News quiz
Resources by grade level
- Elementary School Vocabulary Quiz Generator
- Middle School Vocabulary Quiz Generator
- High School Vocabulary Quiz Generator
- Use The News: K-4 | 5-8 | 9-12
- Resources for young learners
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