September 7, 2009
Teacher's Edition
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Reproducibles for the September 7, 2009 issue!
- TEST-PREP REPRODUCIBLE: The Ties That Bind
SKILL: Using a Venn Diagram - SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE: First Amendment Pop-up
SKILL: Reading Comprehension - TEACHER TO TEACHER: Dorothea Lange: Eye on America
SKILL: Visual Literacy - CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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September 7, 2009: Table of Contents
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News
Sports: It's Football Time
Archaeology: Cave Music
Animals: What's So Funny?
Numbers in the News
Debate: Cash for Good Grades?
Health: Food for Thought
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Teen Scene
is txting 2 much bad 4 u?
A new study finds that teens are texting more than ever. Why does this worry health experts?
PLUS: Quiz: Check Yourself
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World
Welcome to the New U.K.
Immigrants are bringing unique traditions to this most traditional of places. Meet three teens from the "new" U.K. PLUS: Teen Diary
NEW: 21st-Century Governments in Action
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MapSearch
The U.K.: Then and Now
The U.K. is only a small portion of what was once the mighty British Empire.
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Special Section
Constitution Connection
We Dared to Lead
How a dismal failure helped inspire the birth of the Constitution.
Making the Case
Read about three Supreme Court decisions that affect you.
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American History Play
Eye on America
During the Great Depression, Dorothea Lange saw people who were hungry and in despair. So she picked up a camera and "told" their stories.
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GeoSkills
Mummies of the World
To find mummies, you need to know about location, one of the five themes of geography.
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What Do You Know?
Word Wise; Cartoon; Eyewitness
