February 15-22, 2010

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• Think It Through! Download a printable critical-thinking quiz with open-ended questions about news coverage from this week's issue.
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This Issue's Online Resources

• WINTER OLYMPICS:
  VIDEO: NBC report on injured snowboarder Kevin Pearce
  VIDEO: Science Behind Olympic Sports
  SLIDE SHOW: Olympic History
  VIDEO: Snowboarding Tricks
• BLACK HISTORY MONTH:
  AUDIOVISUAL TOUR: Greensboro Sit-in
  POWERPOINT: African-Americans in Space Exploration
  INTERACTIVE: Underground Railroad  
• CHINESE NEW YEAR:
  LESSON PLANS
• HAITI:
  READ news by Scholastic Kids Press Corps
  LEARN about Haiti at Grolier Online
  WATCH Kid Reporters discuss Haiti

Teacher's Edition

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Reproducibles from the Teacher's Edition

• A Character With Qualities
  Graphic Organizer
• Reading & Thinking
  Graphic Organizer
• A Brief History of the White House
  SKILL: Grammar Skill
• Ocean Zones
  SKILL: Chart Skill