January 10-24, 2011
Reproducibles for the January 10 & 24, 2011 issue!
PowerPoint Slide Show
Learn more about the United States through charts and graphs by clicking here to view our slide show.
- JS CONTEST: Test Your 2010 News IQ!
Complete rules and entry form - JS COVER STORY: Midterm Blues
Click here to read the article. - ONLINE ONLY
Thomas Jefferson's Unkechaug Dictionary - ONLINE ONLY
Earthquake in Haiti: An Eyewitness Account - ONLINE-ONLY SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE
"Kids in Immigrant Families"
SKILL: Graphing statistics - ONLINE-ONLY SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE
"Monument Madness"
SKILL: Making connections - NEW: ONLINE-ONLY MAPMAN'S CORNER
ASK MAPMAN: How many Miamis are in the United States?
GEOSKILLS: The Olympic Peninsula
Maps of the United States and the World - ONLINE-ONLY WHITEBOARD-READY POSTERS:
Poster 1: Map of Europe and President Abraham Lincoln
Poster 2: Map of Asia and President Theodore Roosevelt
Poster 3: Map of the Middle East and President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Poster 4: Map of North America and President Harry S. Truman
Poster 5: Map of Africa and President John F. Kennedy
Poster 6: Map of South America and President Ronald Reagan - U.S AFFAIRS WHITEBOARD-READY MAPS AND TABLES
The U.S. at a Glance
Physical Map of the U.S.
Regions of the U.S.
The U.S. in Focus, Parts 1 and 2
Fast-Food Nation (cartogram)
2011 U.S. Snapshots - TEACHER-TO-TEACHER
Gathering Data
Student Snapshot - KNOWLEDGE BOWL
- PUZZLES REPRODUCIBLE
- DIGITAL ISSUE: Click here to flip through a sample issue.
You can download this issue's Teacher's Edition here. (Please note that the answer key has been removed from the Teacher's Edition available online.)
Online Resources
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Find online support for every feature in this issue! - JS Index 2010-2011
Search through this downloadable index of JS topics from the current school year! - Lesson Plans
Get lesson plans for this issue.
January 10 & 24, 2011: Table of Contents
PAGE 2: In the News
Record Breakers: Eye-Popping Feats
Sports: World Cup Winners
China: Who's The Real Panda?
Tech: The Most Boring Day Ever
PAGE 6: Cover Story
Midterm Blues
Can President Obama and a divided Congress make any progress on the challenges facing the nation?
PAGE 9: News Debate
Are Illegal Immigrants Good for the Economy?
PAGE 10: JS Spotlight
Haiti, One Year Later
On the anniversary of a deadly earthquake, real recovery in Haiti seems a long way off.
PAGE 12: American Culture
Rescue Mission
American Indians are working to save their native tongues before it's too late.
PAGE 14: American History Play
Teddy Roosevelt: The First Environmental President
President Roosevelt loved the American wilderness-and fought to help preserve it for future generations.
PLUS: An Adventurous Life
PAGE 32: The Back Page
Cartoon Corner/Words to Know
U.S. Affairs Annual 2011
PAGE 19: INTRODUCTION
PAGE 20: PHYSICAL MAP OF THE U.S.
PAGE 22: REGIONS OF THE U.S.
PAGE 24: THE U.S. IN FOCUS, PART 1
PAGE 27: THE U.S. IN FOCUS, PART 2
PAGE 29: GEOSKILLS
PAGE 30: 2011 U.S. SNAPSHOTS
