February 28, 2011
Reproducibles for the February 28, 2011 issue!
PowerPoint Slide Show
Learn more about Afghanistan by clicking here to view our slide show.
- JS COVER STORY: Marriage—or Else
Click here to read the article. - ONLINE-ONLY: SPECIAL REPORT FROM EGYPT
"Alive in Tahrir Square" - ONLINE-ONLY SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE
"Serving the World"
SKILL: Reading graphs - ONLINE-ONLY SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE
"The Arab World"
SKILL: Reading a comparison chart - ONLINE-ONLY MAPMAN'S CORNER
FIND MAPMAN CONTEST: Have your students enter to win a Wii and a $500 U.S. Savings Bond! Click here to download an entry form, complete contest rules, and examples of winning maps from previous years.
ASK MAPMAN: How old are maps?
GEOSKILLS: Regions of the U.S.
Maps of the United States and the World - ONLINE-ONLY 21st CENTURY GOVERNMENTS IN ACTION SKILLS MANUAL
- SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE
"Understanding Context"
SKILL: Vocabulary - TEACHER-TO-TEACHER
A Hero's Call to Action
Analyzing quotations - PUZZLES REPRODUCIBLE
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February 28, 2011: Table of Contents
PAGE 2: In the News
International: Uprising in Egypt
Civics: The Peace Corps at 50
Food: Bison Burgers
Sports: NFL in Super Trouble?
PAGE 6: JS Spotlight
Growing Up Digital
Yours is the first generation to
be connected 24/7 to phones and computers. Are your brains being rewired?
Plus: Zoomed In or Zoned Out?
PAGE 9: News Debate
Should the U.S. Strengthen Gun-Control Laws?
PAGE 10: Cover Story
Marriage—or Else
In Afghanistan, girls as young as 8 are forced into marriage—often with brutal consequences.
Plus: Afghanistan’s Government
MapSearch: Afghanistan
PAGE 16: American History Play
Thurgood Marshall
How the great-grandson of a slave became the U.S. Supreme Court’s first African-American Justice
Plus: Supreme Court Firsts
PAGE 20: Special Supplement
Drugs and Your Body
PAGE 22: Geoskills Contest
Find Mapman!
If you figure out where Mapman™ went and draw a map of his final destination, you could win a Wii!
PAGE 24: The Back Page
Cartoon Corner/Words to Know
