April 4, 2011
Reproducibles for the April 4, 2011 issue!
PowerPoint Slide Show
Learn more about Rebeca Castro da Silva's life in a Brazilian favela by clicking here to view our slide show.
- JS COVER STORY: G.I. Janes
Click here to read the article. - JS SPOTLIGHT: Is This Brazil’s Moment?
Click here to read the article. - ONLINE-ONLY SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE
"Is That a Fact?"
SKILL: Fact and opinion
- ONLINE-ONLY SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE
"Nuclear-Powered Nations"
SKILL: Reading a bar graph - ONLINE-ONLY MAPMAN'S CORNER
ASK MAPMAN: When did the Middle East emerge?
GEOSKILLS: Danger: Hurricane!
Maps of the United States and the World - ONLINE-ONLY 21st CENTURY GOVERNMENTS IN ACTION SKILLS MANUAL
- SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE
"Strongest Quakes"
SKILL: Reading a chart - TEACHER-TO-TEACHER
"Lindbergh Does It!"
Using primary sources - 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.
April 4, 2011: Table of Contents
PAGE 2: In the News
Somalia: 21st-Century Pirates
Animals: The Princess of Primates
History: Jefferson’s Bookshelf
Mideast/Africa: Songs for a Dictator
PAGE 6: Special Report
Disaster in Japan
On March 11, a massive earthquake struck Japan, triggering a tsunami that flattened entire towns and unleashed a potential nuclear catastrophe. Could it happen here?
PAGE 8: Cover Story
G.I. Janes
Women are still officially banned from combat. But in Afghanistan and Iraq, they’re fighting—and dying—alongside men.
PAGE 11: News Debate
Should People Be Able to Buy Junk Food With Food Stamps?
PAGE 12: JS Spotlight
Is This Brazil’s Moment?
With the World Cup and the Olympic Games on the horizon, Brazil may finally be living up to its promise.
Plus: Brazil’s Government
MapSearch: South America
PAGE 18: American History Play
The Lone Eagle
For Charles Lindbergh—determined to make aviation history in 1927—the sky was no longer the limit.
Plus: The Trial of the Century
PAGE 22: GeoSkills
World Time Zones
If it’s 9 a.m. in Miami, why is it 2 p.m. in London?
PAGE 24: The Back Page
Cartoon Corner/Words to Know
