November 16, 2009

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No-Sweat Test Prep

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Teacher's Edition

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Reproducibles from the Teacher's Edition

• Is That a Fact?
  SKILL: Fact and Opinion
  
• The Life of Helen Keller
  SKILL: Reading a Timeline
  

This Issue's Online Resources

These links can help provide background and build your lesson around articles found in this week's issue of Scholastic News.

• Learn more about wild turkeys at
  http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/wild-turkey.html
• Visit Helen Keller's birthplace at
  http://www.helenkellerbirthplace.org
  

Scholastic News: Games and Quizzes
Test your News IQ, travel with Mapman, pretend you are the President of the United States and more!

Recycling With Nature
Panda poop is probably not the first thing you think of when it comes to paper products. Researchers in China hope to change people's thinking. A small research team at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base is trying to use panda poop, or dung, to make paper.

Election 2008: How Hollywood Does It
Fred Thompson makes his bid for President official on September 5, 2007.

LESSON PLAN	Let the Campaign Begin Students discuss the presidential election, identify desirable leadership qualities, and create a campaign for a fictional character.
UNIT PLAN	It's Your Democracy: Learning to make our communities great places to live In these engaging lessons, students develop ideas to improve their local community; take positions to actively influence community decision...