What In the World? Social Studies in the News!
- Still undecided as we head to the Room 408 polls on 4/26? Check out these PBS News Hour snapshots of the candidates' positions on a variety of issues.
- Election News (Scholastic, Ongoing) & Up-to-the-Minute Primary/Caucus Results (NBC News, Ongoing)
- "Suddenly It Matters: GOP and Democrats Gear Up for CT Primary" (Hartford Courant, 4.11.16)
- "How Do Superdelegates Work?" (NBC News, 4.11.16)
- "Bringing the Ghostly City of Pompeii Back to Life" (National Geographic, 4.8.16)
- "Watching War: Online Mapmakers Chart Syrian Conflict" (National Geographic, 4.8.16)
- "USGS: Millions At Risk from Man-made Earthquakes" (NBC News, 3.28.16)
- Evolution of Classroom Technology (NY Times)
- Trump and Clinton Win the Most States on Super Tuesday (Scholastic, 3.2.16)
- "The Meaning Behind the Many Colors of India's Holi Festival" (Smithsonian Magazine, 2.26.16)
- "The World's Smallest Penguin May Be in Danger" (National Geographic, 2.24.16)
- "Space Archaeologist Envisions App to Combat Looting" (National Geographic, 2.17.16)
- "Remembering a Justice" (Scholastic Magazine, 2.16.16)
- "Ambitious New Park to Change the Face of Singapore" (CNN, 2.16.16)
- "Earth's Atmosphere 'Looks Very, Very Fragile'" (CNN, 2.11.16)
- "New Hampshire Primary: Full Coverage and Live Updates" (NBC News, 2.9.16)
- "Fireworks and Monkeys Start Chinese New Year Off With a Bang" (National Geographic, 2.6.16) Check out this video to learn more about the origins and traditions of the Chinese New Year!
- "Otherworldly Photos from Inside One of the World's Largest River Caves" (Smithsonian Magazine, 2.5.16)
- "Has the U.S. Really Reached an Epic Turning Point In Energy?" (National Geographic, 2.4.16)
- "President Obama, In First Visit to U.S. Mosque, to Call for Religious Tolerance" (NBC News, 2.3.16)
- "Did Ancient Egypt Suffer From Climate Change?" (CNN, 2.1.16)
- "How Do the Iowa Caucuses Work?" (NPR, 1.31.16)
- "Meet Connecticut's First Kid Governor" (WTNH, 1.29.16)
- "The Challenger Explosion, 30 Years Later" (NY Times, 1.28.16)
- "Exxon Valdez Spill Devastated Killer Whales" (National Geographic, 1.26.16)
- "New York Wants to Turn Off Niagara Falls" (Discovery News, 1.25.16)
- "Egypt Says King Tut's Mask Was Scratched, Sends 8 to Trial" (NY Times, 1.24.16)
- "Google Street View Cameras Top Mont Blanc for 360-Degree Views" (USA Today, 1.21.16)
- "ZipTrip: 06480 - Portland" (WTNH, 1.20.16)
- "Scientists Find Evidence for Ninth Planet in Solar System" (National Geographic, 1.20.16)
- "2015 Was Hottest Year In Recorded History, Scientists Say" (NY Times, 1.20.16)
- "Skywatchers to Get Special Treat - 5 Planets and a Comet" (CNN, 1.19.16)
- "Half of NASA's Newest Astronaut Class Are Women" (Smithsonian Magazine, 1.18.16)
- "Mummies Around the World" (National Geographic, 1.18.16)
- "Humans Were In the Arctic 10,000 Years Earlier Than Thought" (Smithsonian Magazine, 1.14.16)
- "Carbon Emissions 'Postpone Ice Age'" (BBC, 1.13.16)
- Watch President Obama's State of the Union Address (WhiteHouse.Gov) or Read the Transcript (NPR, 1.12.16)
- "Archaeologists Begin Excavation of Honduran 'Lost City'" (National Geographic, 1.12.16)
- "London's Big Dig Reveals Amazing Layers of History" (National Geographic, 1.12.16)
- "5 Minute Guide to the Primaries" (Junior Scholastic, 1.11.16)
- How a Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Device Helped a Surgeon Operate on a Baby's Heart" (ABC News, 1.8.16)
- "Manatees Set for Removal from U.S. Endangered Species List" (CNN, 1.8.16)
- "NASA Confirms 100 New Alien Planets" (National Geographic, 1.8.16)
- "52 Places to Go in 2016" (NY Times, 1.7.16)
- "Largest Wildlife Census in History Makes Waves in Conservation" (National Geographic, 1.4.16)
- "What's Ahead for Climate Change in 2016?" (Discovery News, 1.2.16)
- "More African Elephants to Be Sold to China This Year" (National Geographic, 1.1.16)
- "New Year's Eve Around the World" (Wall Street Journal, 1.1.16)
December 2015
- "Microbead Ban Signed By President Obama" (CNN, 12.31.15)
- "California Condor That Helped Save Species Returns to Wild" (NBC, 12.31.15)
- "Most Popular Travel Photos of 2015" (National Geographic, 12.31.15)
- "Climate Chaos, Across the Map" (NY Times, 12.30.15)
- "Salmon Found Spawning in the Farmington River Watershed for the First Time in Centuries" (The Hartford Courant, 12.25.15)
- "Obama: Climate Agreement 'Best Chance We Have to Save the Planet'" (CNN, 12.14.15)
- "Stage Set for Final GOP Debate of 2015" (CNN, 12.13.15)
- "COP21 Climate Change Summit Reaches Deal in Paris" (BBC, 12.13.15)
- "UConn Students, Staff Travel to Paris for Climate Change Conference" (UConn Daily Campus, 12.7.15)
November 2015
- "Modi [Prime Minister of India] Meets Obama Over Climate Change" (NY Times Video, 11.30.15)
- "COP21: Paris Conference Could be Climate Turning Point, Says Obama" (BBC, 11.30.15)
- "India Unveils Global Solar Alliance of 120 Countries at Paris Climate Summit" (The Guardian, 11.30.15)
- Junior Scholastic, 11.2.15: "Africa's Uneasy Neighbors" (HE-I - Pgs. 4-5); "Who Owns the Arctic?" (HE-I - Pgs. 2-3)
- "Climate Change At the End of the World" (NY Times, 11.26.15)
- "Bill Nye the Science Guy Knows How to Fix Climate Change" (National Geographic, 11.15.15)
October 2015
- U.N: Climate Plans Must Go Further to Prevent Dangerous Warming (BBC, 10.30.15)
- "New Giant Tortoise Species Found on Galapagos Islands" (National Geographic, 10.21.15)
- "Why Killing an Elephant with Big Tusks Hurts the Herd" (National Geographic, 10.17.15)
- "Hubble's Stunning Jupiter Maps Reveal Weird Structures" (Discovery News, 10.13.15)
- "On Safari in North America" [Virtually "visit" Yellowstone National Park!] (National Geographic, 10,7.15)
September 2015
- "Google Virtual-Reality System Aims to Enliven Education" (NY Times, 9.28.15)
- "The World Heard By Hominids" (NY Times, 9.25.15)
- Junior Scholastic, 9.21.15: "Desperation At Sea" (Movement - Pgs. 8-13); "Paradise Parched" (H-EI) (Pgs. 14-17)
- "4 Ways Polar Bears are Dealing with Climate Change" (National Geographic, 9.4.15)
Summer 2015
- "Climate Change in America Turned Forests into Plains, Dogs into Wolves" (NBC News - 8.18.15)
- "What Endures from the Ancient Civilizations That Once Ruled the Central Andes?" - (Smithsonian Magazine - 7.2.15)
June 2015
- "This Ancient Creature Shows How the Turtle Got Its Shell" (Smithsonian.Com - 6.24.15)
- "Zombie Burials Suggest Ancient Greeks Feared the Undead" (NBC News - 6.24.15)
- "How Much Water Did Rome's Aqueducts Carry?" (Smithsonian.Com - 6.11.15)
- "Gaze into the Eyes of Ancient Greece" (Maclean's - 6.8.15)
May 2015
- "'New Species' of Ancient Human Found" (BBC - 5.28.15)
- "Take a Drone Tour of Ancient History" (Smithsonian Magazine - 5.27.15)
- "Could Egypt's Empty Animal Mummies Reveal an Ancient Scam?" (CNN - 5.22.15)
- "Isis Raises Fears of Destroying Another Historic Site" (CBS News - 5.20.15)
October 2014
- "King Tut's 'Virtual Autopsy' Reveals Surprises" (CNN - 10.22.14)
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