Category: Current Event Connection

“Current Event Connection” posts will connect educators with news stories and relevant discussion ideas featuring content from the NG Education website.

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Secret to Greenland’s ‘Vanishing’ Lakes

ENVIRONMENT Huge lakes atop Greenlandic glaciers are vanishing. Now, scientists know why. (Washington Post) Look below Greenland’s “vanishing ice” with our terrific map. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit, and don’t forget to take this week’s current events quiz!   Discussion Ideas According to the Washington Post, Greenland’s ice sheet and supraglacial lakes melt unevenly. Where is … Continue reading Secret to Greenland’s ‘Vanishing’ Lakes

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Olympic-Size Challenges for Host Cities

WORLD The International Olympic Committee has cited serious challenges facing the two bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics. (Associated Press) Learn more about sports of the Winter Olympics with our short article. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit, including today’s polls and MapMaker Interactive map. Discussion Ideas According to the AP, what are some advantages and disadvantages … Continue reading Olympic-Size Challenges for Host Cities

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Glow-Worms Get a Leg Up

SCIENCE Scientists think they’ve cracked the mystery of why some millipedes developed their glow. (Nat Geo Kids) Let our encyclopedic entry illuminate the process of bioluminescence! Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit—and don’t forget to take this week’s Nat Geo News Quiz! Discussion Ideas The cool Nat Geo Kids article says millipedes (and every other bioluminescent organism) owe … Continue reading Glow-Worms Get a Leg Up

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Seasonal NLCs Sparkle in the Sky

SCIENCE The season for rare and mysterious noctilucent clouds is here. These beautiful, rare and mysterious clouds only appear in summer, and could be warning us about climate change. (Guardian) Learn more about noctilucent clouds (NLCs) and other oddities of the atmosphere with our encyclopedic entry. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources, including today’s MapMaker Interactive map. Discussion Ideas Read through … Continue reading Seasonal NLCs Sparkle in the Sky

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Quiz Connection!

OK! It’s that time of the week again . . . how well do you know the news? QUIZ CONNECTION! Time will pass . . . will you?   Last week, most of you passed our quiz. Our most-missed quiz question was “This week, we talked to Juliana Machado Ferriera, a conservation biologist and Emerging Explorer, about wildlife trafficking. According to Juliana, how many animals … Continue reading Quiz Connection!

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