“Current Event Connection” posts will connect educators with news stories and relevant discussion ideas featuring content from the NG Education website.
FOOD Scientists may have discovered why Swiss cheese has holes in it: apparently, it’s all down to how dirty the buckets are when milk is collected. (BBC) Learn more about food science and sanitation with our Food Education resources. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Will the “eyes” of Swiss cheese keep away the three … Continue reading Holey Cow! Swiss Cheese Mystery Solved
SCIENCE NASA has taken the first small step in a mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, one of the most likely places in our solar system for alien life to exist. (Smithsonian) Our Emerging Explorer Kevin Hand has also been “Looking for Life” on Europa—learn how! Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas The Smithsonian … Continue reading NASA Mission Will Look for Life
ENVIRONMENT Storms battered the Southern Plains, as far east as Florida and as far south as Mexico, resulting in deadly floods, a rush of tornadoes, and gale-force winds. (CNN) Use our activity to create your own weather map, and take a look at our own with today’s MapMaker Interactive map. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas … Continue reading Storms Sweep through the Southern Plains
ENVIRONMENT The White House has released new strategies to boost the insects so crucial to our food supply. Here’s how you can do your part to support pollinators at home. (Nat Geo News) Use our simple instructions to build your own bee hotel—we have three architectural models to choose from! Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit—including a … Continue reading 9 Ways to Be a Bee BFF
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 “The U.S. Senate advanced the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership this week. Which nation is NOT part of the TPP: Mexico, Japan, or China?” This … Continue reading Quiz Connection!
