| |
 |
| |
|
GBBC is counting days - and birds
Jan. 29, 2016 - Around the world from Feb. 12 to 15, backyard bird watchers can be citizen scientists by participating in the 19th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). Because of an El Nino weather pattern, some species of birds could show up in surprising places.
|
|
rarities: noun;things that occur rarely; Find it in blue in today's top story! |
|
|
| |
January 31
1971: Following the accident during the Apollo 13 mission in 1970 during which the mission was aborted but all three astronauts returned safely to Earth, the Apollo 14 mission to the moon launched on this day in 1971. Alan Shepard, Jr. and Edgar Mitchell successfully landed on the moon.
1938: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, was born.
1919: Jackie Robinson, professional major league baseball player, was born in Cairo, Georgia. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He died on October 24, 1972.
1863: Two Confederate ironclad ships severely damaged two Union ships participating in the blockade of Charleston, South Carolina, harbor. Even with the victory, the blockade remained.
|
 |
-
Jan. 28, 2016 - Thirty years ago today, schools across the country were watching the launch of the Challenger shuttle from Cape Canaveral.
Read More
-
Jan. 27, 2016 - Pershing Park, one block from the White House, will soon be transformed into both an urban park and a memorial.
Read More
-
Jan. 26, 2016 - In July, 20,000 tires will be spinning on 10,000 bicycles during the seven-day, 420-mile ride across Iowa. It's RAGBRAI XLIV!
Read More
-
Jan. 25, 2016 - The blizzard dumped 42 inches of snow on Glengary, West Virginia, the most snow recorded at any location.
Read More
-
Jan. 22, 2016 - Today is the last day to prepare for what will likely be blizzard conditions over the weekend.
Read More
-
Jan. 21, 2016 - New USDA dietary guidelines recommend consuming less than 10 percent of calories per day from added sugars.That's about one can of soda.
Read More
More News >
 |
| Extra! Extra! Quiz and more |
|
|
 | Violins of Hope: Voice of millions
Dec. 22, 2015 - The sense one has entering the Violins of Hope exhibit at the Maltz Museum near Cleveland is one of profound sorrow yet also hope.
|
Questions
1. Why do the restored and repaired violins give voice to the six million victims of the Holocaust?
2. Why is Amnon Weinstein so dedicated to his work restoring violins once played by Holocaust victims?
3. Why did the Violins of Hope exhibit first occur in Cleveland? |
|
|
|
|
 |
SNN:
Proud Resource Partner
of Share My Lesson |
|
 |
 |
| |
 |
|
| |
 |
Practice your writing skills by summarizing the information contained in the story at the left. What is the main point of the story? What are the key findings? Why is the story an important one? What are its implications? When finished, you can either print or email your document. |
 |
 |
|
|
| |
 |
|
|
| |
 | GBBC is counting days - and birds
Jan. 29, 2016 - Around the world from Feb. 12 to 15, backyard bird watchers can be citizen scientists by participating in the 19th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). Because of an El Nino weather pattern, some species of birds could show up in surprising places.
|
| RAGBRAI XLIV route revealed
Jan. 26, 2016 - In July, 20,000 tires will be spinning on 10,000 bicycles during the seven-day, 420-mile ride across Iowa. It's RAGBRAI XLIV!
|
 | Don't say these words in 2016
Jan. 5, 2016 - Lake Superior State University (LSSU) has released its annual list of banished words so take note not to begin a sentence in 2016 with "so."
|
 |
| |
 |
|
| |
 |
|
| |
 |
| |
|
| Did you ever lose your notebook that had all of your notes in it for that test tomorrow? SNN's My Notes is an online notebook with an unlimited number of dividers. Back up your files and never lose your notes again! |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
