Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - March 5, 2014
By Richard Vaughan
With the eyes of the world on the escalating tension in Ukraine,
Share My Lesson attempts to put the crisis in context for you and your
students.
Q: Why has Russia sent troops into Ukraine?
Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - February 28, 2014
Running for the White House is something that all US presidents have
had to do in their time, but President Barack Obama has taken to
running in the White House as part of a campaign to encourage healthy
living.
The project – Let’s Move – was started by First Lady Michelle Obama
four years ago. To celebrate the anniversary, she asked people to share
their moves on the internet, using the hashtag #LetsMove.
Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - February 27, 2014
A sheep ranch in a remote region of western Australia has yielded
one of the most remarkable scientific discoveries of recent times: tiny
crystals that are the oldest known materials formed on Earth. The find
could offer vital clues to the origin of life on the planet.
The zircon crystals, measuring just twice the diameter of a human
hair, were extracted in 2001 from sandstone rock that formed an ancient
beach three billion years ago.
Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - February 24, 2014
For some, it will come as long-overdue proof that man’s best friend
is in fact the most sympathetic listener out there.
For others, it will just sound barking mad.
Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - February 18, 2014
The Winter Olympics, with its 15 sports taking place on ice or snow,
has sometimes been jokingly described as “several different types of
sliding.”
But although that tongue-in-cheek description overlooks the
incredible athleticism and skill on display, it is fair to say that
much of the games’ action relies on physics.
Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - February 14, 2014
David Harrison
He was young and healthy, but Marius the giraffe was put down by
staff at Copenhagen Zoo to avoid inbreeding.
The killing of Marius has caused widespread dismay. But there was an
even bigger outcry came over what happened next: the two-year old
giraffe was skinned, cut up and fed to the lions – in front of watching
children.
Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - February 11, 2014
PBS NewsHour Extra
The Winter Olympics have officially opened in Sochi, Russia, and
organizers hope to shift the focus away from controversies over human
rights and corruption to the celebration of athletic competition.
In the new slopestyle snowboarding event, US athlete Sage Kotsenburg
won gold. American snowboarding star Shaun White pulled out of the
competition, citing safety concerns. Instead, he will focus on winning
his third straight gold medal in the half pipe.
Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - February 10, 2014
PBS NewsHour Extra
In a sports culture where on-field performance is paramount and kids
just want to play, often players try to hide their injuries to stay in
the game.
According to the National Academy of Sciences, there are 11 recorded
concussions for every 10,000 high school games and practices, twice the
rate of college players. But researchers believe the number is actually
much higher because many go unreported.
Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - February 4, 2014
PBS NewsHour Extra
As the third anniversary of the Syrian Crisis approaches, it appears
on first glance that an end to the war is not in sight. Peace talks
aimed at ending the conflict concluded on Friday without any agreement.
However, United Nations mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said the fact that the
two sides met at all is progress.
Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - January 29, 2014
Children have taken their imagination to infinity and beyond as part
of a competition to dream up the future of space travel.
The Space Foundation, whose mission is “to advance space-related
endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity,” received entries
from more than 7,000 children aged between 3 and 18 for its annual
international student art contest.
Original artwork was submitted on the theme of “My Spaceship Looks
Like...” from students eager to depict their flights of fancy past the
final frontier.