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Lead

The first sentence or paragraph of a news story is the lead. It usually answers who*** what ***when*** where ***why and how. Cut out a lead. Paste it in a scrapbook. Label it and draw lines from the words that answer who*** what*** where*** when***why and how.

Subject:

Newspaper

Grade:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Skill or Strand:

Analysis of Text

Standard:

Students identify the who*** what*** when*** and where facts in the lead sentence of a news story.

Food We Grow

Agriculture is the growing of crops. List the names of as many different crops as you can find in the paper. Draw a picture of each one.

Subject:

Economics

Grade:

2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Resources

Standard:

Students identify different types of plants that grow in certain regions.

Energy at Work

There are many sources for producing energy: sun*** water*** gas/oil etc. Use the advertising sections of the newspaper to find items that use energy in order to work. Label the items with their correct sources of energy.

Subject:

Investigations & Methods

Grade:

3rd

Skill or Strand:

Classification

Standard:

Students classify forms of energy.

Agriculture

Look through your newspaper and find articles that mention something that might have an impact on agriculture. Write one sentence beside each article explaining why agriculture might be affected.

Subject:

Earth Science

Grade:

Skill or Strand:

Weather

Standard:

Students identify how changes in weather affect the earth.

Research

Look very carefully through the newspaper. Find and read articles about scientific developments or research. Write a summary that includes answers to these questions: Who are the scientists conducting the research? What branch of science is involved? How will the research or development help humans?

Subject:

Investigations & Methods

Grade:

6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Questioning

Standard:

Students observe that scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting research.