June 2008

AMERICAN RIVERS MONTH. Find stories in The News-Journal about good/bad uses of rivers. Make a display of your findings. Write a similar story about a river in your community. Send the story to nie@nieworld.com. (SC.D.2.2.1)

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July 2008

NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARKS MONTH. From The News-Journal, clip photos and articles about our national parks. Locate each on a map of the U.S. and with family members, make a list of those to visit someday. (SS.B.2.2.4)

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August 2008

NATIONAL INVENTORS MONTH. Find an article in e-edition of The News-Journal showing people facing a problem. Design a fantastical or practical product to help solve it. Send your idea to nie@nieworld.com for possible publication on the web.

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