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Explorations Newsletter: Updates, Lesson Plans, and Activities for SIRS Discoverer and eLibrary Elementary
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eLibrary Elementary News

Our product developers are constantly reviewing customer feedback and making changes to our learning resources to meet your needs. Several updates were recently completed, and we wanted to bring them to your attention:

SIRS Discoverer
  • New Periodical & Non-Fiction Content (WR Science, Weekly Reader, more...)
  • Science Resources for Lower Levels/Struggling Audience
  • More...
eLibrary Elementary: New Titles > Flying over the USA: Airplanes in American Life, Biography for Beginners: World Explorers, Weekly Reader Let's Read about Dinosaurs Series (More Updates)
SIRS Discoverer Cartoon: Election 2008


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  SIRS Discoverer Activity | Exploring the Universe
World Space Week takes place every year from October 4-10. The start and end dates recognize the launch of the first Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, on Oct. 4, 1957; and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on Oct. 10, 1967. Assign students to select a famous astronaut and produce a report or PowerPoint that cites two+ resources and addresses these space-savvy essential questions. (Activity Archives)

NASA Image: International Space Station (ISS)

eLibrary Elementary | World Space Week 2008
The theme for World Space Week 2008 is "Exploring the Universe." This theme encourages participants to reflect during World Space Week on outer space as the next frontier.

Query your students: Who owns the International Space Station (ISS) and what are its major parts? What are some of the major problems with the ISS that have been solved? Why is the (ISS) an important step in exploring the Universe? Let eLibrary Elementary guide the way. (Activity Archives)


 
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  SIRS Current Events, Political Cartoons, Graphs + More
Our editorial team updates our SIRS products daily with new articles and resources. Here's a short list of the timeliest and most topical articles added to your product this month. Did you know that Discoverer offers charts and graphs plus map activities, geared for the younger researcher? Discoverer even offers political cartoons geared for the younger researcher.


 
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SIRS Spotlights + Challenge Quests
National Hispanic Awareness Month is an annual celebration of the culture, traditions, achievements and heritage of Hispanic Americans.

Our Spotlight of the Month commemorates the myriad contributions of Hispanic Americans and emphasizes the diversity of Hispanic culture in the United States.

El Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is an important holiday to Mexican and Hispanic-American communities in the United States.

What is the traditional flower of the Day of the Dead? Our new SIRS Challenge Quests awaits!

CultureGrams in Focus
CultureGrams can help broaden your students' understanding of the world. Visit San Marino in our World Edition.


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