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January 27, 2012

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This Day in History

day in history

Thomas Edison was granted a patent for his incandescent light.

...RELATED ACTIVITY (Gr. 6–10)

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Daily Warm-Ups

Find a new activity each day!

Reinforce your students' math and reading comprehension skills with these printable warm-ups.

Funbrain Games

funbrain games

Funbrain's Place Value Puzzler game provides practice with place value and round numbers.

...PLAY PLACE VALUE PUZZLER

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Tip of the Week

Keep a scrap-paper bin for future art projects. This cuts down on waste and prevents you from having to pay out-of-pocket for colored paper and magazines to use in the classroom.

...MORE TEACHING ADVICE

Today's Birthday

Today's Birthday

An English writer, Lewis Carroll is most known for his classic children's novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.

...RELATED ACTIVITY (Gr. 1–4)

Today's DK Clip Art

DK clip art

Enhance classroom and homework activities with DK's famous photographs. Download the clip art to include in school projects or embellish just about anything!

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Related DK Books

Eyewitness: Human Body

Human Body

Ages 10+
An in-depth look at our incredible bodies and what makes them tick

Eyewitness: Water

Eyewitness: Water

Ages 10+
A look at Earth's most precious resource

Teachable Moments

Teaching Germ & Disease Prevention

Related Image Cold and flu season is in full swing. Don't let germs get the better of you or your students this year. Our resources will help you remind children why they need to wash their hands, plus show them how diseases spread and affect the human body.

Classroom Connection

ELEMENTARY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

Why Do We Wash Our Hands Before Handling Food?

(Gr. K–3) Use this printable to teach children about the importance of washing their hands before handling food. Children will better understand how germs are spread.

How Has Disease Affected Us over Time?

(Gr. 6–12) Students will use reference materials to research the history of scientific discoveries, including the creation of Jenner's smallpox vaccination and the development of Louis Pasteur's Germ Theory.

Reading Warm-Up 65: Health and Wellness

(Gr. 1–2) The printable daily warm-up helps your students master important reading skills with a reading passage and comprehension questions on germs.

Science, Technology, and Society: Controlling Disease

(Gr. 5) Distribute a reading selection and an assignment about the Center for Disease Control and its role in disease prevention.

The Human Body: Disease & Wellness Printable Book

(Gr. K–5) Teach students about the fascinating human body! Use the lessons and activities in this printable book to explore the positive effects of good health practices (such as diet and exercise) on the body's functions, and the negative effects of diseases (from AIDS to asthma).

How Does the Body Fight Disease?

(Gr. 6–12) Ask students to complete each statement about illness, disease, and the human body in this printable. Then, have them describe how skin and the immune, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and lymphatic systems all defend the body against disease.

Science and Language Arts: Keep It Clean Crossword

(Gr. 2) Students write the word for each picture clue about hygiene in this challenging crossword puzzle.

Disease and Death in the Middle Ages

(Gr. 4–8) Discover how diseases were treated during the Middle Ages. Students use what they learn in this worksheet about herbal medicine and medieval doctors to answer a quiz and complete a chart.

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Today's Video

Headlines

Panetta: US ground forces would be cut by 100,000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon leaders outlined a plan Thursday for absorbing $487 billion in defense cuts over the coming decade by shrinking U.S. ground forces, slowing the purchase of a next-generation stealth fighter and retiring older planes and ships. ...MORE

Gingrich reveals income, but not how he earned it

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich beat his main GOP presidential rival, Mitt Romney, to the punch by releasing his most recent tax return. But Gingrich still hasn't revealed how he earned most of his $3.1 million. ...MORE

CIA to pull officer from NYPD after internal probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — A CIA operative's unusual assignment inside the New York Police Department is being cut short after an internal investigation that criticized how the agency established its unprecedented collaboration with city police, The Associated Press has learned. ...MORE

Campaigning Mitt Romney seldom notes Mexican roots

COLONIA JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — White House hopeful Mitt Romney rarely mentions a key fact as he works to woo Hispanics ahead of Tuesday's Republican presidential nominating contest in Florida — his own Mexican heritage. ...MORE

Rep. Barney Frank to marry longtime partner

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retiring Rep. Barney Frank, a gay pioneer in Congress, said Thursday that he will marry his longtime partner, Jim Ready. ...MORE

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