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  • Oil Spills
  • Mojave Desert
  • Thailand
  • Greece

(CNN Student News) -- April 29, 2010

Media Literacy Question of the Day

How might you use media to explain concepts that you learn in school to your parents?

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Oil Spill View

According to the report: What is the status of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? What measures are authorities using to try to control the spill?

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What are some concerns raised in the report about the potential impact of this spill? Can you think of any other potential effects? Explain.

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What is a controlled burn? What do you think might be the ecological implications of a controlled burn? Why do you think that authorities have chosen to use this method to try to remove the oil in the Gulf of Mexico?

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Cross Court Battle

What are the details of a U.S. Supreme Court case about a memorial in the Mojave Desert that honors fallen troops? What was the Supreme Court's ruling on this case? What statements did some of the justices make regarding the case? With which statement do you agree?

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What criteria do you think that the Supreme Court uses in determining whether to hear a case? What do you think happens to cases that the Court chooses not to hear?

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Learning How to Inve$t

How is a $20,000 endowment being used by the students at Ariel Academy? What do the students featured in the segment say about the program?

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Can you think of other ways that schools might use similar experiences to immerse students in other fields? Which of these experiences would most appeal to you, and why?

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