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Bisons Baseball
Grades 5-12
NYS Learning Standards: ELA #5-12 (some connections to Math, Science) Dates -- Starts March 30, 2009. Newspapers delivered every Monday (no delivery April 13 or May 25) through June 15.
Cost: Free, sponsored by the Buffalo Bisons.
Receive: One newspaper per student, Mondays, with student supplement. Students will learn about the Buffalo Bisons organization; explore writing style and structure; use technology to enhance reading, writing, research, and presentation skills. Activity ads published each Monday. Participating teachers select one student to attend the sportswriter camp on April 24, 2009.
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Global Warming
Grades 6-12
NYS Learning Standards: ELA, Math, Science, Technology and Social Studies
Dates -- five consecutive days (Monday-Friday) or once a week for five weeks (select day).
Cost: $.95 per student.
Receive: one newspaper for five consecutive days or select delivery on one day for five consecutive weeks. With this program, students will be challenged to use published facts, projections and predictions to comprehend the warming trend. They will learn about innovative "green" technologies; new advancements in engines and transmissions that have resulted in clean-running and more efficient vehicles being used around the world.
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Black History
Grades 4-12
NYS Learning Standards: LOTE 2, ELA 1-4, SS 1, 5
Dates – Five consecutive days in February (teacher selects)
Cost: $.95 per student
Receive: One newspaper per student, with teacher guide. History is a living thing rewritten every day. This is especially true in the African American community whose members are breaking new ground in every field. Activities focus on current newsmakers, issues and events to show students how things happening right now connect with the Black History struggles of the past.
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The Stock Market Game
Grades 4-12
NYS Learning Standards: MST 2, 3, ELA 3
Dates: Three sessions remaining: September 8-April 30; October 12-December 18; February 22-April 30; Enrichment Session March 22-May 28.
Cost: Free! Newspaper subscriptions sponsored by First Niagara Bank. Team registration fees sponsored by the Foundation for Investor Education.
Registration: Teams must register directly at www.stockmarketgame.org. The Buffalo news will contact registered teams to confirm newspaper subscription information. One Monday-Friday newspaper per team, per session. A virtual $100,000 cash account is used to teach investing and long-term savings. Students gain skills in core competencies, critical thinking and teamwork in an engaging and competitive program that meets NYS Learning Standards. Awards reception in May for game winners.
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The Holocaust - Remembering the Past, Safeguarding the Future
Grade 6-12
NYS Learning Standards: SS #2, 3, ELA #1-4
Dates: Five consecutive days (teacher selects)
Cost: $.95 per student
Receive: One newspaper per student Monday-Friday with student supplement. This 16-page supplement and accompanying subscription provides the ideal foundation upon which to teach about one of the world’s darkest hours. The Holocaust provides a synopsis of events and helps students understand the implications, giving a real world view of history and how it relates to current events.
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Cyberspace Users Manual
Grade 5-10
NYS Learning Standards: MST 5, ELA 1-4
Dates: Five consecutive days (teacher selects)
Cost: Free! Sponsored by Time Warner Cable
Receive: One newspaper per student, Monday – Friday with student supplement. The internet is an extraordinary resource but students need to learn how to use caution when going online. The program is designed as a classroom tool while also including information and activities for parents to use with their children at home.
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Get Energy Smart with NYSERDA
Grade 5-8
NYS Learning Standards: MST 1-4, SS 4, 5, ELA 1, Consumer Science 3
Dates: Available after January 1.Five consecutive days (teacher selects)
Cost: Free! Sponsored by the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority
Receive: One newspaper per student, Monday-Friday with student supplement. Raise your students’ energy IQ. NYSERDA’s Energy Smart Students’ program joins with NiE to provide opportunities for learning about energy use and its impact on the environment and economy. Students will use the newspaper to complete activities involving energy, efficiency and policy and will be able to carry the message of energy efficiency back home.
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Creating Awareness and Understanding of NYS disAbility
Grade 4-12
NYS Learning Standards: ELA 1-4, SS 1, 5, ARTS 1, 2, 4, MST 1, 7, Health 1-3
Dates: Five consecutive days (teacher selects)
Cost: Free! Sponsored by People, Inc.
Receive: One newspaper per student, Monday-Friday, with student supplement. In response to the NYS Legislature’s resolution designating NYS Disability History Week, the Museum has developed a curriculum dedicated to educating students and adults on the advancements and struggles of those with disabling conditions. Students use newspaper articles, advertisements and published pieces to enhance the activities based around The Museum of disAbility History’s website (www.museumofdisability.org).
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