Current Events Update - Feb. 15, 2008 by World Savvy

This issue of the bi-weekly Current Events Update contains teaching resources on the continuing presidential primaries in the U.S., Microsoft's rejected takeover bid of Yahoo!, and a new report from the WHO on the effects of smoking worldwide. It includes articles at varying reading levels, a list of relevant California state standards, and curriculum that can be used to teach about the issues covered by that news story.

Categories:
International History

Grade Levels: middle, high
Type of Material: article, lesson plan
Cost: no
Location Keywords: United States
Keywords: Elections, Presidential Primaries, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Smoking, Global Health, World Health Organization, WHO

submitted by Kelly Korenak