Scholastic News: Swimming With Whales

Take a close look at news reporting techniques and global issues. Begin by creating a graphic representation of developing nations and defining the term. After class discussion, the second day's activities pick up by deconstructing news...

Fabulous! Your 5th graders should love this project. As an ongoing lesson throughout the year students use temperature probes to record outside temperature and then document their data using spreadsheets. They use their weather data and...

Media lovers read articles on a variety of current events with a website made especially for kids. The website is easy to navigate and includes sections about everything from science to sports.

Extra, extra, read all about it! Scholars research information on endangered species and produce a news report to share their findings with the rest of the class. In groups, they then consider engineering solutions to problems on habitat...

Learn about the changes happening in Japan that will help protect whales.

Find out how scientists are working to increase the lifespan of frog populations that have been under attack by fungus.

A powerful earthquake shattered the city of Pescara del Tronto near the eastern coast of Italy in August 2016. Find details and images in this article.

Read about the African animals that hold the record for the longest land migration by a group of mammals.

Scientists have never known if dinosaurs should be called warm-blooded or cold-blooded animals. Learn about the surprising new discovery that has shed light on the answer to this question.

Read how scientists are working to track a whale who sings at a pitch too high to be heard by other whales, which has resulted in it being named the "World's Loneliest Whale." Includes video.