World

Before reading the article: What is a year? Why is it important to know when a year begins or ends? How would you explain the concept of a year to, say, a 5-year-old? Now try to name as many holidays as you can that are fixed, or celebrated on the same day every year. Then…

4. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and posting in the box that opens on the right. (Students 13 and older are invited to comment, although teachers of younger students are welcome to post what their students have to say.) 5. After you have posted, try reading back to see what…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here. Lesson Overview Featured Article: “The World Can Make More Water From the Sea, but at What Cost?” The issue of water quantity and quality is increasingly a global problem. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, over 80 percent of the world is covered in water, but only…

Before reading the article: What do you know about endangered species? Do you think of the world as a safe place for all animals and plants? What does it mean for a species to be endangered? What animal or plant species do you know are endangered now? Go to the World Wildlife Fund’s website and…

What do you think? What does “Never again” me to you? Do you feel that genocide is still possible in 2020?Do you think the world has learned the lessons of history? Is international law stronger? Is education better? Is the media too omnipresent to allow a systematic campaign of hatred and violence against any minority…

Before reading the article: What do you know about Ramadan, the Muslim holy month that began on Sunday? Read the short article “Ramadan Is Here. What Islam’s Holiest Month Is About.” Or watch this three-minute video from history.com to learn more about Ramadan. Then respond to the following questions: • What does Ramadan commemorate? •…

The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has been deemed a public health emergency and has been provoking fear for those looking to fulfill their educational dreams. This virus has emerged from China and has now been found starting to spread within the United States. This outbreak has come with many economic and social complications that…

Contest Dates: Dec. 5, 2019 - Jan. 14, 2020 So you’re studying the Civil War — or Shakespeare, or evolution, or “The Bluest Eye.” Why? What does it have to do with your life and the lives of those around you? Why should you remember it once you’ve turned in that paper or taken that…

On Dec. 7, thousands of people spent the night sleeping outside in cities across the world. As explained in a recent Times article:The gathering on Saturday, called the World’s Big Sleep Out, was organized by Josh Littlejohn, the owner of a chain of Scottish sandwich shops and an advocate for providing jobs, shelter and housing…

How much do you know about Cape Verde? What about Colombia, Bangladesh or Montenegro?Since 2017, the Learning Network has been publishing a five-question “Country of the Week” quiz based on The New York Times’s travel coverage, news reporting and photojournalism to help build students’ geography skills.Each Monday morning during the school year we release a…