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****** *** *** * Monday, June 21, 1993
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* Students and teachers: Need some advice? Students from Coral *
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DAILY NEWS BRIEFING
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Title # Program Rundown Time
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OPENING 1 :45
TOP STORY 2 The crew of the shuttle ENDEAVOUR has a 2:55
full slate of activities planned.
WHO, 3 How fast will the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR :20
WHAT, ETC. be circling Earth?
17,500 miles per hour (28,163 km per hour)
FUTURE 4 This shoe of the future could put some 2:50
DESK runners a step ahead of the pack.
WHERE IN 5 Of this nation's population, 76% are ethni- 1:00
THE WORLD? cally Chinese. This country's national
language is Malay. It gained its indepen-
dence from Malaysia in 1965.--SINGAPORE.
OUR WORLD 6 In Singapore, teen smokers can get burned. 2:40
AGENDA: 7 Estimates vary, but some experts believe as :30
EARTH many as 1 million species have vanished in
the past 20 years.
THE 8 Some environmentalists say that the sea 2:50
ECOLOGY otter is faring better.
CLOSE 9 1:10
------------------ EDITOR'S NOTE: TODAY'S NEWS TERMS ---------------
EURECA paternalistic compliance fine extinction mortality
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COPYRIGHT (C) 1993 CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
COPYRIGHT (C) 1993 TURNER EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
May be reproduced for class- Curriculum materials by
room use with CNN NEWSROOM Teachable Tech, Inc.
ANCHOR DESK June 21, 1993 (2)
TOP STORY - SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR
1. Why did officials postpone the most recently scheduled launch
of ENDEAVOUR? What is EURECA? How will it play a role in this
ENDEAVOUR mission?
2. What are some activities that ENDEAVOUR's astronauts will
participate in throughout this mission? Are there any other
activities or experiments you would like to see conducted?
a. Have groups of students brainstorm lists of things they
would like to see astronauts do in space. Remind students
that their proposed activities/experiments should have
some scientific basis and attempt to answer a question or
solve a problem.
b. Have groups share their lists. Write ideas on the board.
c. Then have each group choose one activity or experiment
from the class list and outline its proposal using the
scientific method. Have groups use their text and other
resources to reacquaint themselves with the steps and
terms of the scientific method.
d. Have each group present its proposal to the class.
e. Have groups predict possible "conclusions" to each
proposed activity.
OUR WORLD: SINGAPORE SMOKING
3. Why is Singapore described as a "paternalistic" state? Why is
cigarette smoking illegal for minors who live there? In
general, how are minors reacting to the ban? Why?
4. Working in groups, have students determine what, if any,
restrictions govern minors and smoking in their locales. Have
groups report their findings to the class. Poll students for
their opinions on local regulations (or lack of them). Do
students think any teen smoking bans are "frivolous"? Do they
think the government should be more "paternalistic"? Have each
student write a letter to the editor of your local paper
expressing his/her opinion and rationale.
THE ECOLOGY: SEA OTTER POPULATION
5. Distribute the STUDENT HANDOUT (pg 4). Have students volunteer
to read aloud the quotes on the HANDOUT. Divide the class into
groups, allowing each group to choose one of the quotes.
Direct each group to research the problem presented in that
quote, its origins and possible solutions. Have each group
prepare a 10-15 minute presentation to submit the class
detailing the group's findings.
CHALLENGE: After the presentations are completed, have groups
generate their own "quotes" within the field they researched,
describing the current state of the environment as they see it.
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* ***** * ***** * * ***** DESK: SUPER SHOE
1. PREVIEWING: What factors go into making a great runner? To
what degree do you attribute the runner's success to the shoes
the runner selects? Why? How have athletic shoes changed in
recent years? Why do you think this is so?
2. AFTER VIEWING: What motivated the inventors to design this
shoe? What is the "secret" of the super shoe, according to the
inventors? What difference did the shoe make in timed trials?
What is your reaction to these results? Are you optimistic or
skeptical about the shoe's potential effects on running speed?
Explain.
3. Have students create their own designs for a "super shoe" of
the future that does whatever amazing task or tasks students
have in mind. Direct them to illustrate the shoe, describe
their "target market," determine a reasonable price and devise
a marketing plan. Hold a "trade fair" for students to set up
and view displays of their designs and "sell" their ideas.
4. In class brainstorm a list of human skills and talents (e.g.,
artistic, athletic, academic). What tangible "tools," if any,
could enhance each talent? Generate a class discussion about
the tangible factors that, combined with talent, increase
chances of success in any one field. To what extent do
students believe that tangible goods affect a person's natural
ability to perform? Will current human achievements in these
fields be eclipsed in the future by talent, technology or a
combination of both? Discuss.
5. Shoes are a booming business today in college athletics, as
many coaches sign lucrative contracts with big-name shoe
companies that make increasingly "high-tech" products to
enhance player performance. Have students research news and
sports magazines for information on this issue. If possible,
interview a local college coach and sportswriter for their
comments. Is this practice unethical and problematic or is it
fair and beneficial? Have students discuss/debate this topic,
using evidence from their readings and interviews, then take a
position. Have students state whether colleges should change
their policy on this issue and their rationale.
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potential track and field carbon graphite fibers commercially
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******** ** ** STUDENT HANDOUT: ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION ALERT
DIRECTIONS: In your group, take one of the following quotations and
research the ecological problem described in the quote. Develop a
10-15 minute presentation for the class that presents the problem,
explains its origin and suggests ways that people are working toward
a solution. Use of audio, video, visual aids, etc. to make your
presentation as engaging as possible.
On overpopulation:
"In 1980 there were 4.4 billion people on Earth. [By] 1990, there
will be 5.2 billion. Every day, some of these human beings move
into places on the planet where only plants and animals used to
live...Wetlands, oceans, ice caps, and prairies are invaded."
-Russell Train, World Wildlife Fund
On extinction of species:
"Extinctions are accelerating worldwide. Our planet is now losing
up to three species per day. That figure is predicted to be three
species per hour in scarcely a decade. By the year 2000, 20% of all
Earth's species could be lost forever."
-The Nature Conservancy
On wetlands:
"To judge by the dwindling population of North American ducks, the
continent's wetlands -- feeding and breeding grounds for many
waterfowl -- must be under severe stress. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service estimates that only 66 million ducks migrated south
(in 1988), 8 million fewer than in 1987."
-WORLDWATCH magazine, February 1989
On hazardous waste:
"Advanced nations manufacture some 70,000 different chemicals, most
of which have not been thoroughly tested...Careless use and disposal
of these substances contaminate our food, water, and air and
seriously threaten...the ecosystems on which we depend."
-Coalition for a Global Tomorrow
On groundwater pollution:
"It is no wonder that the discovery of groundwater contamination
(including that from gasoline leakage) in every state across the
country has generated great concern."
-Velma Smith, Environmental Action
On conservation of fossil fuels:
"Less oil extracted from the earth means less disruption of wildlife
for drilling, less offshore oil drilling, and less chance for
disastrous oil spills."
-Environmental Earth Works Group
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Adapted from FIFTY SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SAVE THE EARTH, 1989,
The Earth Works Group, Earthworks Press, Berkeley, CA.
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