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• "Extreme Sports Facts" from Science for Kids

• "Kids and Extreme Sports" from Family and Education

• "Best of the X-Games" video

• "Safety Worries Hit the 'Slope' at Sochi Olympics" from Newsela (may require Google sign in)

• "The Toughest Sport" infographic

• "Safer Slopes" from Super Science Magazine

• "X-Games Too Extreme?" from CNN.com

• "Why Do People Enjoy Extreme Sports?" from SelfGrowth.com

• "The World's First Wingsuit Champion is Crowned" from DOGOnews

• "X Games" from National Geographic

• Capstone eBooks:

  • Extreme Air Sports

  • Extreme Land Sports

  • Extreme Water Sports

• Videos

  • Base Jumper on Extreme Sports Risks & Rewards

• "Zoo" from World Book Student Encyclopedia

• "Zoos" from Ducksters.com

• "All About Animals: Zoos" from PetaUK

• "Are Zoos a Good Thing?" from British Council

• "Giant Panda Cubs Give Hope to an Endangered Species" from Concept Research Center

• "A Chimp, a Branch, and an Escape" from Newsela

• "Dogs Work With Elephants at Pittsburgh Zoo" from Newsela

• "Public Benefits of Zoos" from AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums)

• "Animal Enrichment" from St. Louis Zoo

• "Fall is Pumpkin Time, Even for Zoo Animals" from Newsela

• "Zoos Step In to Help Save Wild Animals Around the World" from Newsela

• "Zoo Orders Huge Shoes for One of Its Elephants" from Newsela

• "Zoos" from The New Book of Knowledge

• "Not All Zoos are Inhumane" from Teen Ink

• "The Modern Zoo" from Teen Ink

• "Zoos Are Prisons for Animals" by Ashley Chilton

• "Tigers At Home in the Bronx Zoo" from Scholastic News

• "The Hour of the Chimp at KC Zoo" from Newsela

• "Zoo and Aquarium Statistics" from AZA

• "NC's Zoo 'Adoption Program' Benefits Animals, Zookeeper Training" from Fox8

• VIDEOS:

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• Hey Teach! Should Students Have Homework?

• NEA Today: Should Schools Be Done with Homework?

• ASCD: What's the Purpose of Homework

• Debate.org: Should Teachers Give Homework?

• Scholastic: Homework - Why It's Important

• VIDEOS:

  • Edutopia

  • CBS Los Angeles

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• Edutopia: The Beginning of the End of Snow Days

• PennLive: No More Snow Days

• We Are Teachers: Snow Days

• USA Today: Technology Could Eliminate the Need for Snow Days

• Washington Post: OPINION - Don't Rain On the Idea of Online Classes for Snow Days

• VIDEOS:

  • York Daily Record - Cyber Snow Days

  • Yahoo News - U.S. Schools Are Getting Rid of Snow Days