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Winter 2011
Utah SIRS & CultureGrams Database Updates
Welcome to the Utah state newsletter from SIRS, CultureGrams, and ProQuest.
Published in conjunction with the Utah Education Network (UEN), this email publication provides hands-on student activities linked to Utah state learning standards, news and reviews of the latest additions to your research database subscriptions, and much more.
Sign up here, or read back issues.
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Learning Activities: Utah Standards
CultureGrams is the perfect tool for researching historical interactions between Native Americans and European settlers, as well as contemporary cultural clashes.
Lead a class discussion about the relationships generally between Native Americans and white settlers in U.S. history. Was conflict inevitable? Why do people have trouble accepting others who are different? What could have been done to reduce the negative effects of conflict?
Waiting for Superman, a new documentary dramatizes a central truth about public education in the United States: Too many of our children are failing in school and dropping out. This documentary, whether you agree or disagree with it, has provided a great public service by accelerating the debate on solutions to this major social and economic problem.
One of the solutions proposed by Republicans prior to and during their recent successful election campaign is school vouchers. Our SIRS Leading Issue, "School Vouchers" provides a timely real-world connection to that controversy for students to research either a Pro or Con position.
Why is there opposition to a recent proposal of a return to the international monetary gold standard?
Your SIRS Discoverer subscription offers a hands-on set of essential questions for critical thinking related to monetary policy: What currently backs the money supply of the U.S. and the world? What are the advantages of "fiat" money and fractional reserve systems?
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SIRS Discoverer Updates
New Content | All Subjects | Resources
SIRS editors carefully select and compile content in support of homework help, classroom instruction and test-taking practice in all curriculum areas, including art, health, language arts, science, social studies—and now math!
Have a problem? SIRS Discoverer can solve it! Basic facts, problem solving and critical thinking challenges are offered through math content and features in SIRS Discoverer.
Access interactive math games, engaging lesson plans and activities in SIRS Discoverer's Skills Discoverer math section, or search Subject Heading Mathematics, Problems, exercises, etc. Math content can be used in the classroom, in the library, and at home!
Current Events, Political Cartoons, Maps & More
Every day, our editorial team updates SIRS Discoverer with new articles and resources.
Below is a short list of the timeliest and most topical articles added to your product in recent weeks.
CLICK HERE to tap into more fresh content from SIRS...
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Country Study: Lesson Plan
Source: CultureGrams Information Page
Ready-to-use report assignment: Print copies for learners, assign specific locations, and set them loose in your CultureGrams subscription. Our local experts document the unique, intimate details of each country's customs, traditions
and daily life.
Access our full set of cultural lesson plans,
aligned to your standards, at proquestk12.com.
Library Posters
Flyers & Usage Boosters
Our customizable posters, flyers, and other tools for many of your patron-ready research tools will help you increase usage of these critical resources in 2011 and beyond.
Compliments of ProQuest!
SIRS Spotlights + Challenge Quests
The diversity of winter festivals and observances around the world reflect the myriad cultures celebrating them. Because winter comprises the Northern Hemisphere's darkest and coldest months, fire and light are traditional symbols of celebrations in this half of the globe.
Learn more about global winter observances and celebrations
in this month's Spotlight activity.
The political party that controls the governor's position in each state is particularly important in the years before a presidential election.
Our SIRS ChallengeQuest asks:
How many states chose governors in the 2010 election? And why are the two donkeys in our featured political cartoon asking 'Is it too late to do something about unemployment?'
Top 3 Websites
Each month, our SIRS team scours the Internet for top-quality websites for classrooms and libraries. Dive into this month's selections: Holidays, Pearl Harbor, Rosa's Bus.
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January 7-11
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ALA Midwinter Meeting
March 4-5
Jordan High School, Salt Lake City, UT
UCET Conference
March 25
Davis High School, Kaysville, UT
UELMA Conference
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