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Article: Be An Earth Dog Reporter!
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- April 1, 1999
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Contest Summary
The 1999 Earth Dog Contest is designed for use by students at all grade levels. This Contest is intended for use in existing curricula -- from science, social sciences, writing, geography, and math.
Depending on their grade level, students will learn about the environment and how they can affect change i.e.; petitions sent to elected representatives or the CEO's of companies, letters to newspaper editors to create public awareness and mobilize public support for change.
They will learn to comprehend news stories and objectively evaluate reporting i.e.; consider all sides of the story and distinguish between Fact and Opinion. ...