COMPASS POINTS TO NEWHALL SCHOOL.Byline: Sharon Cotal Staff Writer A 1987 study found that most American schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school couldn't name the seven continents. In response, Geography Awareness Week was born, a nationwide effort to restore geography program in the classroom. In observance of this year's Geography Awareness Week, which started Sunday, Placerita Junior High School in Newhall will host a seventh-grade Family Geography Night 6 to 8 p.m. today in the gym. English and science teacher Wave Lee Stonerock came up with the event, which includes 26 different stations with activities. They range from putting together floor-size puzzles of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to fashioning a compass from a needle and a piece of plastic foam to tossing toss v. tossed, toss·ing, toss·es v.tr. 1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden slight jerk: tossed the shirt on the floor. See Synonyms at throw. a beach ball globe in an attempt to determine the proportion of water to land on Earth. Stonerock is a member of the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Geographic Alliance at the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. . The group encourages geography awareness and promotes the teaching of geography in schools. ``Most people think that geography is just states and capitals, but it includes the environment, society and just about anything that you can think of,'' Stonerock said. ``It is the study of the Earth and includes many other subjects. ``When a student is doing a book report and talks about the setting, that's geography. Geography is the thread that weaves the entire junior high curriculum together.'' This is the third year for Family Geography Night, and it has developed quite a reputation for being a good time. Stonerock has received more than 400 requests for tickets, but space is still available. Tickets are free and can be reserved by calling Stonerock at (661) 259-1551. ``The event is popular because it's a fun evening,'' Stonerock said. ``We have activities for every age group, and families can come and go as they please. It's a very informal, relaxed atmosphere.'' Stonerock said that geography will probably play a major role in the lives of people during the next millennium. ``Many of the problems that today's children Today's Children was the first nationally syndicated radio soap opera in the United States. Created and written by Irna Phillips, it aired from flagship station WMAQ in Chicago from 1932 to 1938, and later in national syndication (without the involvement of WMAQ) from 1943 will face involve geography,'' Stonerock said. ``They will have to work and compete in a global environment. Pollution, over-population, learning to relate to people from other cultures - you can learn about all these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music Video The music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing 1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:17 2. when you study geography.'' |
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