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Assignment #78 Industrial Economy 6/10 1) What major event pushed the US to become industrial? 2) By 1900, about how many people lived in the US? 3) About how much population growth in the US at this time was due to immigration? 4) What industry gave us Time Zones and created the first corporations? 5) People that made lots of money from industrialization were known as what? 6) Who was the main poster boy for making money off of industry? 7) What was Rockefeller's company name? 8) What was the first national union? 9) What idea was taken from Charles Darwin and applied to people during industrial times? in Google Classroom

Assignment #78 Industrial Economy 6/10 1) What major event pushed the US to become industrial? 2) By 1900, about how many people lived in the US? 3) About how much population growth in the US at this time was due to immigration? 4) What industry gave us Time Zones and created the first corporations? 5) People that made lots of money from industrialization were known as what? 6) Who was the main poster boy for making money off of industry? 7) What was Rockefeller's company name? 8) What was the first national union? 9) What idea was taken from Charles Darwin and applied to people during industrial times?

Please use the Crash Course video on The Industrial Economy to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #77 Reconstruction 6/9 1) What was reconstruction? 2) Why wasn't President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction able to become a reality? 3) Which President replaced Abraham Lincoln? 4) What is one positive thing that blacks got out of Reconstruction? 5) What system replaced plantation slavery in the new Reconstruction South? 6) What did the 14th Amendment do? 7) What former Union general was elected President in 1868? in Google Classroom

Assignment #77 Reconstruction 6/9 1) What was reconstruction? 2) Why wasn't President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction able to become a reality? 3) Which President replaced Abraham Lincoln? 4) What is one positive thing that blacks got out of Reconstruction? 5) What system replaced plantation slavery in the new Reconstruction South? 6) What did the 14th Amendment do? 7) What former Union general was elected President in 1868?

Please use the Crash Course on Reconstruction to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #76 Crash Course Civil War Part 2 6/8 1) When did President Lincoln issue The Emancipation Proclamation? Which slaves did it free? 2) By the end of the war, about how many former slaves/free African American soldiers were fighting for the Union Army? 3) What Amendment actually ended slavery? 4) What was Lincoln's most famous address/speech during the war, that he gave to dedicate a national cemetery? 5) What are some of the weapons of the Civil War changed the way people fought and the amount of death/destruction? 6) What famous photographer documented the Civil War with some 10,000 images? 7) What was the total dollar cost of the Civil War to the Union? in Google Classroom

Assignment #76 Crash Course Civil War Part 2 6/8 1) When did President Lincoln issue The Emancipation Proclamation? Which slaves did it free? 2) By the end of the war, about how many former slaves/free African American soldiers were fighting for the Union Army? 3) What Amendment actually ended slavery? 4) What was Lincoln's most famous address/speech during the war, that he gave to dedicate a national cemetery? 5) What are some of the weapons of the Civil War changed the way people fought and the amount of death/destruction? 6) What famous photographer documented the Civil War with some 10,000 images? 7) What was the total dollar cost of the Civil War to the Union?

Please use Crash Course Civil War Part 2 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #75 Civil War Crash Course 6/7 1) About how many Americans died during the Civil War? 2) Who was the President during the Civil War? 3) Who was fighting in the Civil War? 4) What years did the Civil War last? 5) What were they fighting over in the Civil War? in Google Classroom

Assignment #75 Civil War Crash Course 6/7 1) About how many Americans died during the Civil War? 2) Who was the President during the Civil War? 3) Who was fighting in the Civil War? 4) What years did the Civil War last? 5) What were they fighting over in the Civil War?

Please use the Crash Course video clip on the Civil War-Part 1 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #74 Slavery Crash Course 1) According to the video, what crop in the South started the Industrial Revolution in the North? 2) About how much of the world's cotton came from the American South during the height of slavery? 3) What years did Slavery take place in the United States? 4) What war did Slavery ultimately lead to? 5) What US Senator gave a speech in The Senate in 1837 saying that the relationship between slaves and masters in the South was a "positive good"? 6) What crop did slaves primarily work on in South Carolina? What kind of conditions? What type of system? 7) What was the goal of Southerners brutality towards slaves that they felt necessary to make slavery work? 8) What things did slaves use to help stay positive and maintain their humanity? 9) Who was one of the most famous runaway slaves who escaped to Philadelphia at age 29 and helped to make about 20 trips back to the South to help other slaves escape on the Underground Railroad? 10) What was the most successful slave rebellion in US History? in Google Classroom

Assignment #74 Slavery Crash Course 1) According to the video, what crop in the South started the Industrial Revolution in the North? 2) About how much of the world's cotton came from the American South during the height of slavery? 3) What years did Slavery take place in the United States? 4) What war did Slavery ultimately lead to? 5) What US Senator gave a speech in The Senate in 1837 saying that the relationship between slaves and masters in the South was a "positive good"? 6) What crop did slaves primarily work on in South Carolina? What kind of conditions? What type of system? 7) What was the goal of Southerners brutality towards slaves that they felt necessary to make slavery work? 8) What things did slaves use to help stay positive and maintain their humanity? 9) Who was one of the most famous runaway slaves who escaped to Philadelphia at age 29 and helped to make about 20 trips back to the South to help other slaves escape on the Underground Railroad? 10) What was the most successful slave rebellion in US History?

Please use Slavery-Crash Course video to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #73 Jamestown 1) What was the British's first attempt at a colony? When? Did it succeed? 2) What year did The Virginia Company decide to start the Jamestown Colony? 3) Which King provided the charter to start Jamestown? 4) What 3 things was the King hoping to get out of the Jamestown expedition? 5) What is a joint stock company? 6) Where did settlers decide to start the Jamestown settlement? Why was this a poor location? 7) Why were the settlers of Jamestown so unprepared to start a colony? 8) What was the main goal of the Jamestown settlers? 9) What Native American tribe did the settlers steal from during the winter in order to survive? Who was the leader of this tribe? 10) As punishment, who did the Native Americans kidnap? Who ended up saving him from being executed? 11) What was Pocahontas' real name? Who did Pocahontas marry? 12) What new work policy did John Smith start when he took over leadership of Jamestown in 1608? 13) What was the horrible winter of 1609-1610 known as in Jamestown? What disgusting things did the desperate settlers eat to survive? 14) In 1610, what percentage of the original settlers were left over from Jamestown? in Google Classroom

Assignment #73 Jamestown 1) What was the British's first attempt at a colony? When? Did it succeed? 2) What year did The Virginia Company decide to start the Jamestown Colony? 3) Which King provided the charter to start Jamestown? 4) What 3 things was the King hoping to get out of the Jamestown expedition? 5) What is a joint stock company? 6) Where did settlers decide to start the Jamestown settlement? Why was this a poor location? 7) Why were the settlers of Jamestown so unprepared to start a colony? 8) What was the main goal of the Jamestown settlers? 9) What Native American tribe did the settlers steal from during the winter in order to survive? Who was the leader of this tribe? 10) As punishment, who did the Native Americans kidnap? Who ended up saving him from being executed? 11) What was Pocahontas' real name? Who did Pocahontas marry? 12) What new work policy did John Smith start when he took over leadership of Jamestown in 1608? 13) What was the horrible winter of 1609-1610 known as in Jamestown? What disgusting things did the desperate settlers eat to survive? 14) In 1610, what percentage of the original settlers were left over from Jamestown?

Please use the Khan Academy videos Early English Settlements-Jamestown & Jamestown- John Smith and Pocahontas to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #72 CNN10 5/28 1) Since 1971, when does the Memorial Day Holiday take place each year? 2) When did the concept of Memorial Day first begin? What was it first called? 3) When was the modern Memorial Day Holiday and name introduced? 4) Traditionally, where does the President lay a wreath on Memorial Day? 5) What horrible race tragedy in the US took place on May 31st, 1921? 6) Within 24 hours of racial violence in this historic tragedy, how many blocks were burned? How many houses destroyed? How many people were killed? 7) When was the first spacewalk? 8) When was the first American spacewalk? By whom? 9) About how many spacewalks have taken place since the first American spacewalk? 10) What is the largest carnivorous marsupial? Where can this animal be found? in Google Classroom

Assignment #72 CNN10 5/28 1) Since 1971, when does the Memorial Day Holiday take place each year? 2) When did the concept of Memorial Day first begin? What was it first called? 3) When was the modern Memorial Day Holiday and name introduced? 4) Traditionally, where does the President lay a wreath on Memorial Day? 5) What horrible race tragedy in the US took place on May 31st, 1921? 6) Within 24 hours of racial violence in this historic tragedy, how many blocks were burned? How many houses destroyed? How many people were killed? 7) When was the first spacewalk? 8) When was the first American spacewalk? By whom? 9) About how many spacewalks have taken place since the first American spacewalk? 10) What is the largest carnivorous marsupial? Where can this animal be found?

Please use the CNN10 video from May 28th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #71 CNN10 5/27 1) Do international experts know where COVID-19 came from? 2) What are the 2 different theories of the origin of COVID-19 that have gotten the most attention? 3) Where does China say COVID-19 originated? Why do American experts question this theory? 4) What has happened to Chinese citizens who tried to warn the world about the virus? 5) Why was the World Health Organization's investigation into the origin of the virus limited? 6) How long has President Biden given US Intelligence officials to determine the origin of the virus? 7) What is the name of the dark shadow that the Earth throws over the moon in an eclipse? 8) When was the last total lunar eclipse? How long did the Earth's shadow completely cover the moon? What was the full name given to yesterday's moon? 9) In what country are the Virunga Mountains located? 10) What 2 famous endangered primates live in the Virunga Mountains? About how large can these primates grow? in Google Classroom

Assignment #71 CNN10 5/27 1) Do international experts know where COVID-19 came from? 2) What are the 2 different theories of the origin of COVID-19 that have gotten the most attention? 3) Where does China say COVID-19 originated? Why do American experts question this theory? 4) What has happened to Chinese citizens who tried to warn the world about the virus? 5) Why was the World Health Organization's investigation into the origin of the virus limited? 6) How long has President Biden given US Intelligence officials to determine the origin of the virus? 7) What is the name of the dark shadow that the Earth throws over the moon in an eclipse? 8) When was the last total lunar eclipse? How long did the Earth's shadow completely cover the moon? What was the full name given to yesterday's moon? 9) In what country are the Virunga Mountains located? 10) What 2 famous endangered primates live in the Virunga Mountains? About how large can these primates grow?

Please use CNN10 from May 27th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #70 CNN10 5/26 1) Where is the US Secretary of State currently touring? 2) How many days of violence were there between The Israeli Government and Hamas (Palestinian group that controls Gaza)? 3) How many Palestinians were killed in the violence and how many Israelis? 4) Is the US a close ally to the Israelis or Palestinians? 5) When are the Tokyo Paralympics scheduled to start? 6) According to John Hopkins, has Japan seen an increase or decrease in COVID cases since it's recent spike of 7500 new cases on May 12th? 7) With Japanese being resistant to getting vaccines, what percentage of Japan is fully vaccinated for COVID? 8) Who bred the first Golden Retriever? When? 9) In a recent British study, how accurate have trained dogs been in sniffing out COVID-19 infections on people's clothes? 10) How long were dogs trained to pick up the scent of COVID-19 before the study? What kind of dogs were used? in Google Classroom

Assignment #70 CNN10 5/26 1) Where is the US Secretary of State currently touring? 2) How many days of violence were there between The Israeli Government and Hamas (Palestinian group that controls Gaza)? 3) How many Palestinians were killed in the violence and how many Israelis? 4) Is the US a close ally to the Israelis or Palestinians? 5) When are the Tokyo Paralympics scheduled to start? 6) According to John Hopkins, has Japan seen an increase or decrease in COVID cases since it's recent spike of 7500 new cases on May 12th? 7) With Japanese being resistant to getting vaccines, what percentage of Japan is fully vaccinated for COVID? 8) Who bred the first Golden Retriever? When? 9) In a recent British study, how accurate have trained dogs been in sniffing out COVID-19 infections on people's clothes? 10) How long were dogs trained to pick up the scent of COVID-19 before the study? What kind of dogs were used?

Please use CNN10 from May 26 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #69 CNN10 5/25 1) Where in the Arctic does Russia have a large military base? 2) About how much of the Arctic coastline does Russia currently control? 3) What are the 3 goals of Russia in the Arctic? 4) What is the top flagship of the Russian military's Northern Fleet? 5) Why does Russia building up it's military in the Arctic concern the US and it's allies (NATO)? 6) What volcano erupted in The Democratic Republic of Congo last weekend? When was the last time this volcano erupted? 7) About how many structures did this volcano eruption destroy? How many lives were lost? How many lives were lost in the 2002 eruption? 8) Where is the Maasai Mara National Nature Reserve located? 9) What 2.3 million dollar wildlife project is Kenya currently working on? 10) About how much tourism revenue has Kenya lost due to the pandemic? When do they project their tourism money will return? 11) How many rhinos were illegally killed in Kenya in 2020? in Google Classroom

Assignment #69 CNN10 5/25 1) Where in the Arctic does Russia have a large military base? 2) About how much of the Arctic coastline does Russia currently control? 3) What are the 3 goals of Russia in the Arctic? 4) What is the top flagship of the Russian military's Northern Fleet? 5) Why does Russia building up it's military in the Arctic concern the US and it's allies (NATO)? 6) What volcano erupted in The Democratic Republic of Congo last weekend? When was the last time this volcano erupted? 7) About how many structures did this volcano eruption destroy? How many lives were lost? How many lives were lost in the 2002 eruption? 8) Where is the Maasai Mara National Nature Reserve located? 9) What 2.3 million dollar wildlife project is Kenya currently working on? 10) About how much tourism revenue has Kenya lost due to the pandemic? When do they project their tourism money will return? 11) How many rhinos were illegally killed in Kenya in 2020?

Please use CNN10 from May 25th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #68 CNN10 5/24 in Google Classroom

Assignment #68 CNN10 5/24

While watching the morning news from May 24, please come up with 2 questions using who what, where, when, why, how as question starters. The CNN10 video is linked below for your reference. Please be ready to share one of your questions out loud with the class.

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Assignment #67 CNN10 5/21 in Google Classroom

Assignment #67 CNN10 5/21

While watching the morning news from May 21, please come up with 2 questions using who what, where, when, why, how as question starters. The CNN10 video is linked below for your reference. Please be ready to share one of your questions out loud with the class.

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Assignment #66 CNN10 5/20 1) Why do so many immigrants from Morocco want to get into Spain? 2) What body of water separates Morocco and Spain? 3) On Monday and Tuesday of this week, how many immigrants flooded into Spain from Morocco? 4) What two states experienced flash flooding rain, strong winds, and power outages this week? About how many Texans were out of power Wednesday morning? 5) Do tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, or flash floods kill more people in an average year? 6) What year in the US did inflation hit a record high? 7) What is inflation? 8) How much inflation took place on consumer prices from last year to this year? When was the last time there was such a large increase? 9) Where did a famous arch collapse into the sea on Monday? in Google Classroom

Assignment #66 CNN10 5/20 1) Why do so many immigrants from Morocco want to get into Spain? 2) What body of water separates Morocco and Spain? 3) On Monday and Tuesday of this week, how many immigrants flooded into Spain from Morocco? 4) What two states experienced flash flooding rain, strong winds, and power outages this week? About how many Texans were out of power Wednesday morning? 5) Do tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, or flash floods kill more people in an average year? 6) What year in the US did inflation hit a record high? 7) What is inflation? 8) How much inflation took place on consumer prices from last year to this year? When was the last time there was such a large increase? 9) Where did a famous arch collapse into the sea on Monday?

Please use CNN10 from May 20th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #65 CNN10 5/19 1) About how many total COVID cases have been recorded in the world? About how many COVID related deaths? 2) What is the average estimated survival rate from COVID-19? 3) What is the reason that the COVID-19 survival rate is estimated to be so high? 4) What groups of people are more likely to get really sick or die from COVID-19? 5) What 5 items are still experiencing shortages due to the pandemic, which has resulted in high prices? 6) What are psychologists calling the fear of going back to normal life and socializing? 7) In what year was HBO founded? 8) What large media company did AT&T buy in 2018? For how much money? 9) What plans does luxury car company Lamborghini have to try to help reduce emissions on their cars? in Google Classroom

Assignment #65 CNN10 5/19 1) About how many total COVID cases have been recorded in the world? About how many COVID related deaths? 2) What is the average estimated survival rate from COVID-19? 3) What is the reason that the COVID-19 survival rate is estimated to be so high? 4) What groups of people are more likely to get really sick or die from COVID-19? 5) What 5 items are still experiencing shortages due to the pandemic, which has resulted in high prices? 6) What are psychologists calling the fear of going back to normal life and socializing? 7) In what year was HBO founded? 8) What large media company did AT&T buy in 2018? For how much money? 9) What plans does luxury car company Lamborghini have to try to help reduce emissions on their cars?

Please use CNN10 from May 19 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #64 CNN10 5/18 1) What two groups are currently fighting in the Middle East? When was the last time there was this much violence between these groups? 2) About how many Palestinian rockets have been fired from Gaza at Israeli lands? 3) What is the name of the Palestinian militant group that controls Gaza? 4) According to Palestinians, about how many Palestinians have Israeli's killed in the violence? 5) What cyclone hit the West Coast of India on Monday? About how fast were the wind speeds? 6) What is the official color of the Golden Gate Bridge? 7) Why has the Golden Gate Bridge started "singing"? How far away can this sound be heard? 8) In what year was the Golden Gate Bridge built? About how much did it cost to build? 9) About how many workers help to maintain the Golden Gate Bridge daily? 10) As of 2018, how much does it cost to cross the Golden Gate Bridge? in Google Classroom

Assignment #64 CNN10 5/18 1) What two groups are currently fighting in the Middle East? When was the last time there was this much violence between these groups? 2) About how many Palestinian rockets have been fired from Gaza at Israeli lands? 3) What is the name of the Palestinian militant group that controls Gaza? 4) According to Palestinians, about how many Palestinians have Israeli's killed in the violence? 5) What cyclone hit the West Coast of India on Monday? About how fast were the wind speeds? 6) What is the official color of the Golden Gate Bridge? 7) Why has the Golden Gate Bridge started "singing"? How far away can this sound be heard? 8) In what year was the Golden Gate Bridge built? About how much did it cost to build? 9) About how many workers help to maintain the Golden Gate Bridge daily? 10) As of 2018, how much does it cost to cross the Golden Gate Bridge?

Please use CNN10 from May 18th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #63 CNN10 5/17 1) Late last week, what new guidance did the CDC give in regards to wearing a mask? 2) According to the CDC, are vaccinated individuals carrying the COVID-19 virus? 3) What are 3 large companies that have lifted their mask mandates? 4) According to the CDC, should schools continue to require students to wear masks? 5) About how many Americans are now fully vaccinated? About what percentage of the total population is this? 6) About how many states have lifted their mask mandates for fully vaccinated following the mask guideline change from the CDC last week? 7) What is going to be the most challenging part about enforcing these new guidelines? 8) What is the most expensive part of constructing a new home? 9) As we get closer to the Tokyo Olympics, are COVID cases increasing or decreasing in Japan? in Google Classroom

Assignment #63 CNN10 5/17 1) Late last week, what new guidance did the CDC give in regards to wearing a mask? 2) According to the CDC, are vaccinated individuals carrying the COVID-19 virus? 3) What are 3 large companies that have lifted their mask mandates? 4) According to the CDC, should schools continue to require students to wear masks? 5) About how many Americans are now fully vaccinated? About what percentage of the total population is this? 6) About how many states have lifted their mask mandates for fully vaccinated following the mask guideline change from the CDC last week? 7) What is going to be the most challenging part about enforcing these new guidelines? 8) What is the most expensive part of constructing a new home? 9) As we get closer to the Tokyo Olympics, are COVID cases increasing or decreasing in Japan?

Please use the CNN10 video from May 17 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #62 CNN10 5/12 1) Which age group became eligible for the COVID vaccine this week? 2) Which 2 company's vaccines will be used on this new age group? 3) How many COVID vaccines have been formally approved by the FDA (Food & Drug Administration)? 4) How many people were involved in the vaccine clinical trial for Pfizer's vaccine before it received emergency authorization? 5) What is the estimated survival rate across all age groups for COVID-19? 6) Early this week, what percentage of Americans had received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine? What estimated percentage of Japanese have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine? 7) What is the population of China? What is the current birth rate? 8) What policy did the Communist government of China put in place in the late 1970's to slow the birth rate? How did this policy change in 2016? 9) In 2018, how many electric vehicles were there in the world? What percentage increase was this from the year before? in Google Classroom

Assignment #62 CNN10 5/12 1) Which age group became eligible for the COVID vaccine this week? 2) Which 2 company's vaccines will be used on this new age group? 3) How many COVID vaccines have been formally approved by the FDA (Food & Drug Administration)? 4) How many people were involved in the vaccine clinical trial for Pfizer's vaccine before it received emergency authorization? 5) What is the estimated survival rate across all age groups for COVID-19? 6) Early this week, what percentage of Americans had received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine? What estimated percentage of Japanese have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine? 7) What is the population of China? What is the current birth rate? 8) What policy did the Communist government of China put in place in the late 1970's to slow the birth rate? How did this policy change in 2016? 9) In 2018, how many electric vehicles were there in the world? What percentage increase was this from the year before?

Please use the CNN10 video from May 12th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #61 CNN10 5/7 1) What is the world's largest democracy? 2) About how many people live in India? 3) On Thursday how many positive COVID cases did India report? How many deaths related to COVID on Thursday? 4) Are number of COVID cases in the US decreasing or increasing? For the past week, what was the average daily number of positive COVID cases? 5) About how much have positive COVID tests decreased in the US since the peak of positive tests in January 2021? 6) What is the only US city that has held the summer Olympics twice? 7) Who founded the company WriteGirl? When was it founded? What is the goal of this non profit company? 8) About how many teenagers has WriteGirl helped over the last 20 years? in Google Classroom

Assignment #61 CNN10 5/7 1) What is the world's largest democracy? 2) About how many people live in India? 3) On Thursday how many positive COVID cases did India report? How many deaths related to COVID on Thursday? 4) Are number of COVID cases in the US decreasing or increasing? For the past week, what was the average daily number of positive COVID cases? 5) About how much have positive COVID tests decreased in the US since the peak of positive tests in January 2021? 6) What is the only US city that has held the summer Olympics twice? 7) Who founded the company WriteGirl? When was it founded? What is the goal of this non profit company? 8) About how many teenagers has WriteGirl helped over the last 20 years?

Please use CNN10 from May 7th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #60 CNN10 5/6 1) According to US Military officials this week, what percentage complete is the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan? 2) What is the longest US war ever? When did the war in Afghanistan begin? 3) What terrorist force in Afghanistan is still a powerful/violent threat regularly attacking the Afghan government? 4) What are two concerns of US military officials once US troops are pulled completely from Afghanistan? 5) When is the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan scheduled to be completed by? Why is this date significant? 6) China launched a rocket last Thursday and lost control of it. How fast is this rocket flying around space? When is this rocket scheduled to reenter Earth's atmosphere? Where will it land? 7) About what percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water/oceans? 8) What event has caused the most Broadway shutdowns? 9) When was the last time Broadway was closed for more than a year? When did Broadway shutdown? About how many people are out of work because of the closure? When is Broadway scheduled to reopen? 10) What record did US runner Des Linden break in April? What marathon did she win in 2018? 11) In order to prevent wildfires, what is the city of Paso Robles, CA doing? About how much is this project costing them? in Google Classroom

Assignment #60 CNN10 5/6 1) According to US Military officials this week, what percentage complete is the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan? 2) What is the longest US war ever? When did the war in Afghanistan begin? 3) What terrorist force in Afghanistan is still a powerful/violent threat regularly attacking the Afghan government? 4) What are two concerns of US military officials once US troops are pulled completely from Afghanistan? 5) When is the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan scheduled to be completed by? Why is this date significant? 6) China launched a rocket last Thursday and lost control of it. How fast is this rocket flying around space? When is this rocket scheduled to reenter Earth's atmosphere? Where will it land? 7) About what percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water/oceans? 8) What event has caused the most Broadway shutdowns? 9) When was the last time Broadway was closed for more than a year? When did Broadway shutdown? About how many people are out of work because of the closure? When is Broadway scheduled to reopen? 10) What record did US runner Des Linden break in April? What marathon did she win in 2018? 11) In order to prevent wildfires, what is the city of Paso Robles, CA doing? About how much is this project costing them?

Please use the CNN10 video from May 6th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #59 CNN10 5/5 While watching the morning news from May 5th, please come up with 1 question using who what, where, when, why, how as question starters. The CNN10 video is linked below for your reference. Please be ready to share one of your questions out loud with the class. in Google Classroom

Assignment #59 CNN10 5/5 While watching the morning news from May 5th, please come up with 1 question using who what, where, when, why, how as question starters. The CNN10 video is linked below for your reference. Please be ready to share one of your questions out loud with the class.

Please watch the CNN10 from May 5th and come up with one question that was answered in the news. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #58 CNN10 5/4 1) Following an annual message/state of the union speech by a President, what do they typically do next? 2) What two major economic plans is President Biden promoting and trying to get passed? What are a few things each of these economic plans does? 3) About how much do both of the plans cost combined? 4) Who needs to pass President Biden's plans in order to get the money approved? Why might President Biden have a difficult time getting his plans passed in the Senate? If there is a tie in the Senate, who would be the tiebreaker? 5) What year was NASA's Apollo 8 mission and what was the significance of this mission? 6) When does Russia plan to pull out of their involvement in the ISS (International Space Station)? 7) Space X Crew-1 just had a night splashdown landing. What is a night splashdown and when was the last time a spacecraft had this type of landing? 8) Which plant pulls CO2 carbon emissions out of the air at the fastest rate? 9) How does the company "Running Tide" plan on reducing CO2 emissions? in Google Classroom

Assignment #58 CNN10 5/4 1) Following an annual message/state of the union speech by a President, what do they typically do next? 2) What two major economic plans is President Biden promoting and trying to get passed? What are a few things each of these economic plans does? 3) About how much do both of the plans cost combined? 4) Who needs to pass President Biden's plans in order to get the money approved? Why might President Biden have a difficult time getting his plans passed in the Senate? If there is a tie in the Senate, who would be the tiebreaker? 5) What year was NASA's Apollo 8 mission and what was the significance of this mission? 6) When does Russia plan to pull out of their involvement in the ISS (International Space Station)? 7) Space X Crew-1 just had a night splashdown landing. What is a night splashdown and when was the last time a spacecraft had this type of landing? 8) Which plant pulls CO2 carbon emissions out of the air at the fastest rate? 9) How does the company "Running Tide" plan on reducing CO2 emissions?

Please use CNN10 from May 4th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #57 CNN10 5/3 1) What is the 2nd most populated country in the world? 2) On Saturday India recorded a record number of new positive COVID cases. About how many positive cases did they record? 3) With New Delhi's medical oxygen shortage, what country is delivering liquid oxygen on trains to help out? 4) When will a US travel ban begin, where no Indians will be allowed to travel to the US unless they are citizens or live here? 5) About how many positive COVID cases is the US recording daily? What percentage down is this from a couple of weeks ago? 6) What are two reasons experts say US COVID numbers are on the decline? 7) How many people watched the Kentucky Derby in person this week? 8) What major California theme park reopened last week? 9) What does police officer Jennifer Mattock's company "Future Ties" do to help Chicago students? in Google Classroom

Assignment #57 CNN10 5/3 1) What is the 2nd most populated country in the world? 2) On Saturday India recorded a record number of new positive COVID cases. About how many positive cases did they record? 3) With New Delhi's medical oxygen shortage, what country is delivering liquid oxygen on trains to help out? 4) When will a US travel ban begin, where no Indians will be allowed to travel to the US unless they are citizens or live here? 5) About how many positive COVID cases is the US recording daily? What percentage down is this from a couple of weeks ago? 6) What are two reasons experts say US COVID numbers are on the decline? 7) How many people watched the Kentucky Derby in person this week? 8) What major California theme park reopened last week? 9) What does police officer Jennifer Mattock's company "Future Ties" do to help Chicago students?

Please use CNN10 from May 3 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #55 CNN10 4/28 1) According to the 2020 census (count of American people), what was the US population as of April 1, 2020? 2) According to Article 1 Section II of the Constitution, how often does the census need to take place? 3) Why is the census important? 4) How many states will gain a seat in the House of Representatives after the census? How many states will lose a seat? Will California lose or gain a seat in the House of Representatives because of the census? 5) How often do we vote for House of Representatives? How many total seats are there in the House? 6) According to the National Restaurant Association, how many restaurants have shutdown as of December 2020? 7) As of March 2021, 25% of restaurants listed what as their top challenge? 8) What do some restaurant owners blame as the reason workers aren't coming back to work? 9) What national shortage in building materials has caused a rise in housing/building prices? Why is there a shortage? When was the last time this material had such a high price? in Google Classroom

Assignment #55 CNN10 4/28 1) According to the 2020 census (count of American people), what was the US population as of April 1, 2020? 2) According to Article 1 Section II of the Constitution, how often does the census need to take place? 3) Why is the census important? 4) How many states will gain a seat in the House of Representatives after the census? How many states will lose a seat? Will California lose or gain a seat in the House of Representatives because of the census? 5) How often do we vote for House of Representatives? How many total seats are there in the House? 6) According to the National Restaurant Association, how many restaurants have shutdown as of December 2020? 7) As of March 2021, 25% of restaurants listed what as their top challenge? 8) What do some restaurant owners blame as the reason workers aren't coming back to work? 9) What national shortage in building materials has caused a rise in housing/building prices? Why is there a shortage? When was the last time this material had such a high price?

Please use the CNN10 video from April 28 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #54 CNN10 4/27 1) How big is India compared to the US? About how many more people does India have compared to the US? 2) When the first wave of COVID peaked in September/October, about how many new cases per day in India? About how many new cases per day during this current peak of infections in India? 3) What medical supply shortage is the capital of New Dehli, India experiencing? 4) In order to not overflow hospitals, what do India health officials say you should do if you are experiencing mild COVID symptoms? 5) In what year did the Ottoman Empire dissolve? 6) In 1914, about how many Armenians lived in the Ottoman Empire? In 1922, about how many Armenians were left in Turkey? 7) What happened to the Armenians that disappeared from the Ottoman Empire? 8) Who was the 1st American president to use the word genocide when referring to what happened to the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire? Who was the most recent American president to recognize the Armenian Genocide? When? 9) Where was the Virgin Hyperloop being tested this week? What technology does the Hyperloop use to travel at such high speeds so smoothly? What are some benefits of this new technology? in Google Classroom

Assignment #54 CNN10 4/27 1) How big is India compared to the US? About how many more people does India have compared to the US? 2) When the first wave of COVID peaked in September/October, about how many new cases per day in India? About how many new cases per day during this current peak of infections in India? 3) What medical supply shortage is the capital of New Dehli, India experiencing? 4) In order to not overflow hospitals, what do India health officials say you should do if you are experiencing mild COVID symptoms? 5) In what year did the Ottoman Empire dissolve? 6) In 1914, about how many Armenians lived in the Ottoman Empire? In 1922, about how many Armenians were left in Turkey? 7) What happened to the Armenians that disappeared from the Ottoman Empire? 8) Who was the 1st American president to use the word genocide when referring to what happened to the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire? Who was the most recent American president to recognize the Armenian Genocide? When? 9) Where was the Virgin Hyperloop being tested this week? What technology does the Hyperloop use to travel at such high speeds so smoothly? What are some benefits of this new technology?

Please use CNN10 from April 27th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #53 CNN10 4/23 1) When was Earth Day? 2) What type of virtual meeting did President Biden hold with dozens of world leaders yesterday? 3) What environment greenhouse goal did President Biden set for the US by 2030? 4) What approximate percentage of body weight does your skin make? About how much area does your skin cover? 5) What technology has Professor Someya at the University of Tokyo been working on? How much was the estimated worth of this growing industry in 2019? 6) What hotel concept have Turkish designers come up with? What year is the projected completion date for this project? in Google Classroom

Assignment #53 CNN10 4/23 1) When was Earth Day? 2) What type of virtual meeting did President Biden hold with dozens of world leaders yesterday? 3) What environment greenhouse goal did President Biden set for the US by 2030? 4) What approximate percentage of body weight does your skin make? About how much area does your skin cover? 5) What technology has Professor Someya at the University of Tokyo been working on? How much was the estimated worth of this growing industry in 2019? 6) What hotel concept have Turkish designers come up with? What year is the projected completion date for this project?

Please use the CNN10 video from April 23rd to answer the questions. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #52 CNN10 4/22 1) How did Japan prevent a radioactive power plant meltdown in 2011 when a plant was damaged from an earthquake and tsunami? 2) What controversial material does Japan want to dump into the Pacific Ocean? About how much would they be dumping? 3) What two countries neighboring Japan are extremely concerned with Japan disposing of this material in the Pacific? 4) About how many people live in the country of Chad? About what percentage of Chad's people live below the poverty line? 5) What happened to Chad's President Idriss Deby this week? Who will now rule the country? 6) When did President Idriss Deby first become President of Chad? 7) What model and year Tesla is currently under investigation in Texas for an accident that killed two people? Who was driving the car at the time of the accident? 8) What two countries have decided to open up a "travel bubble"? What is a travel bubble? 9) How much money will this new travel bubble bring into New Zealand? in Google Classroom

Assignment #52 CNN10 4/22 1) How did Japan prevent a radioactive power plant meltdown in 2011 when a plant was damaged from an earthquake and tsunami? 2) What controversial material does Japan want to dump into the Pacific Ocean? About how much would they be dumping? 3) What two countries neighboring Japan are extremely concerned with Japan disposing of this material in the Pacific? 4) About how many people live in the country of Chad? About what percentage of Chad's people live below the poverty line? 5) What happened to Chad's President Idriss Deby this week? Who will now rule the country? 6) When did President Idriss Deby first become President of Chad? 7) What model and year Tesla is currently under investigation in Texas for an accident that killed two people? Who was driving the car at the time of the accident? 8) What two countries have decided to open up a "travel bubble"? What is a travel bubble? 9) How much money will this new travel bubble bring into New Zealand?

Please use the CNN10 video from April 22nd to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #51 CNN10 4/21 1) What new guidelines has the CDC released in regards to washing hands/surfaces? 2) In comparison to 2018 & 2019, how many poison control calls were made in 2020? 3) What does the CDC say is the main way COVID-19 is spread? 4) Which two prestigious US universities have just announced they will require all students to be vaccinated? 5) Due to COVID travel restrictions, about what percentage of countries around the world will be put on "do not travel" status by the Biden Administration? in Google Classroom

Assignment #51 CNN10 4/21 1) What new guidelines has the CDC released in regards to washing hands/surfaces? 2) In comparison to 2018 & 2019, how many poison control calls were made in 2020? 3) What does the CDC say is the main way COVID-19 is spread? 4) Which two prestigious US universities have just announced they will require all students to be vaccinated? 5) Due to COVID travel restrictions, about what percentage of countries around the world will be put on "do not travel" status by the Biden Administration?

Please use CNN10 from April 21st to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #50 CNN10 4/20 1) According to CNN10, in simple terms, what is inflation? 2) How much have gas prices gone up from March 2020 to March 2021? 3) How do gas prices affect how much we pay for products? 4) Why were gas prices so low in 2020? 5) What average rate of inflation are banks okay with each year? What inflation rate did we experience from March 2020 to March 2021? 6) When was the airline Qantas founded? 7) About how much did airline travel decrease in 2020? 8) How has the decreased air travel affected airplanes? 9) How many new officers is TSA hiring as air travel increases? 10) What type of waste has shown a huge increase in the last year? What items are creating more waste? in Google Classroom

Assignment #50 CNN10 4/20 1) According to CNN10, in simple terms, what is inflation? 2) How much have gas prices gone up from March 2020 to March 2021? 3) How do gas prices affect how much we pay for products? 4) Why were gas prices so low in 2020? 5) What average rate of inflation are banks okay with each year? What inflation rate did we experience from March 2020 to March 2021? 6) When was the airline Qantas founded? 7) About how much did airline travel decrease in 2020? 8) How has the decreased air travel affected airplanes? 9) How many new officers is TSA hiring as air travel increases? 10) What type of waste has shown a huge increase in the last year? What items are creating more waste?

Please use CNN10 from April 20th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #49 CNN10 4/19 in Google Classroom

Assignment #49 CNN10 4/19

While watching the morning news from April 19, please come up with 3 questions using who what, where, when, why, how as question starters. The CNN10 video is linked below for your reference. Please be ready to share one of your questions out loud with the class.

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Assignment #48 CNN10 4/16 1) Yesterday, what did President Biden announce that will punish Russia? 2) What will these sanctions do? 3) What is the US accusing Russia of? 4) How long ago was the Boston Marathon terrorist bombing? How many people were killed? How many were injured? 5) What happened to Heather Abbott in the Boston Marathon bombing? 6) What is the goal of The Heather Abbott Foundation? 7) How many people has The Heather Abbott Foundation helped? About how much money have they used to help others? 8) According to scientists, how many species of spiders are there? in Google Classroom

Assignment #48 CNN10 4/16 1) Yesterday, what did President Biden announce that will punish Russia? 2) What will these sanctions do? 3) What is the US accusing Russia of? 4) How long ago was the Boston Marathon terrorist bombing? How many people were killed? How many were injured? 5) What happened to Heather Abbott in the Boston Marathon bombing? 6) What is the goal of The Heather Abbott Foundation? 7) How many people has The Heather Abbott Foundation helped? About how much money have they used to help others? 8) According to scientists, how many species of spiders are there?

Please use CNN10 from April 16 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #47 CNN10 4/15 1) Yesterday President Biden announced he would pull US troops out of Afghanistan. When will all troops be removed by? 2) What is the significance of the date that the US will have all troops out of Afghanistan? 3) As of January 2021, how many troops still remained in Afghanistan? 4) What powerful terrorist group still remains in Afghanistan? 5) About how old is the ancient city archaeologists recently discovered in Egypt? Where was it discovered? 6) What national emblem features 4 lions? 7) On average, how many people are killed each day in India by wild animals? 8) How do wild animals threaten farmers well being in India? 9) Where in the US is a robot named Nuro delivering pizzas for Dominos? in Google Classroom

Assignment #47 CNN10 4/15 1) Yesterday President Biden announced he would pull US troops out of Afghanistan. When will all troops be removed by? 2) What is the significance of the date that the US will have all troops out of Afghanistan? 3) As of January 2021, how many troops still remained in Afghanistan? 4) What powerful terrorist group still remains in Afghanistan? 5) About how old is the ancient city archaeologists recently discovered in Egypt? Where was it discovered? 6) What national emblem features 4 lions? 7) On average, how many people are killed each day in India by wild animals? 8) How do wild animals threaten farmers well being in India? 9) Where in the US is a robot named Nuro delivering pizzas for Dominos?

Please use CNN10 from April 15 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #46 CNN10 4/14 1) Why have violent protests been taking place in Minneapolis, Minnesota? 2) Why did police pull over 20 year old Daunte Wright? 3) What were Daunte's two misdemeanors for on his outstanding warrant? 4) Which police officers resigned following the Daunte Wright incident? 5) Where was a riot declared on Monday in protests of the Daunte Wright incident? 6) What COVID vaccine has been put on pause because of dangerous blood clot concerns? About how many doses of this vaccine have already been administered? 7) What island is located about 100 miles off the Eastern Coast of China? 8) About how many military troops does China have? About how many troops does Taiwan have? 9) Why is the current tension between China and Taiwan important to the US? in Google Classroom

Assignment #46 CNN10 4/14 1) Why have violent protests been taking place in Minneapolis, Minnesota? 2) Why did police pull over 20 year old Daunte Wright? 3) What were Daunte's two misdemeanors for on his outstanding warrant? 4) Which police officers resigned following the Daunte Wright incident? 5) Where was a riot declared on Monday in protests of the Daunte Wright incident? 6) What COVID vaccine has been put on pause because of dangerous blood clot concerns? About how many doses of this vaccine have already been administered? 7) What island is located about 100 miles off the Eastern Coast of China? 8) About how many military troops does China have? About how many troops does Taiwan have? 9) Why is the current tension between China and Taiwan important to the US?

Please use CNN10 from April 14th to answer the questions in short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #45 CNN10 4/13 1) What bill did President Biden sign into law on his 51st day? 2) What was Biden's 100 day US goal for vaccines? Did he reach that goal? 3) When did people begin judging US presidents by their first 100 days? 4) When did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) become president? 5) How many bills did President FDR sign into law his first 100 days? 6) What year anniversary is it for the NASA space shuttle program? 7) By 2011, about how much money had NASA spent on the Space Shuttle Program? How many missions? How many people had been sent into space? How many pounds of cargo? 8) In what year was the NASA rocket perfected? 9) What year was the International Space Station completed? About how far above the Earth's surface is it located? 10) Where is the first traffic light for camels located? in Google Classroom

Assignment #45 CNN10 4/13 1) What bill did President Biden sign into law on his 51st day? 2) What was Biden's 100 day US goal for vaccines? Did he reach that goal? 3) When did people begin judging US presidents by their first 100 days? 4) When did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) become president? 5) How many bills did President FDR sign into law his first 100 days? 6) What year anniversary is it for the NASA space shuttle program? 7) By 2011, about how much money had NASA spent on the Space Shuttle Program? How many missions? How many people had been sent into space? How many pounds of cargo? 8) In what year was the NASA rocket perfected? 9) What year was the International Space Station completed? About how far above the Earth's surface is it located? 10) Where is the first traffic light for camels located?

Please use CNN10 from April 13 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #44 CNN10 4/12 1) What Caribbean island had a volcanic eruption last week? 2) What is the name of the volcano that erupted in the Caribbean's? 3) When was the last time this volcano erupted? 4) What is it called when a deadly mix of lava, ash, and volcanic gas rush down the slopes of a volcano? 5) What asteroid is NASA currently collecting samples from? About how much did this mission cost? 6) What is the name of the full moon in April? 7) Where is the Miniature Wonderland, a model train and miniature replica of famous places around the world? 8) What world record does the Miniature Wonderland hold? How many glasses do they use for their music? 9) In what state was their a giant waterspout off the coast that created some damage like a tornado? in Google Classroom

Assignment #44 CNN10 4/12 1) What Caribbean island had a volcanic eruption last week? 2) What is the name of the volcano that erupted in the Caribbean's? 3) When was the last time this volcano erupted? 4) What is it called when a deadly mix of lava, ash, and volcanic gas rush down the slopes of a volcano? 5) What asteroid is NASA currently collecting samples from? About how much did this mission cost? 6) What is the name of the full moon in April? 7) Where is the Miniature Wonderland, a model train and miniature replica of famous places around the world? 8) What world record does the Miniature Wonderland hold? How many glasses do they use for their music? 9) In what state was their a giant waterspout off the coast that created some damage like a tornado?

Please use CNN10 from April 12 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #43 CNN10 4/9 1) What is a vaccine passport? 2) Which country was the first country to require vaccine passports? 3) Does President Biden plan on requiring vaccine passports in the US? 4) Which state governor has banned vaccine passports from his state? Why? 5) Are you for or against vaccine passports being required? Why? 6) What did Dr. James Mease invent in 1812? 7) What product currently has a shortage in the US and is in high demand? 8) Who is the largest producer of ketchup in the US? What increase in production do they plan to launch this month to help with the shortage? 9) What new roller coaster will be breaking all of the Guinness World Records for tallest, fastest, and longest? Where is it located? in Google Classroom

Assignment #43 CNN10 4/9 1) What is a vaccine passport? 2) Which country was the first country to require vaccine passports? 3) Does President Biden plan on requiring vaccine passports in the US? 4) Which state governor has banned vaccine passports from his state? Why? 5) Are you for or against vaccine passports being required? Why? 6) What did Dr. James Mease invent in 1812? 7) What product currently has a shortage in the US and is in high demand? 8) Who is the largest producer of ketchup in the US? What increase in production do they plan to launch this month to help with the shortage? 9) What new roller coaster will be breaking all of the Guinness World Records for tallest, fastest, and longest? Where is it located?

Please use the video from CNN10 for April 9th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for you reference.

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Assignment #42 CNN10 4/8 1) About how many Facebook users information showed up on a hackers website in 2019? 2) About how many people were regularly using Facebook in the world in the summer of 2019? 3) About how many Facebook users that were hacked were from the US? 4) In cryptocurrency, about how much is 1 ethereum worth in US dollars? 5) What does NFT stand for? What is an NFT? 6) How much was digital artist Beeple's NFT sold for at an auction? 7) What happened to a man's car in New Mexico when he decided to go into a store and left his window's down? in Google Classroom

Assignment #42 CNN10 4/8 1) About how many Facebook users information showed up on a hackers website in 2019? 2) About how many people were regularly using Facebook in the world in the summer of 2019? 3) About how many Facebook users that were hacked were from the US? 4) In cryptocurrency, about how much is 1 ethereum worth in US dollars? 5) What does NFT stand for? What is an NFT? 6) How much was digital artist Beeple's NFT sold for at an auction? 7) What happened to a man's car in New Mexico when he decided to go into a store and left his window's down?

Please use the CNN10 video from April 8th to answer the questions in short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #41 CNN10 4/7 1) When was Myanmar/Burma taken over in a military coup? 2) About how many people have died in the violence/protests in Myanmar? 3) What was the largest naval battle of World War 2? When did it take place? 4) Who was fighting in the largest naval battle of World War 2? How many warships did the US lose? About how many American soldiers/sailors died? 5) What is the world's deepest known shipwreck? How deep? 6) How many crew members died on the USS Johnston during World War 2? 7) In 1912 what gift did Japan ship across the ocean that you can see now in Washington DC each year? in Google Classroom

Assignment #41 CNN10 4/7 1) When was Myanmar/Burma taken over in a military coup? 2) About how many people have died in the violence/protests in Myanmar? 3) What was the largest naval battle of World War 2? When did it take place? 4) Who was fighting in the largest naval battle of World War 2? How many warships did the US lose? About how many American soldiers/sailors died? 5) What is the world's deepest known shipwreck? How deep? 6) How many crew members died on the USS Johnston during World War 2? 7) In 1912 what gift did Japan ship across the ocean that you can see now in Washington DC each year?

Please use CNN10 from April 7th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #40 CNN10 4/6 1) According to the US Department of Labor, how many jobs were added to the US Economy in March? In January? In February? 2) When was the last time we had an employment jump in the US this big? 3) What is the current unemployment rate? Did it decrease or increase last month? 4) About how many jobs in the US vanished a year ago at the start of the pandemic? 5) About how many jobs in March were added in the area of leisure/hospitality? Why such a large increase? 6) What country is the world's largest democracy? What is the population? 7) India recorded it's largest number of new COVID-19 cases yesterday? How many positive cases? 8) On what coast is Alexandria, Egypt located? 9) How did Egypt decide to move 22 pharaoh mummies from an old museum to their new museum location in Cairo? Why did they make it into such a big event? in Google Classroom

Assignment #40 CNN10 4/6 1) According to the US Department of Labor, how many jobs were added to the US Economy in March? In January? In February? 2) When was the last time we had an employment jump in the US this big? 3) What is the current unemployment rate? Did it decrease or increase last month? 4) About how many jobs in the US vanished a year ago at the start of the pandemic? 5) About how many jobs in March were added in the area of leisure/hospitality? Why such a large increase? 6) What country is the world's largest democracy? What is the population? 7) India recorded it's largest number of new COVID-19 cases yesterday? How many positive cases? 8) On what coast is Alexandria, Egypt located? 9) How did Egypt decide to move 22 pharaoh mummies from an old museum to their new museum location in Cairo? Why did they make it into such a big event?

Please use CNN10 from April 6th to answer the questions in short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #39 CNN10 4/5 1) What year was Amazon launched as a company? What did Amazon originally sell? 2) Amazon is one of the top five most valuable companies on the planet. About how much is it worth? 3) What is founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos's net worth? 4) 3 years ago, Amazon was paying it's average salary employee only 28,000 dollars a year. How far below the national average was this? 5) What is a negative affect Amazon has had on physical retail stores and employees? 6) What is a privacy concern people have with smart speakers like Amazon's Alexa? 7) In 2020, when other companies were struggling, about how many new employees did Amazon hire? About how many total employees does Amazon have? 8) What is different about Amazon Go stores than other grocery stores? 9) Do you think Amazon is a monopoly? Do you think Amazon has gotten to big as a company? Why or why not? in Google Classroom

Assignment #39 CNN10 4/5 1) What year was Amazon launched as a company? What did Amazon originally sell? 2) Amazon is one of the top five most valuable companies on the planet. About how much is it worth? 3) What is founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos's net worth? 4) 3 years ago, Amazon was paying it's average salary employee only 28,000 dollars a year. How far below the national average was this? 5) What is a negative affect Amazon has had on physical retail stores and employees? 6) What is a privacy concern people have with smart speakers like Amazon's Alexa? 7) In 2020, when other companies were struggling, about how many new employees did Amazon hire? About how many total employees does Amazon have? 8) What is different about Amazon Go stores than other grocery stores? 9) Do you think Amazon is a monopoly? Do you think Amazon has gotten to big as a company? Why or why not?

Please use the CNN10 video from April 5 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #38 CNN10 3/26 1) How much did NASA's Perseverance Mission on Mars cost? 2) What is the name of the small 2.3 million dollar drone helicopter NASA has on Mars? 3) What piece of history is NASA's drone helicopter carrying with it on the mission? 4) What rock formation is the spiritual center of Australia? How tall is this rock formation? 5) What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by forest? 6) What forest in Brazil is Laury Cullen passionate about restoring? 7) How many hectares of the forest has Cullen already restored? 8) What did Ben Toliday a Georgia student and aspiring engineer build in his mother's backyard? in Google Classroom

Assignment #38 CNN10 3/26 1) How much did NASA's Perseverance Mission on Mars cost? 2) What is the name of the small 2.3 million dollar drone helicopter NASA has on Mars? 3) What piece of history is NASA's drone helicopter carrying with it on the mission? 4) What rock formation is the spiritual center of Australia? How tall is this rock formation? 5) What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by forest? 6) What forest in Brazil is Laury Cullen passionate about restoring? 7) How many hectares of the forest has Cullen already restored? 8) What did Ben Toliday a Georgia student and aspiring engineer build in his mother's backyard?

Please use CNN10 from March 26 to answer the questions in short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #37 CNN10 3/25 1) Where in Egypt is there a giant traffic jam currently? 2) What 2 seas does the Suez Canal connect? 3) What is the name of the massive cargo ship stuck diagonally in the Suez Canal? About how many ships are waiting to pass through? 4) About how long might it take to clear the canal of the jam? What important supply might be disrupted? 5) About how long has the Suez Canal been a vital shipping route from Europe to Africa? 6) What is the number one percentage waste in landfills in the US? What is the number two waste in landfills? 7) What waste problem has increased due to the pandemic? 8) What does the company DeliverZero do in an effort to reduce waste? 9) Where does Mario Fernando Prado play classical music on his piano to soothe zoo animals? in Google Classroom

Assignment #37 CNN10 3/25 1) Where in Egypt is there a giant traffic jam currently? 2) What 2 seas does the Suez Canal connect? 3) What is the name of the massive cargo ship stuck diagonally in the Suez Canal? About how many ships are waiting to pass through? 4) About how long might it take to clear the canal of the jam? What important supply might be disrupted? 5) About how long has the Suez Canal been a vital shipping route from Europe to Africa? 6) What is the number one percentage waste in landfills in the US? What is the number two waste in landfills? 7) What waste problem has increased due to the pandemic? 8) What does the company DeliverZero do in an effort to reduce waste? 9) Where does Mario Fernando Prado play classical music on his piano to soothe zoo animals?

Please use CNN10 from March 25th to answer the questions in short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #36 CNN10 3/24 1) What global shortage is affecting the world economy and car production worldwide? 2) About what percentage of semiconductor computer chips go to automakers? 3) About how many computer chips does the average car have? 4) During the pandemic with automakers slowing production, where were computer chips used instead? 5) What car Japanese car companies have announced they will need to cut production this year due to chip shortages? What American car companies will be cutting production? 6) What is the biggest producer of semiconductor computer chips in the world? 7) Which products does Samsung say might be affected next by the computer chip shortage? 8) Which country are people flocking to in order to see a slow volcanic eruption that started March 19th? in Google Classroom

Assignment #36 CNN10 3/24 1) What global shortage is affecting the world economy and car production worldwide? 2) About what percentage of semiconductor computer chips go to automakers? 3) About how many computer chips does the average car have? 4) During the pandemic with automakers slowing production, where were computer chips used instead? 5) What car Japanese car companies have announced they will need to cut production this year due to chip shortages? What American car companies will be cutting production? 6) What is the biggest producer of semiconductor computer chips in the world? 7) Which products does Samsung say might be affected next by the computer chip shortage? 8) Which country are people flocking to in order to see a slow volcanic eruption that started March 19th?

Please use CNN10 from March 24th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #35 CNN10 3/23 1) What is currently happening in New South Whales, Australia? About how many people have been evacuated? 2) What has made flooding in Australia worse this time than in the past? 3) How many people were screened by TSA in American airports Saturday? On Saturday, how many days in a row had American airport travel been over one million per day? 4) Why are health experts advising against spring break travel? 5) In Louisiana, who is now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine? 6) In New York City, how many high schools and high schoolers were welcomed back to in person education this week? Did majority of students return to in person, or choose to stay remote in NYC? 7) What does the Russian word Sputnik mean? When did the Russians launch the first satellite into space? 8) About how much man made trash is orbiting the Earth in space? 9) What is the first private company to launch an effort to clean up space junk/trash? What could a dime sized piece of space trash do to a spacecraft? 10) In Central China an ancient gold mask was recently discovered. How old to experts estimate the mask is? in Google Classroom

Assignment #35 CNN10 3/23 1) What is currently happening in New South Whales, Australia? About how many people have been evacuated? 2) What has made flooding in Australia worse this time than in the past? 3) How many people were screened by TSA in American airports Saturday? On Saturday, how many days in a row had American airport travel been over one million per day? 4) Why are health experts advising against spring break travel? 5) In Louisiana, who is now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine? 6) In New York City, how many high schools and high schoolers were welcomed back to in person education this week? Did majority of students return to in person, or choose to stay remote in NYC? 7) What does the Russian word Sputnik mean? When did the Russians launch the first satellite into space? 8) About how much man made trash is orbiting the Earth in space? 9) What is the first private company to launch an effort to clean up space junk/trash? What could a dime sized piece of space trash do to a spacecraft? 10) In Central China an ancient gold mask was recently discovered. How old to experts estimate the mask is?

Please use CNN10 from March 23 to answer the questions in short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #34 CNN10 3/22 1) When were Tokyo 2020 Olympics originally scheduled to start? When are they now scheduled to begin? 2) Over the weekend, what new COVID restriction did the Olympic Organizing Committee announce? How will this affect the Olympics and the country of Japan? 3) What has made this summer Olympics difficult for athletes? 4) According to public broadcaster NHK's poll, about what percentage of Japanese think the Olympics should be further postponed or cancelled? 5) Which country does the CIA estimate has the highest literacy rate in the world? About what percentage of adults can read there? 6) Who paid attention to David Flink in elementary school, pushing him to feel important, and going on to earn a graduate degree from Columbia University? 7) What company did David Flink start to help connect elementary students with disabilities to high school/college students with disabilities so they could have mentors to connect with and push them to succeed? 8) Where did surfer Danny Griffiths lose his favorite surfboard in 2017? Who found it a year and a half later and returned it? About how far had the surfboard drifted? in Google Classroom

Assignment #34 CNN10 3/22 1) When were Tokyo 2020 Olympics originally scheduled to start? When are they now scheduled to begin? 2) Over the weekend, what new COVID restriction did the Olympic Organizing Committee announce? How will this affect the Olympics and the country of Japan? 3) What has made this summer Olympics difficult for athletes? 4) According to public broadcaster NHK's poll, about what percentage of Japanese think the Olympics should be further postponed or cancelled? 5) Which country does the CIA estimate has the highest literacy rate in the world? About what percentage of adults can read there? 6) Who paid attention to David Flink in elementary school, pushing him to feel important, and going on to earn a graduate degree from Columbia University? 7) What company did David Flink start to help connect elementary students with disabilities to high school/college students with disabilities so they could have mentors to connect with and push them to succeed? 8) Where did surfer Danny Griffiths lose his favorite surfboard in 2017? Who found it a year and a half later and returned it? About how far had the surfboard drifted?

Please use CNN 10 from March 22 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #33 CNN10 3/19 1) The House of Representatives just held a hearing to discuss discrimination and violence towards what group of people? Why has this group of people been experiencing more discrimination in the last year? 2) According to the group Stop AAPI Hate, how many complaints of racist hateful acts have been reported since March 19, 2020? 3) About how much have hate crimes against Asian Americans in American cities increased in the last year? 4) When was the first federal legislation to protect against hate crimes signed into law? 5) What year was the scientific discovery of Haley's Comet confirmed? 6) When was the first interstellar object observed? About how fast to scientists believe it was traveling? 7) What Highway connects mainland Florida to Key West? 8) What is the southernmost point of the United States? in Google Classroom

Assignment #33 CNN10 3/19 1) The House of Representatives just held a hearing to discuss discrimination and violence towards what group of people? Why has this group of people been experiencing more discrimination in the last year? 2) According to the group Stop AAPI Hate, how many complaints of racist hateful acts have been reported since March 19, 2020? 3) About how much have hate crimes against Asian Americans in American cities increased in the last year? 4) When was the first federal legislation to protect against hate crimes signed into law? 5) What year was the scientific discovery of Haley's Comet confirmed? 6) When was the first interstellar object observed? About how fast to scientists believe it was traveling? 7) What Highway connects mainland Florida to Key West? 8) What is the southernmost point of the United States?

Please use CNN10 from March 19 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #32 CNN10 3/18 1) In the 1st week of March, according to the Red Cross, about how many of their blood donations contained COVID-19 antibodies? 2) Are blood donors a good scientific random sample? Why or why not? 3) According to the CDC, about how much of the population had been infected with COVID-19 by the end of 2020? 4) Why is it difficult to know who has and has not been infected with COVID in society? 5) What small proteins does your body build to help protect you from viruses? 6) What do scientists know about COVID-19 antibodies? What are they still unsure about? 7) What is Dr. Ted Fujita most famous for? 8) About how many people were affected by a tornado watch in the southern US yesterday? 9) When is tornado season? What was the deadliest and most costly tornado season in the last 100 years? 10) When was the first "Dead Sea Scroll" found? Where are these scrolls located? in Google Classroom

Assignment #32 CNN10 3/18 1) In the 1st week of March, according to the Red Cross, about how many of their blood donations contained COVID-19 antibodies? 2) Are blood donors a good scientific random sample? Why or why not? 3) According to the CDC, about how much of the population had been infected with COVID-19 by the end of 2020? 4) Why is it difficult to know who has and has not been infected with COVID in society? 5) What small proteins does your body build to help protect you from viruses? 6) What do scientists know about COVID-19 antibodies? What are they still unsure about? 7) What is Dr. Ted Fujita most famous for? 8) About how many people were affected by a tornado watch in the southern US yesterday? 9) When is tornado season? What was the deadliest and most costly tornado season in the last 100 years? 10) When was the first "Dead Sea Scroll" found? Where are these scrolls located?

Please use CNN10 from March 18th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #31 CNN10 3/17 1) About how much did US college enrollment drop from fall 2019 to fall 2020? About how much did college enrollment drop from spring 2020 to spring 2021? 2) Why do experts think colleges are losing students? 3) What type of college enrollment has showed an increase? By how much? 4) What type of college has been hit the hardest with declining enrollment? Why do experts think this is? 5) How much of an increase in apps has Harvard seen this year? Why do experts think this is? 6) What year was the story Phantom of the Opera written? 7) How long has Broadway been hosting shows for live audiences? 8) About how many jobs have been lost in the last year with Broadway closed? 9) Where has a historic snowstorm hit in the last week? 10) What new hotel idea has a hotel in China come up with? in Google Classroom

Assignment #31 CNN10 3/17 1) About how much did US college enrollment drop from fall 2019 to fall 2020? About how much did college enrollment drop from spring 2020 to spring 2021? 2) Why do experts think colleges are losing students? 3) What type of college enrollment has showed an increase? By how much? 4) What type of college has been hit the hardest with declining enrollment? Why do experts think this is? 5) How much of an increase in apps has Harvard seen this year? Why do experts think this is? 6) What year was the story Phantom of the Opera written? 7) How long has Broadway been hosting shows for live audiences? 8) About how many jobs have been lost in the last year with Broadway closed? 9) Where has a historic snowstorm hit in the last week? 10) What new hotel idea has a hotel in China come up with?

Please use CNN10 from March 17th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #30 CNN10 3/16 1) About how many people were killed in Myanmar/Burma Sunday as protests against the military takeover continued? 2) What are the Burmese people protesting? 3) What neighboring country is getting involved? Why? 4) What European COVID vaccine rollout is being put on hold in about 1/3 of European countries? Why? 5) About how long is the Rio Grande river? 6) What makes the Rio Grande significant when it comes to the US/Mexico border? 7) Why have the numbers of immigrants flooding the US/Mexico border increased so drastically this year? 8) What new law from the Biden administration affects children on the border? 9) At the start of the week, about how many unaccompanied children were being held in US Border Patrol facilities? 10) What are some of the benefits of new "smart glass" technology? in Google Classroom

Assignment #30 CNN10 3/16 1) About how many people were killed in Myanmar/Burma Sunday as protests against the military takeover continued? 2) What are the Burmese people protesting? 3) What neighboring country is getting involved? Why? 4) What European COVID vaccine rollout is being put on hold in about 1/3 of European countries? Why? 5) About how long is the Rio Grande river? 6) What makes the Rio Grande significant when it comes to the US/Mexico border? 7) Why have the numbers of immigrants flooding the US/Mexico border increased so drastically this year? 8) What new law from the Biden administration affects children on the border? 9) At the start of the week, about how many unaccompanied children were being held in US Border Patrol facilities? 10) What are some of the benefits of new "smart glass" technology?

Please use the CNN10 video from March 16th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #29 CNN10 3/15 1) Why are several colleges trying to cancel spring break? 2) Last Friday TSA (Transportation Security Administration) screened the most passengers traveling out of US airports since a year ago. How many passengers traveled last Friday? 3) Why are health experts concerned about the number of people that have been traveling recently? 4) Have positive COVID case numbers been on the rise or decreasing recently in the US? 5) What year was Kansas City, Missouri founded? 6) What nonprofit company did Wesley Hamilton start to help individuals with disabilities become more active, healthy, and independent? 7) Where have Star Wars fans built a giant replica of a spaceship from The Mandalorian? in Google Classroom

Assignment #29 CNN10 3/15 1) Why are several colleges trying to cancel spring break? 2) Last Friday TSA (Transportation Security Administration) screened the most passengers traveling out of US airports since a year ago. How many passengers traveled last Friday? 3) Why are health experts concerned about the number of people that have been traveling recently? 4) Have positive COVID case numbers been on the rise or decreasing recently in the US? 5) What year was Kansas City, Missouri founded? 6) What nonprofit company did Wesley Hamilton start to help individuals with disabilities become more active, healthy, and independent? 7) Where have Star Wars fans built a giant replica of a spaceship from The Mandalorian?

Please use CNN10 from March 15th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #28 CNN10 3/12 1) Who has China teamed up with to build a new space station? 2) What year did the US first put a man on the moon? 3) What country wasn't allowed to participate in the International Space Station project because of security concerns? 4) In what year does the US plan to put the first woman on the moon? 5) What does the word Sahara mean in Arabic? 6) What is the goal of the Great Green Wall project in Africa? 7) What island are they auctioning off in the Bahamas? How much money do you need to participate in the auction? What is the listing price? in Google Classroom

Assignment #28 CNN10 3/12 1) Who has China teamed up with to build a new space station? 2) What year did the US first put a man on the moon? 3) What country wasn't allowed to participate in the International Space Station project because of security concerns? 4) In what year does the US plan to put the first woman on the moon? 5) What does the word Sahara mean in Arabic? 6) What is the goal of the Great Green Wall project in Africa? 7) What island are they auctioning off in the Bahamas? How much money do you need to participate in the auction? What is the listing price?

Use the CNN10 video from March 12th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #27 CNN10 3/11 1) What is the current situation taking place at the US Mexico Border? 2) In regards to turning migrants away at the border, what law did Biden change that the Trump administration had in place? 3) How many migrants has US Border Patrol arrested/encountered in the 4 weeks leading up to March 3rd? 4) What is the estimated number of migrant children currently being held at US Border Patrol facilities? 5) What happened a year ago on March 11, 2020 in regards to COVID and an announcement from the World Health Organization? 6) The House of Representatives passed the 1.9 trillion dollar stimulus package yesterday. What were the House vote numbers? What political party primarily voted for the bill to pass? 7) When will President Biden sign the stimulus bill? When will be his first address to the nation as president? 8) Under the stimulus bill, what percentage of US households will receive direct payment assistance? 9) Where is the oldest hotel located? What year was it founded? 10) Where is the most expensive hotel in the world located? About how much per night? 11) Where is a company hoping to build the future Voyager Station Hotel? in Google Classroom

Assignment #27 CNN10 3/11 1) What is the current situation taking place at the US Mexico Border? 2) In regards to turning migrants away at the border, what law did Biden change that the Trump administration had in place? 3) How many migrants has US Border Patrol arrested/encountered in the 4 weeks leading up to March 3rd? 4) What is the estimated number of migrant children currently being held at US Border Patrol facilities? 5) What happened a year ago on March 11, 2020 in regards to COVID and an announcement from the World Health Organization? 6) The House of Representatives passed the 1.9 trillion dollar stimulus package yesterday. What were the House vote numbers? What political party primarily voted for the bill to pass? 7) When will President Biden sign the stimulus bill? When will be his first address to the nation as president? 8) Under the stimulus bill, what percentage of US households will receive direct payment assistance? 9) Where is the oldest hotel located? What year was it founded? 10) Where is the most expensive hotel in the world located? About how much per night? 11) Where is a company hoping to build the future Voyager Station Hotel?

Please use CNN10 from March 11th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #26 CNN10 3/10 1) About how many worldwide positive COVID-19 tests? 2) About how many worldwide deaths associated with COVID-19? About how many in the US? 3) What is the estimated survival rate for COVID-19? 4) What three COVID-19 vaccines are available in the US currently? 5) About how many people in the US have been fully vaccinated? 6) What do health experts say are benefits of receiving a vaccine? What are they still unsure about? 7) What new guidelines has the CDC (Center for Disease Control) given for vaccinated individuals? 8) What did Cornelis Drebbel invent in 1620? in Google Classroom

Assignment #26 CNN10 3/10 1) About how many worldwide positive COVID-19 tests? 2) About how many worldwide deaths associated with COVID-19? About how many in the US? 3) What is the estimated survival rate for COVID-19? 4) What three COVID-19 vaccines are available in the US currently? 5) About how many people in the US have been fully vaccinated? 6) What do health experts say are benefits of receiving a vaccine? What are they still unsure about? 7) What new guidelines has the CDC (Center for Disease Control) given for vaccinated individuals? 8) What did Cornelis Drebbel invent in 1620?

Please use CNN10 from March 10th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #25 CNN10 3/9 1) What bill is the House of Representatives preparing to vote on today? 2) What portion of the bill was removed by the Senate? 3) Why is the bill expected to pass by the House of Representatives? If it does pass, what is the next step? 4) What does the word Taliban mean? 5) What is the Taliban? When did they rise to power? Where? 6) When the Taliban came to power, what ancient artifacts did they destroy? Why? 7) What marine animal does Lynda Doughty of Marine Mammals of Maine focus on helping? What is this animals biggest threat to survival? in Google Classroom

Assignment #25 CNN10 3/9 1) What bill is the House of Representatives preparing to vote on today? 2) What portion of the bill was removed by the Senate? 3) Why is the bill expected to pass by the House of Representatives? If it does pass, what is the next step? 4) What does the word Taliban mean? 5) What is the Taliban? When did they rise to power? Where? 6) When the Taliban came to power, what ancient artifacts did they destroy? Why? 7) What marine animal does Lynda Doughty of Marine Mammals of Maine focus on helping? What is this animals biggest threat to survival?

Please use CNN10 from March 9th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #24 CNN10 3/8 1) Since mid January, have COVID-19 positive case numbers increased, or decreased nationwide? 2) About how many positive cases were there per day nationwide in January? About how many now? 3) What concerns do health experts currently have when it comes to positive case numbers? 4) Which states have decided to remove mask mandates and completely open up? 5) What things do health experts encourage in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19? 6) Who was the longest serving pope ever? How long did he serve? 7) Who is the current pope? He is the first pope to ever visit what country? 8) How many days left until the Tokyo Olympic torch relay begins? 9) How old is Eiji Tanaka, who will be carrying the Olympic torch in Japan? in Google Classroom

Assignment #24 CNN10 3/8 1) Since mid January, have COVID-19 positive case numbers increased, or decreased nationwide? 2) About how many positive cases were there per day nationwide in January? About how many now? 3) What concerns do health experts currently have when it comes to positive case numbers? 4) Which states have decided to remove mask mandates and completely open up? 5) What things do health experts encourage in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19? 6) Who was the longest serving pope ever? How long did he serve? 7) Who is the current pope? He is the first pope to ever visit what country? 8) How many days left until the Tokyo Olympic torch relay begins? 9) How old is Eiji Tanaka, who will be carrying the Olympic torch in Japan?

Please use CNN10 from March 8th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #23 CNN10 3/5 1) What country is referred to as the home of fire and ice? Why? 2) About how many earthquakes were reported in Southwestern Iceland last week? What was the most powerful magnitude of these quakes? 3) What creates an earthquake? Which earthquakes are most destructive? 4) What do you call the surface location of an earthquake? What do you call the measure of an earthquakes power? 5) What do people call the large Pacific plate earthquake boundary? 6) Who proposed an alternative English alphabet in 1779? 7) When do we move our clocks forward in the Spring? When do we move our clocks back to standard time in the Fall? Who proposed the idea of Daylight Savings? Why? 8) Which states currently do not participate in Daylight Savings? 9) How many countries around the world participate in Daylight Savings? Which big countries do not participate? 10) What are some of the benefits of staying active? in Google Classroom

Assignment #23 CNN10 3/5 1) What country is referred to as the home of fire and ice? Why? 2) About how many earthquakes were reported in Southwestern Iceland last week? What was the most powerful magnitude of these quakes? 3) What creates an earthquake? Which earthquakes are most destructive? 4) What do you call the surface location of an earthquake? What do you call the measure of an earthquakes power? 5) What do people call the large Pacific plate earthquake boundary? 6) Who proposed an alternative English alphabet in 1779? 7) When do we move our clocks forward in the Spring? When do we move our clocks back to standard time in the Fall? Who proposed the idea of Daylight Savings? Why? 8) Which states currently do not participate in Daylight Savings? 9) How many countries around the world participate in Daylight Savings? Which big countries do not participate? 10) What are some of the benefits of staying active?

Please use the CNN10 from March 5th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #22 CNN10 3/4 1) Who is Alexei Navalny of Russia? 2) Why is US President Biden and the European Union (EU) currently penalizing Russia with sanctions? What does Russia say about these accusations? 3) Where is Patagonia located? 4) What is the world's largest dinosaur and land animal recently discovered? 5) What is the estimated weight of the Titanosaur? 6) What is the company My Heritage doing with old photos? in Google Classroom

Assignment #22 CNN10 3/4 1) Who is Alexei Navalny of Russia? 2) Why is US President Biden and the European Union (EU) currently penalizing Russia with sanctions? What does Russia say about these accusations? 3) Where is Patagonia located? 4) What is the world's largest dinosaur and land animal recently discovered? 5) What is the estimated weight of the Titanosaur? 6) What is the company My Heritage doing with old photos?

Please use CNN10 from March 4th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #21 CNN10 3/3 1) When did the US become enemies with North Korea? 2) Why is the US currently concerned with North Korea? 3) How does the US and other countries punish North Korea for not following nuclear guidelines? 4) What two large powerful countries support North Korea? 5) What is the main industry in North Korea? 6) What is the name of the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking? 7) When was the city of Pompeii buried by a Mt Vesuvius volcanic eruption? 8) What strange type of pizza is Fong's Pizza in Des Moines, Iowa getting a lot of attention for? in Google Classroom

Assignment #21 CNN10 3/3 1) When did the US become enemies with North Korea? 2) Why is the US currently concerned with North Korea? 3) How does the US and other countries punish North Korea for not following nuclear guidelines? 4) What two large powerful countries support North Korea? 5) What is the main industry in North Korea? 6) What is the name of the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking? 7) When was the city of Pompeii buried by a Mt Vesuvius volcanic eruption? 8) What strange type of pizza is Fong's Pizza in Des Moines, Iowa getting a lot of attention for?

Please use CNN10 from March 3rd to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #20 CNN10 3/2 1) Where in the world did pro democracy protests turn violent on Sunday? What type of force did the military use? How many people were killed? 2) What are people protesting in Myanmar? 3) How many pro democracy activists have been arrested in Hong Kong? What communist country controls Hong Kong? 4) What is Norwegian whaler Carl Larsen famous for? 5) How big was the iceberg that recently broke off of Antarctica? What is calving? 6) What rowing record did 21 year old Jasmine Harrison currently accomplish? 7) How long has Jasmine been a rower for? Where did she row? How long did it take her? 8) A giant bomb exploded in Exeter, England. Where did this bomb come from? How old was it? in Google Classroom

Assignment #20 CNN10 3/2 1) Where in the world did pro democracy protests turn violent on Sunday? What type of force did the military use? How many people were killed? 2) What are people protesting in Myanmar? 3) How many pro democracy activists have been arrested in Hong Kong? What communist country controls Hong Kong? 4) What is Norwegian whaler Carl Larsen famous for? 5) How big was the iceberg that recently broke off of Antarctica? What is calving? 6) What rowing record did 21 year old Jasmine Harrison currently accomplish? 7) How long has Jasmine been a rower for? Where did she row? How long did it take her? 8) A giant bomb exploded in Exeter, England. Where did this bomb come from? How old was it?

Please use CNN10 from March 2nd to answer the questions in short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #19 CNN 3/1 1) What economic package did The House of Representatives pass over the weekend? 2) What is the next step in order for this package to become law? 3) How many similar packages have been passed in the last year? When and how much? 4) How many people in the House of Representatives voted for the bill, and how many voted against it? 5) What is the current federal minimum wage? How long has it been that amount? 6) What will this economic package raise the minimum wage to? By when? 7) Besides health, what has been the biggest impact COVID-19 has had on students? What are a few ways we can help with this issue? 8) What is the smallest dolphin species in the world? What size are they? in Google Classroom

Assignment #19 CNN 3/1 1) What economic package did The House of Representatives pass over the weekend? 2) What is the next step in order for this package to become law? 3) How many similar packages have been passed in the last year? When and how much? 4) How many people in the House of Representatives voted for the bill, and how many voted against it? 5) What is the current federal minimum wage? How long has it been that amount? 6) What will this economic package raise the minimum wage to? By when? 7) Besides health, what has been the biggest impact COVID-19 has had on students? What are a few ways we can help with this issue? 8) What is the smallest dolphin species in the world? What size are they?

Please use CNN10 from March 1st to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #18 CNN10 2/26 1) How many meteor sightings did people report near Alberta, Canada? 2) What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite? 3) How many cities have hosted both the summer and winter Olympics? 4) When is the next time Los Angeles is scheduled to host the summer Olympics? 5) Why do beavers build dams? 6) Where can you find an 8 month old singing tiger? in Google Classroom

Assignment #18 CNN10 2/26 1) How many meteor sightings did people report near Alberta, Canada? 2) What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite? 3) How many cities have hosted both the summer and winter Olympics? 4) When is the next time Los Angeles is scheduled to host the summer Olympics? 5) Why do beavers build dams? 6) Where can you find an 8 month old singing tiger?

Please use CNN10 from February 26 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #17 CNN10 2/25 1) What country is in the middle of international tension over their nuclear program? 2) In what year did Iran come up with a nuclear weapons deal that involved former President Obama and 5 other countries? What was this deal? 3) In what year did former President Trump pull out of the nuclear deal with Iran and reinstate economic sanctions? What are economic sanctions? Why are they so valuable to Iran? 4) What is the only active volcano on the European mainland? 5) Covid-19 created an international toilet paper shortage. What other industry is experiencing a shortage? 6) What European capital city is currently experiencing a rodent problem? Why? 7) Where in the US is a pastry chef turning Girl Scout cookies into gourmet desserts? in Google Classroom

Assignment #17 CNN10 2/25 1) What country is in the middle of international tension over their nuclear program? 2) In what year did Iran come up with a nuclear weapons deal that involved former President Obama and 5 other countries? What was this deal? 3) In what year did former President Trump pull out of the nuclear deal with Iran and reinstate economic sanctions? What are economic sanctions? Why are they so valuable to Iran? 4) What is the only active volcano on the European mainland? 5) Covid-19 created an international toilet paper shortage. What other industry is experiencing a shortage? 6) What European capital city is currently experiencing a rodent problem? Why? 7) Where in the US is a pastry chef turning Girl Scout cookies into gourmet desserts?

Please use the CNN10 video from February 25, 2021 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #16 CNN10 2/24 1) What did Facebook remove from the site for users in Australia? 2) What disagreement was Facebook having with the Australian government? 3) About how fast was the Perseverance rover falling from the sky before the parachute was deployed? What speed was Perseverance going when it hit the ground on Mars? 4) How many high quality video cameras does Perseverance rover use to share video of Mars? 5) What was the most famous piece of artwork painted by Norway painter Edward Munch? 6) What hidden secret message was found in the painting? Who wrote this message? in Google Classroom

Assignment #16 CNN10 2/24 1) What did Facebook remove from the site for users in Australia? 2) What disagreement was Facebook having with the Australian government? 3) About how fast was the Perseverance rover falling from the sky before the parachute was deployed? What speed was Perseverance going when it hit the ground on Mars? 4) How many high quality video cameras does Perseverance rover use to share video of Mars? 5) What was the most famous piece of artwork painted by Norway painter Edward Munch? 6) What hidden secret message was found in the painting? Who wrote this message?

Please use CNN10 from February 24th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #15 CNN10 2/23 1) Why were dozens of Boeing 777 flights grounded this week? 2) What model Pratt & Whitney jet engine is having problems? 3) How many COVID-19 related deaths have occurred in the US since last winter? How many positive tests? 4) This is the first time since last fall that COVID-19 daily positive test numbers are below what number? 5) What are the different theories of why COVID-19 cases have been decreasing rapidly in the US since January? 6) When are students scheduled to return back to school in the UK? 7) When was construction on the International Space Station completed? How much did it cost to build? How much did the US contribute? 8) How much does the US spend each year running the International Space Station? Where is it located? 9) How much would it cost a private astronaut to take a trip to the International Space Station? 10) How old was the house in San Francisco that was relocated 7 blocks? How much did it cost to move a house that far? in Google Classroom

Assignment #15 CNN10 2/23 1) Why were dozens of Boeing 777 flights grounded this week? 2) What model Pratt & Whitney jet engine is having problems? 3) How many COVID-19 related deaths have occurred in the US since last winter? How many positive tests? 4) This is the first time since last fall that COVID-19 daily positive test numbers are below what number? 5) What are the different theories of why COVID-19 cases have been decreasing rapidly in the US since January? 6) When are students scheduled to return back to school in the UK? 7) When was construction on the International Space Station completed? How much did it cost to build? How much did the US contribute? 8) How much does the US spend each year running the International Space Station? Where is it located? 9) How much would it cost a private astronaut to take a trip to the International Space Station? 10) How old was the house in San Francisco that was relocated 7 blocks? How much did it cost to move a house that far?

Please use CNN10 from February 23 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #14 CNN10 2/22 1) In Texas Sunday, about how many people were still without reliable running water? 2) About how much of Texas was on a boil water advisory due to the water shortage? What is a boil water advisory? 3) With the successful landing of Perseverance on Mars, how many successful landings on Mars has the US made? 4) The Storming of the Bastille in France took place in what year? 5) How long has the famous Louvre museum been closes in Paris, France? 6) What state in the US has a sledding chicken named Donut? 7) When was the first Independence Day in the US? Who did Americans win their independence from? in Google Classroom

Assignment #14 CNN10 2/22 1) In Texas Sunday, about how many people were still without reliable running water? 2) About how much of Texas was on a boil water advisory due to the water shortage? What is a boil water advisory? 3) With the successful landing of Perseverance on Mars, how many successful landings on Mars has the US made? 4) The Storming of the Bastille in France took place in what year? 5) How long has the famous Louvre museum been closes in Paris, France? 6) What state in the US has a sledding chicken named Donut? 7) When was the first Independence Day in the US? Who did Americans win their independence from?

Please use the video from CNN10 February 22 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #13 CNN10 2/19 1) What is the name of the Mars mission launched by NASA last July? 2) About how much will this NASA mission cost? How long is it scheduled to last? 3) What planet is known as the "red planet"? 4) About how far away from Earth is Mars? About how long does it take for radio messages to get from Earth to Mars? 5) What is the name of the drone NASA will be using on The Perseverance Mission? 6) What is the coldest city in the US outside of Alaska? 7) Where is the Mt Etna volcano located that erupted this week? in Google Classroom

Assignment #13 CNN10 2/19 1) What is the name of the Mars mission launched by NASA last July? 2) About how much will this NASA mission cost? How long is it scheduled to last? 3) What planet is known as the "red planet"? 4) About how far away from Earth is Mars? About how long does it take for radio messages to get from Earth to Mars? 5) What is the name of the drone NASA will be using on The Perseverance Mission? 6) What is the coldest city in the US outside of Alaska? 7) Where is the Mt Etna volcano located that erupted this week?

Please use CNN10 from February 19 to answer the questions in short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #12 CNN10 2/18 1) With the cold weather this week, how many Americans are under weather alert? 2) Why do safety experts say never to use a gas generator inside, never to run your car in the garage, and never to use a fireplace/heater that isn't properly vented as ways to keep warm? 3) How much of Texas energy does natural gas and coal account for? What about wind turbines and nuclear power plants? Why are these power plants not working? 4) How many Texans still don't have power? 5) Where is the world's largest impact crater? What is an impact crater? 6) Where in the world have 17 mysterious craters popped up since 2013? What are scientists theory on how they got there? 7) What is the Hydrous program? 8) How big is the world's largest snow maze in Manitoba, Canada? in Google Classroom

Assignment #12 CNN10 2/18 1) With the cold weather this week, how many Americans are under weather alert? 2) Why do safety experts say never to use a gas generator inside, never to run your car in the garage, and never to use a fireplace/heater that isn't properly vented as ways to keep warm? 3) How much of Texas energy does natural gas and coal account for? What about wind turbines and nuclear power plants? Why are these power plants not working? 4) How many Texans still don't have power? 5) Where is the world's largest impact crater? What is an impact crater? 6) Where in the world have 17 mysterious craters popped up since 2013? What are scientists theory on how they got there? 7) What is the Hydrous program? 8) How big is the world's largest snow maze in Manitoba, Canada?

Please use CNN10 from February 18 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #11 CNN10 2/17 1) Of the 48 states not including Hawaii and Alaska, how many states had snow on the ground Monday? 2) Which states declared a state of emergency due to cold weather this week? 3) How many Texans had no electricity on Monday? 4) How much of the country was at below freezing temperatures Monday? 5) How many COVID-19 vaccines spoiled due to no electricity in Texas? 6) What year did Alfred Wegener come up with the theory of continental drift, which led to plate tectonic theory? 7) How much do experts predict the AI facial recognition industry will be worth by 2024? in Google Classroom

Assignment #11 CNN10 2/17 1) Of the 48 states not including Hawaii and Alaska, how many states had snow on the ground Monday? 2) Which states declared a state of emergency due to cold weather this week? 3) How many Texans had no electricity on Monday? 4) How much of the country was at below freezing temperatures Monday? 5) How many COVID-19 vaccines spoiled due to no electricity in Texas? 6) What year did Alfred Wegener come up with the theory of continental drift, which led to plate tectonic theory? 7) How much do experts predict the AI facial recognition industry will be worth by 2024?

Please use CNN10 from February 17 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #10 CNN10 2/16 1) When did the impeachment trial end for former President Donald Trump? 2) Was former President Trump found guilty or not guilty? What was the vote count? 3) How many Senate votes are needed to impeach a president? 4) As cold weather from the polar vortex continues this week, about how many cold temperature records do they predict will be broken? 5) Have COVID-19 positive cases been increasing or decreasing since early January? 6) About what percentage of the population in the US has received both doses of the vaccine? 7) What are two reasons medical experts think COVID-19 numbers have been decreasing in the US? 8) In 1944, Iceland became it's own independent country after breaking ties with what country? 9) Iceland makes most of it's money off of tourism. What is one of the main attractions tourists come to see? 10) When Lulu the border collie's owner died, how much money did he leave in his will to care for the dog? in Google Classroom

Assignment #10 CNN10 2/16 1) When did the impeachment trial end for former President Donald Trump? 2) Was former President Trump found guilty or not guilty? What was the vote count? 3) How many Senate votes are needed to impeach a president? 4) As cold weather from the polar vortex continues this week, about how many cold temperature records do they predict will be broken? 5) Have COVID-19 positive cases been increasing or decreasing since early January? 6) About what percentage of the population in the US has received both doses of the vaccine? 7) What are two reasons medical experts think COVID-19 numbers have been decreasing in the US? 8) In 1944, Iceland became it's own independent country after breaking ties with what country? 9) Iceland makes most of it's money off of tourism. What is one of the main attractions tourists come to see? 10) When Lulu the border collie's owner died, how much money did he leave in his will to care for the dog?

Please use CNN10 from February 16 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #9 CNN10 2/12 1) What country has the 2nd largest population in the world? How many people? 2) About how much of the population in India are farmers? 3) What disagreement are farmers and the government currently having in India? 4) What is the coldest temperature recorded in the US outside of Alaska? When? Where? 5) Why will most of the US be experiencing cold temperatures over the weekend? 6) What are the two different ways to measure temperature? 7) In what European country did a dad build a bobsled track for his kids so they wouldn't spend so much time in front of a screen during the winter? in Google Classroom

Assignment #9 CNN10 2/12 1) What country has the 2nd largest population in the world? How many people? 2) About how much of the population in India are farmers? 3) What disagreement are farmers and the government currently having in India? 4) What is the coldest temperature recorded in the US outside of Alaska? When? Where? 5) Why will most of the US be experiencing cold temperatures over the weekend? 6) What are the two different ways to measure temperature? 7) In what European country did a dad build a bobsled track for his kids so they wouldn't spend so much time in front of a screen during the winter?

Please use the CNN10 video from February 12th to answer the questions in short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #8 CNN10 2/11 1) What COVID protective measure is the US Federal Government thinking of requiring on domestic flights in the future? 2) What form of COVID protection is the Federal Government already requiring for all public transportation? 3) What percentage of the United States GDP does the airline industry currently account for? What is GDP? 4) What was the outcome of the 2 week investigation by the World Health Organization in Wuhan searching for the origin of COVID-19? What are the top 2 origin theories? 5) Where is the Sierra Gorda ecological region located? 6) About what percentage of workers in Mexico work in the field of agriculture? 7) About what percentage of people in Mexico live below the poverty line? 8) What is the name of Hyundai's new walking concept car? What is it built for? in Google Classroom

Assignment #8 CNN10 2/11 1) What COVID protective measure is the US Federal Government thinking of requiring on domestic flights in the future? 2) What form of COVID protection is the Federal Government already requiring for all public transportation? 3) What percentage of the United States GDP does the airline industry currently account for? What is GDP? 4) What was the outcome of the 2 week investigation by the World Health Organization in Wuhan searching for the origin of COVID-19? What are the top 2 origin theories? 5) Where is the Sierra Gorda ecological region located? 6) About what percentage of workers in Mexico work in the field of agriculture? 7) About what percentage of people in Mexico live below the poverty line? 8) What is the name of Hyundai's new walking concept car? What is it built for?

Please use CNN10 from February 11th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #7 CNN10 2/10 1) How far is Cuba off the coast of the US? 2) When did Fidel Castro take over Cuba and force communism on the people? 3) What happened to Cuban's private property when Fidel Castro took over the government? 4) How many new job fields are they opening in Cuba? 5) What was the first internet browser? When? 6) What did internet browser Netscape start to make online shopping more secure? 7) About what percentage of online returns end up becoming trash? 8) In some cases, what are some companies now doing because online returns are costing them so much money? 9) How many pounds of online returns end up in landfills each year? 10) What did New York man Robert Schott make a snow sculpture of? in Google Classroom

Assignment #7 CNN10 2/10 1) How far is Cuba off the coast of the US? 2) When did Fidel Castro take over Cuba and force communism on the people? 3) What happened to Cuban's private property when Fidel Castro took over the government? 4) How many new job fields are they opening in Cuba? 5) What was the first internet browser? When? 6) What did internet browser Netscape start to make online shopping more secure? 7) About what percentage of online returns end up becoming trash? 8) In some cases, what are some companies now doing because online returns are costing them so much money? 9) How many pounds of online returns end up in landfills each year? 10) What did New York man Robert Schott make a snow sculpture of?

Please use CNN10 from February 10 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #6 CNN10 2/9 1) What impeachment trial starts today? 2) Who votes in an impeachment trial? 3) How many votes does it take to find a president guilty of impeachment? 4) What is a variant when it comes to viruses? 5) What COVID-19 variant are current vaccines not very effective against? 6) What do vaccine companies say might be the solution to deal with new variants? 7) Sunday was the first day of 2021 that new positive COVID-19 cases in the US were less than 100,000, how many new cases were there on Sunday? 8) What African country is located on the eastern shore of Lake Kivu? 9) What endangered bird in Rwanda loves to dance? 10) What is the name of a new extremely fast roller coaster set to come out at Six Flags Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia? How fast will the top speed of the roller coaster be? in Google Classroom

Assignment #6 CNN10 2/9 1) What impeachment trial starts today? 2) Who votes in an impeachment trial? 3) How many votes does it take to find a president guilty of impeachment? 4) What is a variant when it comes to viruses? 5) What COVID-19 variant are current vaccines not very effective against? 6) What do vaccine companies say might be the solution to deal with new variants? 7) Sunday was the first day of 2021 that new positive COVID-19 cases in the US were less than 100,000, how many new cases were there on Sunday? 8) What African country is located on the eastern shore of Lake Kivu? 9) What endangered bird in Rwanda loves to dance? 10) What is the name of a new extremely fast roller coaster set to come out at Six Flags Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia? How fast will the top speed of the roller coaster be?

Please use CNN10 from February 9th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #5 CNN10 2/5 1) According to President Biden's new foreign policy, what kind of deal will be made with Russia? 2) What change in immigration did President Biden say he will put in place? 3) Why do some scientists believe there has been more coastal flooding with storms in recent years? 4) What city holds the 24 hour snowfall record in the US? When? How much snow? 5) What states are currently experiencing lots of snowfall with a powerful Nor'easter? 6) Are any two snowflakes identical? 7) How many different types of snow crystal formations are there in snowflakes? 8) Name one new sport that will be added to the 2020 Tokyo summer Olympics? 9) What new sport is rapidly spreading that uses what looks like a curved ping pong table and soccer ball? in Google Classroom

Assignment #5 CNN10 2/5 1) According to President Biden's new foreign policy, what kind of deal will be made with Russia? 2) What change in immigration did President Biden say he will put in place? 3) Why do some scientists believe there has been more coastal flooding with storms in recent years? 4) What city holds the 24 hour snowfall record in the US? When? How much snow? 5) What states are currently experiencing lots of snowfall with a powerful Nor'easter? 6) Are any two snowflakes identical? 7) How many different types of snow crystal formations are there in snowflakes? 8) Name one new sport that will be added to the 2020 Tokyo summer Olympics? 9) What new sport is rapidly spreading that uses what looks like a curved ping pong table and soccer ball?

Please use CNN10 from February 5 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #4 CNN10 2/4 1) What will cause below freezing temperatures across the US next week? 2) How many states will experience below freezing temperatures? 3) How many states are currently allowing in person learning at schools? 4) What do experts say is one of the main concerns they have for students with remote learning? 5) Which countries in Europe have schools open? 6) Why do experts recommend remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic? 7) What is one of the top ski/snowboard destinations in North America? 8) In Montana, what kind of animal are they using to predict the Super Bowl winner? in Google Classroom

Assignment #4 CNN10 2/4 1) What will cause below freezing temperatures across the US next week? 2) How many states will experience below freezing temperatures? 3) How many states are currently allowing in person learning at schools? 4) What do experts say is one of the main concerns they have for students with remote learning? 5) Which countries in Europe have schools open? 6) Why do experts recommend remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic? 7) What is one of the top ski/snowboard destinations in North America? 8) In Montana, what kind of animal are they using to predict the Super Bowl winner?

Please use CNN10 from February 4th to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #3 CNN10 2/3 1) Will the Tokyo 2020 Olympics be cancelled? 2) When will the Tokyo Summer Olympics begin? 3) What alternate location was offered for the Olympics if Covid levels in Japan are too high? 4) When and by whom was the longest space walk? 5) How fast does the International Space Station orbit Earth? 6) What animal is near extinction in China? 7) Where is the tallest chimney in Europe? How tall? 8) How many original American Colonies were there? List them. 9) When was The Revolutionary War? Who were we fighting and for what reason? in Google Classroom

Assignment #3 CNN10 2/3 1) Will the Tokyo 2020 Olympics be cancelled? 2) When will the Tokyo Summer Olympics begin? 3) What alternate location was offered for the Olympics if Covid levels in Japan are too high? 4) When and by whom was the longest space walk? 5) How fast does the International Space Station orbit Earth? 6) What animal is near extinction in China? 7) Where is the tallest chimney in Europe? How tall? 8) How many original American Colonies were there? List them. 9) When was The Revolutionary War? Who were we fighting and for what reason?

Please use CNN10 from February 3rd to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #2 CNN10 2/2 1) Where in the world is a military coup currently taking place? What is a military coup? 2) What is the only animal in the genus Rhincodon? 3) What is the biggest fish in the sea? 4) Are whale sharks endangered or extinct? What's the difference between the two? 5) What is the capitol of California? Who is California's current governor? 6) What is the capitol of the United States? 7) What takes place in the capitol? in Google Classroom

Assignment #2 CNN10 2/2 1) Where in the world is a military coup currently taking place? What is a military coup? 2) What is the only animal in the genus Rhincodon? 3) What is the biggest fish in the sea? 4) Are whale sharks endangered or extinct? What's the difference between the two? 5) What is the capitol of California? Who is California's current governor? 6) What is the capitol of the United States? 7) What takes place in the capitol?

Please use CNN10 from February 2nd, 2021 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #1 CNN10 2/1 1) Where is the CDC requiring mandatory mask wearing by law? 2) What country in the world has had the most positive COVID-19 cases? How many? 3) What company is working on an extremely fast vacuum tube electromagnetic train system? 4) What famous song did Felix Bernard and Richard B Smith write together in the 1930's? 5) Which highway in CA partially collapsed in the most recent storm we had last week? in Google Classroom

Assignment #1 CNN10 2/1 1) Where is the CDC requiring mandatory mask wearing by law? 2) What country in the world has had the most positive COVID-19 cases? How many? 3) What company is working on an extremely fast vacuum tube electromagnetic train system? 4) What famous song did Felix Bernard and Richard B Smith write together in the 1930's? 5) Which highway in CA partially collapsed in the most recent storm we had last week?

Please use CNN10 from February 1st to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #58 Final Exam Questions 1/28 1) What is the current federal minimum wage? What does this mean? 2) What does President Biden want to raise the minimum wage to? By what year? 3) Do you think raising the minimum wage is a good thing or bad thing? Why? 4) What are two of the main jobs of the vice president? 5) In what wing of the White House are the president and vice president's offices located? 6) What are the names of the president and vice president that just left office last week? 7) What are the names of the current president and vice president? 8) How long will the current presidential term last? 9) Is the Senate currently controlled by Democrats or Republicans? If there is a tie on a Senate vote, who breaks the tie? 10) How much of the Senate needs to vote guilty in order to impeach a president? 11) According to the 20th Amendment of the Constitution, when does one president's term end, and another president's term begin? 12) What has President Biden said his number one priority as president is? in Google Classroom

Assignment #58 Final Exam Questions 1/28 1) What is the current federal minimum wage? What does this mean? 2) What does President Biden want to raise the minimum wage to? By what year? 3) Do you think raising the minimum wage is a good thing or bad thing? Why? 4) What are two of the main jobs of the vice president? 5) In what wing of the White House are the president and vice president's offices located? 6) What are the names of the president and vice president that just left office last week? 7) What are the names of the current president and vice president? 8) How long will the current presidential term last? 9) Is the Senate currently controlled by Democrats or Republicans? If there is a tie on a Senate vote, who breaks the tie? 10) How much of the Senate needs to vote guilty in order to impeach a president? 11) According to the 20th Amendment of the Constitution, when does one president's term end, and another president's term begin? 12) What has President Biden said his number one priority as president is?

Please use the CNN10 video from January 28, 2021 and past notes to answer questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #57 CNN10 1/26 1) When will Senators be sworn in as jurors for the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump? 2) When is the impeachment trial of Trump scheduled to begin? 3) How many Senators must find Trump guilty for a guilty verdict? 4) What charge is being brought against Trump for impeachment? 5) What is one main reason to impeach Trump even though he is no longer president? 6) How do you feel about the possibility of "vaccine passports" being required for travel? What are some positives and negatives about this idea? 7) What is the idea behind the Street Life company and App? 8) How many ancient coffins were recently found near Cairo, Egypt? 9) How long ago were these coffins buried and what kind of condition were they found in? in Google Classroom

Assignment #57 CNN10 1/26 1) When will Senators be sworn in as jurors for the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump? 2) When is the impeachment trial of Trump scheduled to begin? 3) How many Senators must find Trump guilty for a guilty verdict? 4) What charge is being brought against Trump for impeachment? 5) What is one main reason to impeach Trump even though he is no longer president? 6) How do you feel about the possibility of "vaccine passports" being required for travel? What are some positives and negatives about this idea? 7) What is the idea behind the Street Life company and App? 8) How many ancient coffins were recently found near Cairo, Egypt? 9) How long ago were these coffins buried and what kind of condition were they found in?

Please use CNN10 from January 26, 2021 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #56 CNN10 1/25 1) Where were the first cases of COVID-19? 2) Do experts know where exactly COVID-19 came from? 3) What was the first Asian country to host the Olympics? When? 4) When were the summer 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed until? What happens if they are not able to begin at that time? 5) How much money has Japan spent on the Tokyo Olympics? in Google Classroom

Assignment #56 CNN10 1/25 1) Where were the first cases of COVID-19? 2) Do experts know where exactly COVID-19 came from? 3) What was the first Asian country to host the Olympics? When? 4) When were the summer 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed until? What happens if they are not able to begin at that time? 5) How much money has Japan spent on the Tokyo Olympics?

Please use CNN10 from January 25th, 2021 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #55 CNN10 1/21 1) What constitutional amendment designates January 20th as inauguration day? 2) What number president of the United States is Joe Biden? 3) How many words is the presidential oath of office used to swear in a new president? 4) Which president was both the 22nd and 24th president? 5) Who is the oldest president to ever be sworn into office? 6) Who is the first woman and woman of color to ever serve as vice president of the United States? 7) According to the 20th amendment, what time does the previous president's term end on January 20th? in Google Classroom

Assignment #55 CNN10 1/21 1) What constitutional amendment designates January 20th as inauguration day? 2) What number president of the United States is Joe Biden? 3) How many words is the presidential oath of office used to swear in a new president? 4) Which president was both the 22nd and 24th president? 5) Who is the oldest president to ever be sworn into office? 6) Who is the first woman and woman of color to ever serve as vice president of the United States? 7) According to the 20th amendment, what time does the previous president's term end on January 20th?

Please use CNN10 from January 21st, 2021 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #54 CNN10 1/20 1) What important event in the US is happening today? 2) Who is leaving presidential office? What number president was he? 3) Who is entering presidential office? What number president is he? 4) About how many people are given tickets to attend the presidential inauguration in years past? How many tickets were given out for today's inauguration? 5) Where is the world's largest population of manta rays located? in Google Classroom

Assignment #54 CNN10 1/20 1) What important event in the US is happening today? 2) Who is leaving presidential office? What number president was he? 3) Who is entering presidential office? What number president is he? 4) About how many people are given tickets to attend the presidential inauguration in years past? How many tickets were given out for today's inauguration? 5) Where is the world's largest population of manta rays located?

Please answer the questions using CNN10 from January 20, 2021. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #53 CNN10 1/19 1) When will Biden's inauguration take place this week? 2) What are two reasons this inauguration will look much different than in years past? 3) Did any of the armed uprisings FBI warned of take place over the weekend at state capitols? 4) How many national guard troops are in Washington DC for the inauguration? 5) National guard/state militia troops have been performing security for inaugurations since which presidential inauguration? 6) Has the FBI uncovered any concrete security threats to Washington DC for inauguration week? 7) What is herd immunity? What are two ways to achieve herd immunity? 8) Why do you still need to be careful even if you have taken the COVID-19 vaccine? 9) About how many avalanches take place in Colorado each year? 10) What helped save snowboarder Maurice Kervin's life when he triggered an avalanche in Loveland, Colorado? in Google Classroom

Assignment #53 CNN10 1/19 1) When will Biden's inauguration take place this week? 2) What are two reasons this inauguration will look much different than in years past? 3) Did any of the armed uprisings FBI warned of take place over the weekend at state capitols? 4) How many national guard troops are in Washington DC for the inauguration? 5) National guard/state militia troops have been performing security for inaugurations since which presidential inauguration? 6) Has the FBI uncovered any concrete security threats to Washington DC for inauguration week? 7) What is herd immunity? What are two ways to achieve herd immunity? 8) Why do you still need to be careful even if you have taken the COVID-19 vaccine? 9) About how many avalanches take place in Colorado each year? 10) What helped save snowboarder Maurice Kervin's life when he triggered an avalanche in Loveland, Colorado?

Please use CNN10 from January 19, 2021 to answer the questions in short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #52 CNN10 1/14 1) What is unique and historic about the impeachment of President Trump? 2) What is the reason for his impeachment charge? 3) What was the vote count of Republicans and Democrats that voted to impeach Trump? 4) How much of the Senate must approve impeachment in order to remove a president from office? 5) What has Vice President Pence said when Congress pushed him to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office? 6) About how many positive COVID-19 tests have there been in the world? About how many in the US? 7) What new restriction will American Airports put in place beginning January 26th? 8) Rhyolitic lava is the volcanic form of what rock? 9) Where is the social media's "spicy meatball" lava volcano located? 10) Is the country of Japan or the state of California bigger? Which has a larger population? 11) Where is the world's busiest crosswalk located? About how many people might use this crosswalk at the same time? in Google Classroom

Assignment #52 CNN10 1/14 1) What is unique and historic about the impeachment of President Trump? 2) What is the reason for his impeachment charge? 3) What was the vote count of Republicans and Democrats that voted to impeach Trump? 4) How much of the Senate must approve impeachment in order to remove a president from office? 5) What has Vice President Pence said when Congress pushed him to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office? 6) About how many positive COVID-19 tests have there been in the world? About how many in the US? 7) What new restriction will American Airports put in place beginning January 26th? 8) Rhyolitic lava is the volcanic form of what rock? 9) Where is the social media's "spicy meatball" lava volcano located? 10) Is the country of Japan or the state of California bigger? Which has a larger population? 11) Where is the world's busiest crosswalk located? About how many people might use this crosswalk at the same time?

Please use CNN10 from January 14, 2021 to answer the questions using short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #51 CNN10 1/13 1) About how many Americans have already received a first dose of the COVID vaccine? 2) How many doses are recommended for full protection from the virus? 3) What age group is eligible to receive the vaccine immediately? 4) What problem might Americans face if all available vaccine doses are released immediately? 5) What is Governor Newsom's goal for California vaccines in 10 days? 6) What Los Angeles Stadium has turned from a mass testing site to a mass vaccination site? 7) What dangerous threat has the FBI identified in the next couple of weeks leading up to the Biden inauguration? 8) Name 5 social media/tech companies that have banned or restricted President Trump and his followers from posting online? Do you think this is fair? 9) When and where was the first Consumer Electronics Show? 10) How many meters did Danish freediver Stig Severinsen swim underwater with fins for the world record? in Google Classroom

Assignment #51 CNN10 1/13 1) About how many Americans have already received a first dose of the COVID vaccine? 2) How many doses are recommended for full protection from the virus? 3) What age group is eligible to receive the vaccine immediately? 4) What problem might Americans face if all available vaccine doses are released immediately? 5) What is Governor Newsom's goal for California vaccines in 10 days? 6) What Los Angeles Stadium has turned from a mass testing site to a mass vaccination site? 7) What dangerous threat has the FBI identified in the next couple of weeks leading up to the Biden inauguration? 8) Name 5 social media/tech companies that have banned or restricted President Trump and his followers from posting online? Do you think this is fair? 9) When and where was the first Consumer Electronics Show? 10) How many meters did Danish freediver Stig Severinsen swim underwater with fins for the world record?

Please use CNN10 from January 13, 2021 to answer the questions with short answers. Video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #50 CNN10 1/12/2021 1) According to job experts, about how many jobs were lost in December 2020? What about October and November 2020? 2) What is the current unemployment rate? What does this mean? 3) Why have people in the government been recently talking about the 25th Amendment? What does the 25th Amendment do? 4) For what reason have Democrats wanted to file impeachment charges against President Trump? What is impeachment? 5) Where is the world's largest ice and snow festival currently taking place? 6) About how much does it cost to train a service dog? in Google Classroom

Assignment #50 CNN10 1/12/2021 1) According to job experts, about how many jobs were lost in December 2020? What about October and November 2020? 2) What is the current unemployment rate? What does this mean? 3) Why have people in the government been recently talking about the 25th Amendment? What does the 25th Amendment do? 4) For what reason have Democrats wanted to file impeachment charges against President Trump? What is impeachment? 5) Where is the world's largest ice and snow festival currently taking place? 6) About how much does it cost to train a service dog?

Please use CNN10 from 1/12/2021 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #49 CNN10 1/11/2021 1) How many deaths are being blamed on the Capitol riots last week? 2) Why are many people blaming President Trump for the riots? 3) What happened to the Capitol police chief in charge of security at the Capitol building area? 4) What social media platforms has President Trump been banned from? Why? 5) How is COVID-19 spread? 6) What distance should you keep from others indoor? What about outdoors? 7) What are the top 3 ways you can help prevent the spread of COVID-19? in Google Classroom

Assignment #49 CNN10 1/11/2021 1) How many deaths are being blamed on the Capitol riots last week? 2) Why are many people blaming President Trump for the riots? 3) What happened to the Capitol police chief in charge of security at the Capitol building area? 4) What social media platforms has President Trump been banned from? Why? 5) How is COVID-19 spread? 6) What distance should you keep from others indoor? What about outdoors? 7) What are the top 3 ways you can help prevent the spread of COVID-19?

Please use the CNN10 video from 1/11/2021 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #48 CNN10 1/8/2021 1) When Congress was able to finalize the electoral college votes for president, what was the final count? Who won? 2) According to the 20th Amendment, when will the new president become inaugurated (come into office)? 3) What has Biden said his number one priority will be as the new president? in Google Classroom

Assignment #48 CNN10 1/8/2021 1) When Congress was able to finalize the electoral college votes for president, what was the final count? Who won? 2) According to the 20th Amendment, when will the new president become inaugurated (come into office)? 3) What has Biden said his number one priority will be as the new president?

Please use CNN10 from January 8th, 2021 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #47 CNN10 1/7/2021 1) Why did Senators meet at The Capitol yesterday January 6th? 2) What kind of trouble took place at The Capitol while Senators were meeting? 3) Who are the projected winners of the Georgia Senate race? 4) Which party is now projected to control the Senate? How many seats will each party have in the Senate? 5) If there is a tie when Senate votes, which person breaks that tie? 6) Where and when was the first curbside recycling program started? 7) About how many pounds of garbage does the average American throw out each day? 8) About how many tons of garbage does the entire US throw out each day? About how much is usually recycled? 9) What kind of technology are they starting to use to help limit garbage and increase recycling? How does this technology help? in Google Classroom

Assignment #47 CNN10 1/7/2021 1) Why did Senators meet at The Capitol yesterday January 6th? 2) What kind of trouble took place at The Capitol while Senators were meeting? 3) Who are the projected winners of the Georgia Senate race? 4) Which party is now projected to control the Senate? How many seats will each party have in the Senate? 5) If there is a tie when Senate votes, which person breaks that tie? 6) Where and when was the first curbside recycling program started? 7) About how many pounds of garbage does the average American throw out each day? 8) About how many tons of garbage does the entire US throw out each day? About how much is usually recycled? 9) What kind of technology are they starting to use to help limit garbage and increase recycling? How does this technology help?

Please use the CNN10 video from January 7, 2020 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #46 CNN10 1/6/2021 1) What country has the US had problems with lately, and tension with since the 1950's? 2) Where in the US was the first movie theater? 3) Why were the first movie theaters called nickelodeons? 4) How are mountain rescue workers using their rescue dogs in Colorado? in Google Classroom

Assignment #46 CNN10 1/6/2021 1) What country has the US had problems with lately, and tension with since the 1950's? 2) Where in the US was the first movie theater? 3) Why were the first movie theaters called nickelodeons? 4) How are mountain rescue workers using their rescue dogs in Colorado?

Please use CNN10 from January 6, 2021 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #45 CNN10 1/5/2021 1) What important election will be taking place today in Georgia? 2) Why is this election taking place? And why is it so important to the US? 3) What is important about tomorrow January 6th when it comes to the presidential election? 4) What is the most populated city in the world? How many people live there? 5) Where were the Summer Olympics scheduled to be held in 2020? Why are they in danger of being completely cancelled instead of postponed? 6) What have archaeologists recently uncovered in the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy? 7) How was Pompeii destroyed? In what year? 8) How is a farm in Massachusetts recycling old Christmas trees? in Google Classroom

Assignment #45 CNN10 1/5/2021 1) What important election will be taking place today in Georgia? 2) Why is this election taking place? And why is it so important to the US? 3) What is important about tomorrow January 6th when it comes to the presidential election? 4) What is the most populated city in the world? How many people live there? 5) Where were the Summer Olympics scheduled to be held in 2020? Why are they in danger of being completely cancelled instead of postponed? 6) What have archaeologists recently uncovered in the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy? 7) How was Pompeii destroyed? In what year? 8) How is a farm in Massachusetts recycling old Christmas trees?

Please use the video from CNN10 1/5/2021 to answer the questions using short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #44 CNN10 1/4/2021 1) Who signed the new Covid Relief Bill into law late December? 2) According to the new bill, how much stimulus money will adults receive who made less than $75,000 dollars in 2019? How much will couples receive who made less than $150,000 in 2019? 3) How much did this new Covid Relief Stimulus package cost the government? 4) How much did the CARE's Act Stimulus package from last year cost the government? 5) According to the news, where did COVID-19 come from? 6) According to the news, how many deaths so far in the world from COVID-19? in Google Classroom

Assignment #44 CNN10 1/4/2021 1) Who signed the new Covid Relief Bill into law late December? 2) According to the new bill, how much stimulus money will adults receive who made less than $75,000 dollars in 2019? How much will couples receive who made less than $150,000 in 2019? 3) How much did this new Covid Relief Stimulus package cost the government? 4) How much did the CARE's Act Stimulus package from last year cost the government? 5) According to the news, where did COVID-19 come from? 6) According to the news, how many deaths so far in the world from COVID-19?

Please use CNN10 video from 1/4/2021 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #43 1) Where does Santa Claus live? 2) What color is Rudolph's nose? in Google Classroom

Assignment #43 1) Where does Santa Claus live? 2) What color is Rudolph's nose?

Please answer the question using 3 words or less.

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Assignment #42 CNN10 12/17 1) How do you feel about contact tracing in the US? Are you okay with it or against it? Why? in Google Classroom

Assignment #42 CNN10 12/17 1) How do you feel about contact tracing in the US? Are you okay with it or against it? Why?

Please use the CNN10 video from December 17th to answer the question with complete sentences. Video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #41 CNN10 12/16 1) How many worldwide deaths so far have been linked to COVD-19? 2) What kind of places are closed with current California restrictions? What about Texas restrictions? 3) According to a Hong Kong poll, what percentage of Japanese think the 2020 Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled? What percentage of Japanese think it should be postponed again? 4) What is the current COVID-19 curfew in France? How long at the earliest will theaters, museums, restaurants, and bars stay closed in France? 5) What are doctors in London concerned with in regards to COVID-19 increase in cases? 6) Where is a big storm currently headed in the US? How fast will the winds be? 7) What Nasa project was known as the "1.5 billion blunder"? Why? 8) When was the Hubble Telescope first launched? What is NASA releasing to the public for it's 30th birthday? 9) What are current solar panels made of? What new mineral does Saule Technologies believe they can use to make solar panels more lightweight, flexible, and efficient? in Google Classroom

Assignment #41 CNN10 12/16 1) How many worldwide deaths so far have been linked to COVD-19? 2) What kind of places are closed with current California restrictions? What about Texas restrictions? 3) According to a Hong Kong poll, what percentage of Japanese think the 2020 Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled? What percentage of Japanese think it should be postponed again? 4) What is the current COVID-19 curfew in France? How long at the earliest will theaters, museums, restaurants, and bars stay closed in France? 5) What are doctors in London concerned with in regards to COVID-19 increase in cases? 6) Where is a big storm currently headed in the US? How fast will the winds be? 7) What Nasa project was known as the "1.5 billion blunder"? Why? 8) When was the Hubble Telescope first launched? What is NASA releasing to the public for it's 30th birthday? 9) What are current solar panels made of? What new mineral does Saule Technologies believe they can use to make solar panels more lightweight, flexible, and efficient?

Please use the CNN10 video from December 16th to answer the questions using short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment#40 CNN10 12/15 1) Why is December 14th an important date in regards to the presidential election? 2) Why is January 6th an important date in regards to the presidential election? 3) Have President Trump's lawsuits disputing the election been successful or unsucessful? 4) How is it decided how many electoral college representatives each state gets? 5) Where did archaeologists recently find ancient wall paintings? 6) What were these ancient wall paintings pictures of? How old are they estimated to be? 7) According to a survey in the UK, what percentage of people preferred to work from home? What percentage of these workers feel they are just as productive at home? 8) What affects has working remotely had on the economy? in Google Classroom

Assignment#40 CNN10 12/15 1) Why is December 14th an important date in regards to the presidential election? 2) Why is January 6th an important date in regards to the presidential election? 3) Have President Trump's lawsuits disputing the election been successful or unsucessful? 4) How is it decided how many electoral college representatives each state gets? 5) Where did archaeologists recently find ancient wall paintings? 6) What were these ancient wall paintings pictures of? How old are they estimated to be? 7) According to a survey in the UK, what percentage of people preferred to work from home? What percentage of these workers feel they are just as productive at home? 8) What affects has working remotely had on the economy?

Please use the CNN10 video from December 15th to answer the questions using short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #39 CNN10 12/14 1) From start to finish, how many months did it take to get a COVID-19 vaccine approved in the US? 2) Which companies vaccine just received emergency approval from the FDA? 3) How many shots are given with the new vaccine? How many days apart? How effective do they claim the vaccine is? 4) What 2nd company is close to getting it's vaccine also approved? 5) How many vaccines do they think they might be able to get out to the American public by the end of the year? 6) Who will the first set of vaccines be administered to? 7) What groups of people are not approved to take the new vaccine? 8) What's different about how this vaccine works, compared to vaccines in the past? 9) What percent of the world is permanently desert? 10) About how much fertile farmland turns into desert each year? What is this process called? 11) Which company believes they have a solution for desertification? What do they use to turn desert back into usable soil? in Google Classroom

Assignment #39 CNN10 12/14 1) From start to finish, how many months did it take to get a COVID-19 vaccine approved in the US? 2) Which companies vaccine just received emergency approval from the FDA? 3) How many shots are given with the new vaccine? How many days apart? How effective do they claim the vaccine is? 4) What 2nd company is close to getting it's vaccine also approved? 5) How many vaccines do they think they might be able to get out to the American public by the end of the year? 6) Who will the first set of vaccines be administered to? 7) What groups of people are not approved to take the new vaccine? 8) What's different about how this vaccine works, compared to vaccines in the past? 9) What percent of the world is permanently desert? 10) About how much fertile farmland turns into desert each year? What is this process called? 11) Which company believes they have a solution for desertification? What do they use to turn desert back into usable soil?

Please use the CNN10 video from December 14th to answer to answer the questions with short answers. The video link can be found below for your reference.

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Assignment #38 CNN10 12/11 1) Why are there currently two lawsuits against Facebook? 2) What other big apps does Facebook own? 3) About how many people worldwide use an app owned by Facebook? 4) What big internet search company has a similar lawsuit against it that started in October? 5) What happened to the SpaceX Mars rocket? 6) How big was the rocket and how high did it get? 7) What is the Latin term that describes winds from the North? 8) What are a lot of people getting a chance to see in the night sky this winter? 9) When does astronomical winter begin? 10) When does meteorological winter begin? in Google Classroom

Assignment #38 CNN10 12/11 1) Why are there currently two lawsuits against Facebook? 2) What other big apps does Facebook own? 3) About how many people worldwide use an app owned by Facebook? 4) What big internet search company has a similar lawsuit against it that started in October? 5) What happened to the SpaceX Mars rocket? 6) How big was the rocket and how high did it get? 7) What is the Latin term that describes winds from the North? 8) What are a lot of people getting a chance to see in the night sky this winter? 9) When does astronomical winter begin? 10) When does meteorological winter begin?

Please use the video from CNN10 for December 11th to answer the questions with short answers. Video linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #37 CNN10 12/10 1) When is early voting and regular in person voting taking place for the Georgia Senate seats runoff election? 2) Why are the two Senate seats still undecided in Georgia so important? 3) What are three of the important duties of the Senate according to CNN10? 4) What is the only country that has a square flag? 5) During the California lockdown for COVID-19, does Arizona currently have the same type of restrictions? 6) About how many euros does the European ski industry make each year? 7) How will closing the ski slopes in Europe this Winter hurt the economy and people? 8) What is the only European country that has decided to keep it's ski slopes open this year? 9) What incredible act of generosity took place at a Dairy Queen in Minnesota last week? in Google Classroom

Assignment #37 CNN10 12/10 1) When is early voting and regular in person voting taking place for the Georgia Senate seats runoff election? 2) Why are the two Senate seats still undecided in Georgia so important? 3) What are three of the important duties of the Senate according to CNN10? 4) What is the only country that has a square flag? 5) During the California lockdown for COVID-19, does Arizona currently have the same type of restrictions? 6) About how many euros does the European ski industry make each year? 7) How will closing the ski slopes in Europe this Winter hurt the economy and people? 8) What is the only European country that has decided to keep it's ski slopes open this year? 9) What incredible act of generosity took place at a Dairy Queen in Minnesota last week?

Please use CNN10 from December 10th and the video linked below to answer the questions in short answers.

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Assignment #36 CNN10 12/9 1) What is the first European county to make a COVID vaccine available to public? What vaccine company? 2) What is one industry hit the hardest by COVID? About how many estimated restaurants have closed because of the pandemic? 3) What is the concept of the new company Goldbelly? 4) What company borders China and India? 5) What is the highest peak in the world? Where is it located? 6) How tall is Mount Everest according to 2020 measurement? 7) About how much will it cost to climb Everest? About what percentage of climbers make it to the top? 8) What are some of the consequences of not exercising regularly? How can you stay in shape at home? 9) What sports are being added to the Olympics in Paris 2024? in Google Classroom

Assignment #36 CNN10 12/9 1) What is the first European county to make a COVID vaccine available to public? What vaccine company? 2) What is one industry hit the hardest by COVID? About how many estimated restaurants have closed because of the pandemic? 3) What is the concept of the new company Goldbelly? 4) What company borders China and India? 5) What is the highest peak in the world? Where is it located? 6) How tall is Mount Everest according to 2020 measurement? 7) About how much will it cost to climb Everest? About what percentage of climbers make it to the top? 8) What are some of the consequences of not exercising regularly? How can you stay in shape at home? 9) What sports are being added to the Olympics in Paris 2024?

Please use CNN10 to answer using short answers and video linked below.

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Assignment #35 CNN10 12/8 1) How many seats in Senate have not yet been determined? From which state? 2) How will they decide who wins these seats? When? 3) What is so important about controlling the Senate? 4) Do we know for sure who our next president will be? 5) What happens on December 8th in the presidential election process? What happens on December 14th? 6) When will presidential election results be final? Who finalizes votes? 7) When is the new president sworn into office? 8) OC Marsh was a famous scientist known for studying what? 9) How much of the Triceratops skeleton did they discover? How much does the fossil weigh? 10) How long ago did Triceratops live? 11) If you want to see this Triceratops fossil, where will it be on display? 12) What is NASA's goal of the Artemis 3 mission? How much will this mission cost? 13) When did the US first step foot on the moon? When was the last time we were there? in Google Classroom

Assignment #35 CNN10 12/8 1) How many seats in Senate have not yet been determined? From which state? 2) How will they decide who wins these seats? When? 3) What is so important about controlling the Senate? 4) Do we know for sure who our next president will be? 5) What happens on December 8th in the presidential election process? What happens on December 14th? 6) When will presidential election results be final? Who finalizes votes? 7) When is the new president sworn into office? 8) OC Marsh was a famous scientist known for studying what? 9) How much of the Triceratops skeleton did they discover? How much does the fossil weigh? 10) How long ago did Triceratops live? 11) If you want to see this Triceratops fossil, where will it be on display? 12) What is NASA's goal of the Artemis 3 mission? How much will this mission cost? 13) When did the US first step foot on the moon? When was the last time we were there?

Please use the CNN10 video from December 8th to answer the questions. Video linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #34 CNN10 12/7 1) What important event happened on December 7th in US History? 2) What is a Nor'easter? What states did it hit? 3) What year was Pearl Harbor attacked? 4) How many Americans died at the attack on Pearl Harbor? 5) Where is the USS Arizona Memorial? 6) About how many acres of wildfires burned in CA this year? 7) How is the company Droneseed trying to replenish growth after wildfires? Why is this necessary? in Google Classroom

Assignment #34 CNN10 12/7 1) What important event happened on December 7th in US History? 2) What is a Nor'easter? What states did it hit? 3) What year was Pearl Harbor attacked? 4) How many Americans died at the attack on Pearl Harbor? 5) Where is the USS Arizona Memorial? 6) About how many acres of wildfires burned in CA this year? 7) How is the company Droneseed trying to replenish growth after wildfires? Why is this necessary?

Please answer the questions using CNN10 from December 7th using short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #33 CNN10 12/4 1) What country sent an unmanned space probe to the moon this week to collect rocks from it's dark side? 2) What kind of planet is K2-141B, which was discovered in 2018? 3) Which state is nicknamed the beehive state? 4) What type of animal feed farming are they using in Utah due to weather and COVID-19 concerns? 5) Where is the world's deepest swimming pool located? How deep is it? 6) What kind of snowman do they build every year in Albuquerque, New Mexico? in Google Classroom

Assignment #33 CNN10 12/4 1) What country sent an unmanned space probe to the moon this week to collect rocks from it's dark side? 2) What kind of planet is K2-141B, which was discovered in 2018? 3) Which state is nicknamed the beehive state? 4) What type of animal feed farming are they using in Utah due to weather and COVID-19 concerns? 5) Where is the world's deepest swimming pool located? How deep is it? 6) What kind of snowman do they build every year in Albuquerque, New Mexico?

Please use the CNN10 video from December 4th, 2020 to answer the questions with short answers. The video is linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #32 CNN10 12/3 1) Where in Australia has a brush fire been burning for the last 6 weeks? 2) When was the worst fire season in Australia's history? What do they call it now? 3) What seafood do Americans eat most? 4) With COVID-19 has the demand for seafood increase or decreased? How is this affecting fishermen? 5) What are Monterrey Bay fishermen doing with their extra fish that they don't sell? 6) What happened to Stuart Bee and his boat? 7) In 1825, what did US ambassador to Mexico Joel Poinsett bring back to the US with him that is now a holiday tradition? in Google Classroom

Assignment #32 CNN10 12/3 1) Where in Australia has a brush fire been burning for the last 6 weeks? 2) When was the worst fire season in Australia's history? What do they call it now? 3) What seafood do Americans eat most? 4) With COVID-19 has the demand for seafood increase or decreased? How is this affecting fishermen? 5) What are Monterrey Bay fishermen doing with their extra fish that they don't sell? 6) What happened to Stuart Bee and his boat? 7) In 1825, what did US ambassador to Mexico Joel Poinsett bring back to the US with him that is now a holiday tradition?

Please use CNN10 from December 3, 2020 to answer the following questions with short answers. The video link is attached below for your reference.

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Assignment #31 CNN10 12/2 1) How many COVID-19 vaccines have been submitted to the FDA for final approval in the US? 2) Why did a group of top medical advisers in the US meet yesterday in the US? 3) Even though vaccines are ready, when do they estimate that they will be widely available to the public? 4) Experts say COVID-19 is most dangerous to people with what kind of medical issues? 5) About what percentage of people who test positive for COVID-19 show no symptoms? About what percentage survive COVID-19? 6) What's the main challenge when it comes to distributing COVID-19 vaccines? 7) What is the shoulder hump of a grizzly bear made of? 8) What does the company Clearview AI do? Why is it so controversial? in Google Classroom

Assignment #31 CNN10 12/2 1) How many COVID-19 vaccines have been submitted to the FDA for final approval in the US? 2) Why did a group of top medical advisers in the US meet yesterday in the US? 3) Even though vaccines are ready, when do they estimate that they will be widely available to the public? 4) Experts say COVID-19 is most dangerous to people with what kind of medical issues? 5) About what percentage of people who test positive for COVID-19 show no symptoms? About what percentage survive COVID-19? 6) What's the main challenge when it comes to distributing COVID-19 vaccines? 7) What is the shoulder hump of a grizzly bear made of? 8) What does the company Clearview AI do? Why is it so controversial?

Please answer the questions using CNN10 from December 2, 2020 using 10 words or less. Video linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #30 CNN10 12/1 1) Where was a nuclear scientist recently assassinated? 2) Who is being blamed for the assassination? 3) How could this assassination affect the US? 4) What continent currently has many countries with lockdowns in place? How will this affect the holidays? 5) What was the first airline in the world? 6) What airline will require all passengers have the COVID-19 vaccine? How might this affect business? 7) What are other airlines currently doing to protect passengers? 8) Why is the airline business hurting so much? 9) On his busy New York to London flight that can take 270 passengers, how many were on the plane? in Google Classroom

Assignment #30 CNN10 12/1 1) Where was a nuclear scientist recently assassinated? 2) Who is being blamed for the assassination? 3) How could this assassination affect the US? 4) What continent currently has many countries with lockdowns in place? How will this affect the holidays? 5) What was the first airline in the world? 6) What airline will require all passengers have the COVID-19 vaccine? How might this affect business? 7) What are other airlines currently doing to protect passengers? 8) Why is the airline business hurting so much? 9) On his busy New York to London flight that can take 270 passengers, how many were on the plane?

Please answer the questions using CNN10 video from December 1st in 10 words or less. Video linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #29 CNN10 11/30 1) What's the estimated number of Americans this holiday season that won't have enough to eat? 2) How has shopping dramatically changed this holiday season? 3) What year was Rutgers University football team founded? 4) Who is the first female football kicker in the history of Vanderbilt University? 5) In 2018, what kind of bridge did they build in Utah? 6) After an election tie in White Bluff, how did they resolve the issue? in Google Classroom

Assignment #29 CNN10 11/30 1) What's the estimated number of Americans this holiday season that won't have enough to eat? 2) How has shopping dramatically changed this holiday season? 3) What year was Rutgers University football team founded? 4) Who is the first female football kicker in the history of Vanderbilt University? 5) In 2018, what kind of bridge did they build in Utah? 6) After an election tie in White Bluff, how did they resolve the issue?

Please use the CNN10 video from November 30th to answer the questions in 10 words or less. Video linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #28 CNN10 11/20 1) When Hurricane Iota hit Nicaragua what category storm was it? How fast were the winds? 2) What large school district in the US is closing schools and moving back to fully remote due to COVID-19 spike? 3) What is Boeing's top selling aircraft according to the news? Why were they pulled off the market last year? 4) Who advises the president? 5) How many executive department cabinets are there in the US Government? Who leads each one? 6) Who chooses each cabinet? Who approves each choice? 7) What superfood crop is grown under the sea? in Google Classroom

Assignment #28 CNN10 11/20 1) When Hurricane Iota hit Nicaragua what category storm was it? How fast were the winds? 2) What large school district in the US is closing schools and moving back to fully remote due to COVID-19 spike? 3) What is Boeing's top selling aircraft according to the news? Why were they pulled off the market last year? 4) Who advises the president? 5) How many executive department cabinets are there in the US Government? Who leads each one? 6) Who chooses each cabinet? Who approves each choice? 7) What superfood crop is grown under the sea?

Please use CNN10 from November 20th to answer the questions in 10 words or less. Video link is attached below for your reference.

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Assignment #27 CNN10 11/19 How do you feel about driverless cars? Are you for or against the idea? Why or why not? in Google Classroom

Assignment #27 CNN10 11/19 How do you feel about driverless cars? Are you for or against the idea? Why or why not?

Please use CNN10 from November 19 to answer the question in a few sentences. Video linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #26 CNN10 11/18 1) Where is the US withdrawing thousands of troops from? 2) How long have troops been in these two countries? 3) What is SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)? 4) What can you do to help with SAD? 5) What famous city did Alexander the Great found around 331 BC? in Google Classroom

Assignment #26 CNN10 11/18 1) Where is the US withdrawing thousands of troops from? 2) How long have troops been in these two countries? 3) What is SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)? 4) What can you do to help with SAD? 5) What famous city did Alexander the Great found around 331 BC?

Please use CNN10 from November 18 to answer the questions using 10 words or less. The video link is attached below for your reference.

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Assignment #24 CNN10 11/16 1) In what state is an election recount currently taking place? 2) What are 3 very important things that The Senate does? 3) How many seats must a party control in The Senate to have a majority? 4) Why are Georgia election results so important when it comes to The Senate? 5) When do all election votes need to be certified by each state? 6) What happens after the states certify election results? 7) When are the Electoral College votes counted and finalized? By whom? 8) When is the next president of the US sworn in? 9) When is it believed that Stonehenge was built? 10) What private company has NASA teamed up with to explore space? 11) How long will this space mission be staying in space at the International Space Station? in Google Classroom

Assignment #24 CNN10 11/16 1) In what state is an election recount currently taking place? 2) What are 3 very important things that The Senate does? 3) How many seats must a party control in The Senate to have a majority? 4) Why are Georgia election results so important when it comes to The Senate? 5) When do all election votes need to be certified by each state? 6) What happens after the states certify election results? 7) When are the Electoral College votes counted and finalized? By whom? 8) When is the next president of the US sworn in? 9) When is it believed that Stonehenge was built? 10) What private company has NASA teamed up with to explore space? 11) How long will this space mission be staying in space at the International Space Station?

Please answer the questions using CNN10 from November 16th. Answer in 10 words or less. Video linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #23 CNN10 11/13 1) How long does a vaccine usually take to go from developmental stage into a doctor's office to distribute to public? 2) What percent of public have said they would take a new COVID vaccine if available at a low cost? 3) Is the number of people willing to take a new vaccine increasing or decreasing according to the poll? 4) What is the logistical challenge of Pfizer's new vaccine? 5) Is Pfizer vaccine designed to be used in low income countries/areas? 6) What "first" event took place in 1621 that takes place every November? 7) Was turkey likely served at the first Thanksgiving? What was probably on the menu? 8) How has Black Friday changed over the last few years? 9) What is the price tag on this new robotic dolphin? in Google Classroom

Assignment #23 CNN10 11/13 1) How long does a vaccine usually take to go from developmental stage into a doctor's office to distribute to public? 2) What percent of public have said they would take a new COVID vaccine if available at a low cost? 3) Is the number of people willing to take a new vaccine increasing or decreasing according to the poll? 4) What is the logistical challenge of Pfizer's new vaccine? 5) Is Pfizer vaccine designed to be used in low income countries/areas? 6) What "first" event took place in 1621 that takes place every November? 7) Was turkey likely served at the first Thanksgiving? What was probably on the menu? 8) How has Black Friday changed over the last few years? 9) What is the price tag on this new robotic dolphin?

Please use CNN10 video from November 13, 2020 to answer the questions using 10 words or less. Video linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #22 CNN10 11/12 1) How many people were hospitalized Tuesday due to COVID-19 according to the COVID Tracking Project? 2) What type of COVID treatment produced by Eli Lilly received emergency approval by the FDA? 3) Are COVID rates of infection increasing or decreasing currently across the US? 4) What percentage of people infected with COVID-19 survive? 5) What 2 things is the government having trouble balancing currently when it comes to COVID-19? 6) How long is the deepest trench in the ocean? What is it called? 7) How deep did China recently go in the ocean with a manned ocean exploring vehicle? What is the interest in the deep sea? 8) Who produces the most "rare earth elements"? What are they primarily used for? 9) What is so special about The Shed building in New York City? in Google Classroom

Assignment #22 CNN10 11/12 1) How many people were hospitalized Tuesday due to COVID-19 according to the COVID Tracking Project? 2) What type of COVID treatment produced by Eli Lilly received emergency approval by the FDA? 3) Are COVID rates of infection increasing or decreasing currently across the US? 4) What percentage of people infected with COVID-19 survive? 5) What 2 things is the government having trouble balancing currently when it comes to COVID-19? 6) How long is the deepest trench in the ocean? What is it called? 7) How deep did China recently go in the ocean with a manned ocean exploring vehicle? What is the interest in the deep sea? 8) Who produces the most "rare earth elements"? What are they primarily used for? 9) What is so special about The Shed building in New York City?

Please use CNN10 from November 12 to answer the questions in 10 words or less. Video linked below for your reference.

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Assignment #21 CNN10 11/10 1) What drug company feels they are very close to a COVID vaccine? 2) What percent effectiveness does this company say it's vaccine is so far in trials? 3) What day was the first time that US reported more than 100,000 positive COVID tests in a single day? 4) About how many positive COVID tests have there been in the US so far this year? 5) About how many deaths in the US this year have been attributed to COVID? 6) About what percentage of people with COVID show no symptoms? 7) What is the estimated survival rate of COVID? 8) In a recent poll, what percentage of people say they will not get COVID vaccine once it is available to the public? 9) What storm caused mass destruction in Central America last week and is approaching Florida this week? 10) What is a benefit of prescribed burning? 11) What Northern California tribe believes in and carries out prescribed burning in national forests? in Google Classroom

Assignment #21 CNN10 11/10 1) What drug company feels they are very close to a COVID vaccine? 2) What percent effectiveness does this company say it's vaccine is so far in trials? 3) What day was the first time that US reported more than 100,000 positive COVID tests in a single day? 4) About how many positive COVID tests have there been in the US so far this year? 5) About how many deaths in the US this year have been attributed to COVID? 6) About what percentage of people with COVID show no symptoms? 7) What is the estimated survival rate of COVID? 8) In a recent poll, what percentage of people say they will not get COVID vaccine once it is available to the public? 9) What storm caused mass destruction in Central America last week and is approaching Florida this week? 10) What is a benefit of prescribed burning? 11) What Northern California tribe believes in and carries out prescribed burning in national forests?

Please use CNN10 from November 10, 2020 to answer the questions in 10 words or less. Video is linked below.

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Assignment #20 CNN10 11/9 1) Who ended up winning the election? 2) When was the victory announced? 3) When was Biden vice president? 4) Who will be the oldest president elect? 5) How old will Biden be when entering office? 6) Does President Trump agree with the victory? What is he going to do now? 7) Who will be the first woman vice president? 8) What is her ethnic background? in Google Classroom

Assignment #20 CNN10 11/9 1) Who ended up winning the election? 2) When was the victory announced? 3) When was Biden vice president? 4) Who will be the oldest president elect? 5) How old will Biden be when entering office? 6) Does President Trump agree with the victory? What is he going to do now? 7) Who will be the first woman vice president? 8) What is her ethnic background?

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Assignment #19 CNN10 11/5 1) Who won Tuesday night's presidential election? 2) What 6 states is CNN still awaiting results from for the election? 3) According to election results, which party most likely will control the House of Representatives? 4) According to election results, which party will most likely control The Senate? 5) About how many early voters ended up voting this year? 6) Trump is filing legal challenges against the results in which states? 7) What is 16 Psyche? 8) What's so special about the ogre faced spider? 9) Which town sits in both Belgium and the Netherlands? in Google Classroom

Assignment #19 CNN10 11/5 1) Who won Tuesday night's presidential election? 2) What 6 states is CNN still awaiting results from for the election? 3) According to election results, which party most likely will control the House of Representatives? 4) According to election results, which party will most likely control The Senate? 5) About how many early voters ended up voting this year? 6) Trump is filing legal challenges against the results in which states? 7) What is 16 Psyche? 8) What's so special about the ogre faced spider? 9) Which town sits in both Belgium and the Netherlands?

Please answer the questions in ten words or less using CNN10 from November 5th, 2020. Video link attached below.

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Assignment #18 CNN10 11/3 1) When is election day in the US? 2) Why might we not know the results of the election by the end of the day this year? 3) Can you win the popular vote, but lose the election? 4) When are the election results finalized? 5) when is the new president sworn into office? 6) How many years is a presidential term? 7) How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency? 8) If the electoral college is unable to determine president, who decides? 9) About how many early votes have been cast so far? in Google Classroom

Assignment #18 CNN10 11/3 1) When is election day in the US? 2) Why might we not know the results of the election by the end of the day this year? 3) Can you win the popular vote, but lose the election? 4) When are the election results finalized? 5) when is the new president sworn into office? 6) How many years is a presidential term? 7) How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency? 8) If the electoral college is unable to determine president, who decides? 9) About how many early votes have been cast so far?

Please answer the questions in 10 words or less using CNN 10 video for November 3rd linked below.

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Assignment #17 CNN10 10/29 1) What country has been hit hard with typhoons this year? 2) What state in the US has been hit hard with hurricanes this year? 3) How many major storms have hit Louisiana this year? 4) What's the difference between a hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone? 5) What is the Common Pass App? 6) Where is the Ningaloo Reef located? in Google Classroom

Assignment #17 CNN10 10/29 1) What country has been hit hard with typhoons this year? 2) What state in the US has been hit hard with hurricanes this year? 3) How many major storms have hit Louisiana this year? 4) What's the difference between a hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone? 5) What is the Common Pass App? 6) Where is the Ningaloo Reef located?

Please answer the questions using CNN10 from October 29, 2020 in 10 words or less. Link for video attached below.

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Assignment #15 The Columbian Exchange 1) How did The Columbian Exchange change each hemisphere? 2) Do you think this was a positive or negative change? Why? in Google Classroom

Assignment #15 The Columbian Exchange 1) How did The Columbian Exchange change each hemisphere? 2) Do you think this was a positive or negative change? Why?

Please use The Columbian Exchange picture on the bottom of page 15 of your textbook to answer the 2 questions. The page is attached below.

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Assignment #16 CNN10 10/22 1) Why is Vietnam struggling as a country? 2) When is the final presidential debate of 2020 taking place? 3) Where is the debate taking place? 4) Why is the debate considered a "muted" debate? 5) What is the reason for "muting" the debate? 6) Are COVID-19 cases in Europe increasing, decreasing, or remaining steady? 7) Why is China not releasing it's COVID-19 vaccines to the public? 8) Why is Newlight Tech in Huntington Beach producing an "air carbon" polymer? 9) What is the max speed for the new car, the SSC Tuatara? 10) How much does the SSC Tuatara cost to buy? in Google Classroom

Assignment #16 CNN10 10/22 1) Why is Vietnam struggling as a country? 2) When is the final presidential debate of 2020 taking place? 3) Where is the debate taking place? 4) Why is the debate considered a "muted" debate? 5) What is the reason for "muting" the debate? 6) Are COVID-19 cases in Europe increasing, decreasing, or remaining steady? 7) Why is China not releasing it's COVID-19 vaccines to the public? 8) Why is Newlight Tech in Huntington Beach producing an "air carbon" polymer? 9) What is the max speed for the new car, the SSC Tuatara? 10) How much does the SSC Tuatara cost to buy?

Please answer the questions using CNN10 from October 22, 2020 in 10 words or less. Video is linked below.

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Assignment #14 CNN10 10/20 1) How many early voters cast votes so far? 2) Do Americans vote directly for president? 3) Who actually votes for president? 4) How many representatives are there in the Electoral College? 5) How many Electoral College representatives are there in California? 6) How are the electors in the Electoral College chosen? 7) Why are so many Americans voting early this year? 8) What is 2018VP1? 9) What did NASA pay Bell Labs to put on the moon? in Google Classroom

Assignment #14 CNN10 10/20 1) How many early voters cast votes so far? 2) Do Americans vote directly for president? 3) Who actually votes for president? 4) How many representatives are there in the Electoral College? 5) How many Electoral College representatives are there in California? 6) How are the electors in the Electoral College chosen? 7) Why are so many Americans voting early this year? 8) What is 2018VP1? 9) What did NASA pay Bell Labs to put on the moon?

Please answer using the CNN10 video from October 20, 2020 using 10 words or less. Video linked below.

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Assignment #13 CNN10 10/15 1) How many days are left till the presidential election? 2) How long is a term in the House of Representatives? 3) How many seats of the House of Representatives are up for election this year? 4) What political party currently controls the House of Representatives? 5) How long is a term in the Senate? 6) How many seats of the Senate are up for election this year? 7) What political party currently controls the Senate? 8)What is cloud seeding? 9) How many acres in California have burned so far in 2020 from wildfires? 10) In what year was Pluto demoted from planet to dwarf planet status? 11) What have scientists found on Pluto's mountains? in Google Classroom

Assignment #13 CNN10 10/15 1) How many days are left till the presidential election? 2) How long is a term in the House of Representatives? 3) How many seats of the House of Representatives are up for election this year? 4) What political party currently controls the House of Representatives? 5) How long is a term in the Senate? 6) How many seats of the Senate are up for election this year? 7) What political party currently controls the Senate? 8)What is cloud seeding? 9) How many acres in California have burned so far in 2020 from wildfires? 10) In what year was Pluto demoted from planet to dwarf planet status? 11) What have scientists found on Pluto's mountains?

Using 10 words or less, please answer the questions using CNN10 from October 15, 2020. The video is linked below.

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Assignment #11 1.2 Terms/Names 1) Christopher Columbus: 2) Taino: 3) Treaty of Tordesillas: 4) Columbian Exchange: 5) conquistador: 6) Hernando Cortes: 7) Montezuma: 8) mestizo: 9) encomienda: 10) New Spain: 11) New Mexico: in Google Classroom

Assignment #11 1.2 Terms/Names 1) Christopher Columbus: 2) Taino: 3) Treaty of Tordesillas: 4) Columbian Exchange: 5) conquistador: 6) Hernando Cortes: 7) Montezuma: 8) mestizo: 9) encomienda: 10) New Spain: 11) New Mexico:

Please define using the online text attached or your "The Americans" book at home. One to two good sentences defining each term and/or name.

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Assignment #12 CNN10 10/13 1) According to John Hopkins University, how many positive COVID-19 tests have there been in the US? 2) According to John Hopkins University, how many COVID-19 deaths have there been in the US? 3) According to research, about what percentage of people that get the flu die? 4) According to research, about what percentage of people that get COVID-19 die? 5) Are CA COVID-19 cases currently increasing, decreasing, or holding steady? 6) About how many Americans have voted so far through early voting? 7) What is Dubai360? 8) How much money was the Stan the T-Rex fossil purchased for at auction? in Google Classroom

Assignment #12 CNN10 10/13 1) According to John Hopkins University, how many positive COVID-19 tests have there been in the US? 2) According to John Hopkins University, how many COVID-19 deaths have there been in the US? 3) According to research, about what percentage of people that get the flu die? 4) According to research, about what percentage of people that get COVID-19 die? 5) Are CA COVID-19 cases currently increasing, decreasing, or holding steady? 6) About how many Americans have voted so far through early voting? 7) What is Dubai360? 8) How much money was the Stan the T-Rex fossil purchased for at auction?

Please answer the questions according to CNN10 from October 13th 2020 linked below.

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Assignment #10 CNN10 10/8 1) Where was the vice presidential debate last night? 2) When is the next scheduled presidential debate? 3) Was Benjamin Franklin ever a US President? 4) When was the US Postal Service created? 5) How much tax dollars does the US Postal Service receive? 6) Who does the US Postal Service deliver to? in Google Classroom

Assignment #10 CNN10 10/8 1) Where was the vice presidential debate last night? 2) When is the next scheduled presidential debate? 3) Was Benjamin Franklin ever a US President? 4) When was the US Postal Service created? 5) How much tax dollars does the US Postal Service receive? 6) Who does the US Postal Service deliver to?

Please use CNN10 from October 8th to answer the questions using 5 words or less. Video linked below.

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Assignment #9 CNN10 10/6 1) What percentage of people who have COVID-19 are asymptomatic (show no symptoms)? 2) Which state in the US has had the most cases of COVID-19? 3) How many cases of COVID-19 have there been in CA? 4) Which state has had the most COVID-19 deaths? 5) When did the new session for the Supreme Court start? 6) Why is it so important that the Supreme Court fill it's current opening? 7) What happens if there is a tie when the Supreme Court votes? in Google Classroom

Assignment #9 CNN10 10/6 1) What percentage of people who have COVID-19 are asymptomatic (show no symptoms)? 2) Which state in the US has had the most cases of COVID-19? 3) How many cases of COVID-19 have there been in CA? 4) Which state has had the most COVID-19 deaths? 5) When did the new session for the Supreme Court start? 6) Why is it so important that the Supreme Court fill it's current opening? 7) What happens if there is a tie when the Supreme Court votes?

Please answer the questions from CNN10 10/6 episode of the news using 5 words or less.

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Assignment #7 Native American Slide in Google Classroom

Assignment #7 Native American Slide

After reading pages 4-13 of the text, please create a single slide that focuses on one of the four Native American tribes in the section or any of the tribes on the page 7 map. You may use the book and internet to gather information. The slide must include a title (tribe name). It must also include at least four words and four pictures describing the location, shelter, dress, and agriculture (food) of the tribe. I have attached an example below.

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Assignment #8 CNN10 10/1 1) Where are military tensions currently high between the US and Russia? 2) Name 3 of the changes that have taken place to the presidential debates due to COVID-19? 3) What is the current freediving record in feet for Arnaud Jerald? in Google Classroom

Assignment #8 CNN10 10/1 1) Where are military tensions currently high between the US and Russia? 2) Name 3 of the changes that have taken place to the presidential debates due to COVID-19? 3) What is the current freediving record in feet for Arnaud Jerald?

Please use the CNN10 news from 10/1 to answer the questions in 5 words or less.

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Assignment #6 CNN10 9/29 1) When will the first presidential debate be taking place? 2) Who will be debating in this debate? 3) Name 3 of the topics being discussed at during the debate? 4) Why are electric companies in California shutting off power in some areas this week? 5) In what state are they trying to repopulate puffins on the East Coast? in Google Classroom

Assignment #6 CNN10 9/29 1) When will the first presidential debate be taking place? 2) Who will be debating in this debate? 3) Name 3 of the topics being discussed at during the debate? 4) Why are electric companies in California shutting off power in some areas this week? 5) In what state are they trying to repopulate puffins on the East Coast?

Please answer in 5 words or less using CNN10 from 9/29.

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Assignment #5- Terms & Names 1) nomadic: 2) Aztec: 3) Anasazi: 4) Pueblo: 5) Iroquois: 6) Benin: 7) Kongo: 8) Islam: 9) Christianity: 10) Reformation: 11) Renaissance: in Google Classroom

Assignment #5- Terms & Names 1) nomadic: 2) Aztec: 3) Anasazi: 4) Pueblo: 5) Iroquois: 6) Benin: 7) Kongo: 8) Islam: 9) Christianity: 10) Reformation: 11) Renaissance:

Please write a short (1-2 sentence) definition of each term and name from Chapter 1 Section 1(pages 4-13 of the text). The online text is linked below.

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Assignment #4- Essential Questions 1) How would you react to a people whose appearance and language are unlike anything you have ever known? 2) What can happen when one culture imposes its values on another? in Google Classroom

Assignment #4- Essential Questions 1) How would you react to a people whose appearance and language are unlike anything you have ever known? 2) What can happen when one culture imposes its values on another?

Please examine the picture on page 2 and 3 or your blue "The Americans" textbook. Use this picture to answer the two questions. I have attached the picture to this post.

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Assignment #3 1) How do you think the United States has changed following September 11th 2001? 2) What kind of emotions do you feel while watching the events of September 11th? 3) What new things did you learn today that you didn't already know about September 11th? 4) Why do you think it is important that we learn about these types of events in history? 5) What is the difference between a primary and secondary source from a historical event? in Google Classroom

Assignment #3 1) How do you think the United States has changed following September 11th 2001? 2) What kind of emotions do you feel while watching the events of September 11th? 3) What new things did you learn today that you didn't already know about September 11th? 4) Why do you think it is important that we learn about these types of events in history? 5) What is the difference between a primary and secondary source from a historical event?

Following September 11th video, timeline, and discussion. Please answer the 5 questions.

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Assignment #2 1) In remembrance of 9/11/2001 victims, what day was established? 2) What time did a plane crash into WTC's North Tower? 3) What time did a plane crash into the South Tower of WTC? 4) What time did a plane crash into the Pentagon? 5) How many planes in total were hijacked? 6) How many hijackers were there in total? 7) What terrorist group orchestrated the attacks? 8) Who was the leader of the terrorist group responsible? 9) How many total victims died in the September 11th attacks? 10) Where is President Trump visiting today in remembrance of 9/11 victims? 11) What flight crashed in a field in Pennsylvania? 12) Where is the 9/11 museum and memorial built? 13) What exhibit in the museum gets the most criticism? in Google Classroom

Assignment #2 1) In remembrance of 9/11/2001 victims, what day was established? 2) What time did a plane crash into WTC's North Tower? 3) What time did a plane crash into the South Tower of WTC? 4) What time did a plane crash into the Pentagon? 5) How many planes in total were hijacked? 6) How many hijackers were there in total? 7) What terrorist group orchestrated the attacks? 8) Who was the leader of the terrorist group responsible? 9) How many total victims died in the September 11th attacks? 10) Where is President Trump visiting today in remembrance of 9/11 victims? 11) What flight crashed in a field in Pennsylvania? 12) Where is the 9/11 museum and memorial built? 13) What exhibit in the museum gets the most criticism?

According to CNN10 news, please answer each question using 5 words or less. The link to watch the news can be found attached below.

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Assignment # 1- About Me in Google Classroom

Assignment # 1- About Me

Please create ONE Google Slide that is all about you so that I can get to know you better!
On your Google Slide, please include the following:
- Your First and Last Name
- At least 3 images with you in them, 1 of these images MUST be just of you and have a clear shot of your smiling face :)
- At least 3 other images that represent your interests and hobbies (these may or may not have you in them)
- 3 words that describe you
* Of course, all imagery and slide content must be school appropriate *