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USE the NEWS to explore

S .T. E . M.

● Email and direct mail marketing presence

● Dedicated web page & online promotion

● Twitter presence

● Last chance Email

● Program overview

● 8-page printed student resource + interactive online version

● 19-page teacher guide interactive .pdf

● Newspaper promotional ads (Toronto Star + Starweek Magazine)

● Newspaper Partner ad with sample activities

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USE the NEWS to explore S.T.E.M.

in support of samsung Canada’s solve for Tomorrow Challenge, Toronto star Classroom Connection created a new teaching resource for students titled: use the neWs to explore sTem.

This enriching program was developed for grade 6 – 12 students and their teachers. This inquiry-based program helped teachers to meet some of the curriculum expectations outlined in the biology, chemistry, earth and space science and physics strands of the science programs in a highly creative and interactive manner. The program also supports language/english teachers in meeting some curriculum expectations since listening and speaking, reading, writing, and viewing and representing will naturally be used to complete the activities in the program

This program included:• 25 copies of the Student Guide• 1 Teacher Guide (pdf)• One month access to the Toronto Star ePaper

37,500 students across Canada received this resource in the classroom.

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This resource included Augmented Reality with select images.

USE the NEWS to explore STEM included an 8-page printed student resource with augmented reality in select images, plus student activities.

8-page printed student resource



a selection of pages from the USE the NEWS to explore STEM 19-page Teacher resource guide. This resource is provided as a pdf which includes several printable activity sheets.

19-page teacher guide interactive .pdf



WORD SLEUTH BY KING FEATURES INC.

GET OUT OF —

Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions — forwards, backward, up, down and diagonally. Thursday's unlisted answer:

WILLIAMS

ACROSS1 Like a catty

remark7 Crooner

— Damone10 Ado14 “Becket” actor15 Mont. neighbor16 Rainfall measure17 Emulate Hamlet18 Always, to Byron19 Mets’ former

ballpark20 Nature hobby

(hyph.)23 Little Richard’s

hometown26 Aunt or bro.27 Holy cats!28 Poet’s black29 Facilitate30 Aleta’s son31 “— Kapital”32 Corral33 Hailed a cab37 Adherent38 Indiana Jones’

quest39 Stimpy’s pal40 Earth-conscious

org.41 Frame43 Galleon cargo44 Beatty or Rorem45 Purpose46 Lunch counter

order47 Fed a line48 Traffic-jam noise51 Onassis

nickname52 Young girl53 Iffy gamble (2

wds.)56 Sight for a

psychic57 British inc.58 List of typos62 Gator kin63 — wheel

64 “Forgot” a letter65 Leisure66 Breeze through67 Oval nuts

DOWN1 Jungle crusher2 Dune buggy kin3 Canape topper4 Fancy confection5 Hoops great

— Baylor6 Elk and caribou7 Watched8 Best possible9 Shopping aid

10 Lake sport11 Out of it12 Vista13 Thick carpets21 Swigs down22 Rostand hero23 Army doc24 Fluster25 — del Sol29 Hawk’s lair

30 Like a good sentry

32 Whole bunch33 Frisk about34 Rank above

species35 Fencing weapons36 — -longlegs42 Kind of tension46 Catwalk47 Acid in lemons

48 Prop up49 Hobson or Dern50 Puffy hairstyles51 Garret52 Actress

— Oberon54 Island off Italy55 Stay fresh59 Oklahoma town60 Gymnast’s goal61 Mag fillers

CROSSWORD FOR FRIDAY

Today’s unlisted clue: THE SLAMMER

YESTERDAY'S ANSWER

STICKELERSBY TERRY STICKELS

DON’T QUOTE MEBY WIGGLES 3D INCORPORATED

ANSWER

www.dontquoteme.com

YESTERDAY'S WORD SLEUTH ANSWER

WOMEN’S WIMBLEDON CHAMP MORE THAN ONCE

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BRIDGE BY DAVE WILLIS

ANSWERS “Competition is a painful thing, but it produces great

the limits of the human heart.”

THEMEUp for the Challenge? Rearrange the words below to complete the quotes.

BUT COMPETITION PAINFUL PRODUCES RESULTS

THING

“__________ is a _______ _______, ____ it __________

great _______.”

- Jerry Flint (1931-) U.S. editor and journalist

HEART LIMITS RACE REAL RUNNING TEST WIN

it’s to ____ the _______ of the human _______.”

- Bill Bowerman (1911-1999) U.S. entrepreneur and coach

SUDOKU BY PAPPOCOM

YESTERDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

What number goes under the Y?

A E I O U Y

840 420 280 210 168 ?

A = 1st vowel or 1 x 840 = 840E = 2nd vowel or 2 x 420 = 840I = 3rd vowel or 3 x 280 = 840O = 4th vowel or 4 x 210 = 840U = 5th vowel or 5 x 168 = 840Y = 6th vowel or 6 x 140 = 840

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Science and Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) concepts are woven throughout current eventsin the news. All we have to do is glance at the news through a scientific lens to see these connections.

USE the NEWS to explore STEM is a new teaching resource from Toronto Star ClassroomConnection. This enriching program will provide Grade 6 - 12 students and teachers with aninnovative and practical opportunity to look through that scientific lens and, at the same time,to develop and apply practical 21st century thinking skills to solve real-world problems.

Find outmore at: classroomconnection.ca/stemThank you to Samsung Canada for helping us bring this resource to schools FREE of charge!

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MORNING WORDS

Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions — forwards, backward, up, down and diagonally. Monday's unlisted answer:


TOES

ACROSS1 Domain6 Snake eyes

10 Catherine — -Jones

14 Aluminum giant15 Hindu attire16 Matinee —17 Kind of pool18 Leisure (2 wds.)20 Cul-de- —21 Well-practiced23 The ones here24 — one’s teeth25 That yacht26 Arctic canoes29 Big-hearted34 Where Pisa is35 Vows venue36 Do something37 Stadium noise38 Point of an antler39 Ancient

colonnade40 Sierra Madre

gold41 High-IQ group42 Blew a paycheck43 Breaks the rules45 Dairy machinery46 MGM motto

word47 “The Ghost and

Mrs. —”48 Gravy no-no’s51 Pick up53 Dernier —56 OK in hot water58 In a fog60 “Chicago” actor61 Natural impulse62 Banal63 Skippers’ OKs64 HI or AK, once65 Pita treats

DOWN1 Wharf denizens2 Director

— Kazan3 “Moneytalks”

group

4 Mauna —5 Foolish talk (var.)6 Portfolio item7 Dogpatch

creator8 Q.E.D. part9 Edmund Hillary’s

title10 Dulcimer, e.g.11 McClurg of

sitcoms12 Male cats13 Helm position19 Early anesthetic22 Bad-mouth24 Hoedown

partners25 Glitch26 Bolshoi rival27 Video-game

pioneer28 Google rival29 Type of varnish30 Lava spewer31 Movie with a

posse32 Storrs sch.

33 Box-score info35 “Rosamond”

composer38 Dogs and

hamsters39 Prod41 Bog42 Big bash44 Slip-ups45 Mongrel47 Manufacturer

48 Links org.49 Heavy hydrogen

discoverer50 Only51 Entice52 RR employee53 Tyrant54 Casino city55 Fateful date57 Dull routine59 Even one

CROSSWORD FOR TUESDAY

Today’s unlisted clue: BROWNED SLICED BREAD

YESTERDAY'S ANSWER






ANSWER The answer is B. The other figures are comprised of two “J” shapes.

www.dontquoteme.com

ANSWERS “Guilt is simply God’s way of letting you know that

the four major guilt groups.”

THEMEWhy Did I Do That? Rearrange the words below to complete the quotes.

GUILT HAVING KNOW LETTING SIMPLY TIME TOO

“_______ is _______ God’s way of _______ you ____

that you’re _______ ____ good a ____.”

- Dennis Miller (1953-) U.S. comedian

FOOD FOUR GROUPS GUILT MOTHERS

_______ _______.”

- Cathy Guisewite (1950-) U.S. cartoonist

SUDOKU BY PAPPOCOM


Which figure is the odd one out? Do not consider symmetry.

A. B. C. D. E.

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TIGHT PLACES


AMERICAN LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE CATCHERS

Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions — forwards, backward, up, down and diagonally. Wednesday's unlisted answer:

ELEVATOR

ACROSS1 Postpone6 High-born11 Telegraph signal14 Daredevil’s need15 Touche

provokers16 Half a pair17 UFO pilot18 Sponsorship19 Ms. Hagen of

films20 Sea swallows22 Paris priests24 Medieval clowns28 Crape — (Dixie

shrub)29 Large fleet30 More than bad32 Cubbyhole33 Unisex garment35 Mme. Gluck39 Brink40 Police alert41 Nippy42 Mrs. Dick Tracy43 Formal, maybe45 Be an owner46 Mandate48 Lyrical50 Colonial dance53 Wetlands54 Leaves out55 Bard’s forte57 Permissive58 Freeze over (2

wds.)60 Casual wear65 Size above med.66 Prepare shrimp67 Deceitful68 Of course!69 Home of a brave70 B-vitamin source

DOWN1 Forensic science

tool

2 Long fish3 TGIF part4 Festive night5 Signed the lease6 Draws close7 Sign on a door8 More than asks9 Luau welcome

10 Term papers11 Uncertainty12 Pentium maker13 Needle or rib21 Epochs23 Infractions24 Gaynor or Leigh25 Crumble away26 Hazy conditions27 Dates (2 wds.)28 Mohawk-

sporting actor (2 wds.)

30 Windshielddevice

31 Scepter go-withs34 Tortoise rival

36 Unwilling, plus37 Blockbuster38 Waugh and

Baldwin43 Banned bug

spray44 Email nuisance47 Hold firm49 By mouth50 Little Richard’s

Miss

51 Reflection

52 Vetoes

53 Sugarbush tree

55 Fathomless

56 Exercise control

59 Amigo of Fidel

61 Hurricane center

62 By way of

63 Current regime

64 Top NCO

CROSSWORD FOR THURSDAY

Today’s unlisted clue: BENGIE —

YESTERDAY'S ANSWER







ANSWER The answer is “simplifications.”

www.dontquoteme.com

ANSWERS “No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot -

ing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you’ll have to ram them down people’s throats.”

THEMEWhat’s the Bright Idea? Rearrange the words below to complete the quotes.

BORN BUT CONFERENCE DIED FOOLISH GRAND IDEA

“No _______ ____ was ever ____ in a __________, ____

a lot of _______ ideas have ____ there.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) U.S. author

DOWN GOOD IDEAS IF RAM STEALING THROATS

WORRY

“Don’t _______ about people __________ your ideas. ____

your _______ are any ____, you’ll have to ____

them ____ people’s _______.”

- Howard Aiken (1900-1973) U.S. computer programmer

SUDOKU BY PAPPOCOM


Below is a 15-letter word that begins with “S” and ends with “S.” See how long it takes you to unscramble the letters and come up with this

common word.

T

M

I

O

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S

S

C L A

I

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newspaper ads appeared in the Toronto star to promote the program to schools. partner involvement recognized in each.

starweek magazine October 10, 2015

Toronto star September 25, 2015

Toronto star September 29, 2015

Toronto star October 1, 2015

Toronto star October 5, 2015

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Toronto Star Reach (M-F) 1.2 Million

Newspaper promotional ads (Toronto Star + Starweek Magazine)


USE the NEWS to exploreS .T. E . M.

Science and Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) concepts are woven throughout current events related to local, national, and international scientifi c discoveries and innovations. All we have to do is glance at the news through a scientifi c lens to see these connections.

USE the NEWS to explore STEM is a new teaching resource from Toronto Star Classroom Connection. This enriching program will provide Grade 6 - 12 students and teachers with an innovative and practical opportunity to look through that scientifi c lens and, at the same time, to develop and apply practical 21st century thinking skills to solve real-world problems.

This program includes:• 25 copies of the Student Guide• 1 Teacher Guide (pdf)• One month access to the Toronto Star ePaper

Thank you to Samsung Canada for helping us bring this resource to schools FREE of charge!

Go to:classroomconnection.ca/stem

to reserve your FREE copies LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE. ORDER NOW

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Newspaper partner ad with sample activities

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Toronto Star Reach (M-F) 1.2 Million

The full page education ad ran in the Toronto Star News section on Thursday, September 24, 2015.



Direct mail:British Columbia, Alberta, Nova Scotia - 4,200

Eblast to EducatorsOntario - 6,500National - 3,500

Email and direct mail marketing presenceemail and direct mail promotion to teachers in ontario, british Columbia, alberta and nova scotia.



Big box ad unit appeared on classroomconnection.ca and teachingkidsnews.com

Dedicated web page and online promotion



This program was promoted through organic tweets @starclassroom and retweets @teachkidsnews.

Reach: 1,637 followers @starclassroom3,365 @teachkidsnews

Twitter presence



Reach: Eblast to 10,000 educators

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