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Social Studies


News Quiz


Current events
Grade Levels:
4-8
Length:
15 minutes
Taping Rights:
Unlimited
Web Site:
KET Online
Teaching Materials:
See Below
Program Schedule:
See Below

This weekly KET production features highlights from the past week’s top news stories and includes a multiple-choice quiz concerning aspects of each story.

A different News Quiz program will be broadcast each week. Program descriptions are not available because of the timeliness of the topics presented. Academic expectations addressed will vary each week.

KET also has produced a behind-the-scenes documentary, Making News Quiz, that models both TV production and the writing process.

Program of Studies:
Social Studies: Cultures and Society


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15 minutes
    Thursday, December 3 at 2:00 pm on KET1
    Friday, December 4 at 5:00 am on KET1
    Friday, December 4 at 2:00 pm on KETKY
    Monday, December 7 at 1:00 am on KETKY
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    Thursday, December 10 at 2:00 pm on KET1
    Friday, December 11 at 5:00 am on KET1
    Friday, December 11 at 2:00 pm on KETKY
    Monday, December 14 at 1:00 am on KETKY
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15 minutes
    Thursday, December 17 at 2:00 pm on KET1
    Friday, December 18 at 5:00 am on KET1
    Friday, December 18 at 2:00 pm on KETKY
    Monday, December 21 at 1:00 am on KETKY
    Monday, December 28 at 1:00 am on KETKY

Teaching Materials

DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE
http://www.ket.org/education/guides/newsquiz.pdf
PDF format
KET Online
STREAMING/DOWNLOADABLE VIDEO
http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/fw_newsquiz.exe/db/ket/dmps/Programs?id=NEWQ01&do=encoded
KET Online


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