July 30, 2010
 H1N1 (Swine Flu) Section
 
Families
This section contains information on both the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and enriching current events content that can be used by families who are either recovering at home from H1N1 flu or are at home in the event of school closures. We welcome your feedback. Please email the editor at editor@uspeps.com with comments or questions.
2009 H1N1 News
   
CDC updates estimates of H1N1 cases
Jan. 15, 2010 – Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, released updated estimates of 2009 H1N1 cases and related hospitalizations and deaths.
   
E-Learning
Other Current Events
Stamp sales to help Gulf conservationStamp sales to help Gulf conservation
July 28, 2010 - Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, unveiled a special edition Federal Duck Stamp envelope, or cachet, yesterday.
NOAA studies Great LakesNOAA studies Great Lakes
July 27, 2010 - NOAA awarded the University of Notre Dame and its partners $2.5 million to predict the next wave of invasive species likely to enter the Great Lakes.
'Buckyballs' discovered'Buckyballs' discovered
July 23, 2010 - First observed in a lab 25 years ago, soccer-ball-shaped carbon molecules, known as 'buckyballs,' have been discovered in space for the first time.
Grad student studies bubblesGrad student studies bubbles
July 22, 2010 - To most people, Stromboli is an Italian sandwich filled with meat but to Jenny Suckale, Stromboli is an Italian volcano filled with clues for her research.
Toronto hosts Potter exhibitToronto hosts Potter exhibit
July 21, 2010 - For travelers to Canada this summer, a stop in Toronto at the Ontario Science Centre will be a magical one. It's the only place to tour the Harry Potter exhibit.

Weekly News Quiz
Weekly News Quiz LogoSNN's Weekly News Quiz is published each Friday. The quiz can be completed online or printed, copied and completed by hand. Good luck!
My E-Notes
My E-Notes LogoDid you ever lose your notebook that had all of your notes in it for the test tomorrow?
My e-Notes has been developed to solve that problem. Think of it as an online notebook with an unlimited number of dividers. Each time you take notes on a new page, save it on your computer and you'll eventually have a complete notebook that you can use to review for tests and final exams.

Vocabulary
Vocabulary Logo persistent: adjective;continuing without change in function or structure; Source; Merriam-Webster; Find it in blue in today's top story!
H1N1 - Video News
Video How to Prevent Getting and Spreading Novel H1N1 Flu?
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LINKS
Interactive: Influenza infections
Learn how influenza viruses enter the body and cause respiratory infections.

Interactive: The Flu I.Q. quiz
Test your knowledge about the Flu with this interactive quiz from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC.

Germs to Go
Learn how to reduce transmission of influenza and cold viruses through this series of multimedia shorts called 'An Ounce of Prevention'

 
 
 
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