2018 elementary news lesson archive
The full archive of monthly elementary-level news lessons published in 2018, including lessons on the discovery of water on Mars, the 70th birthday of the NHS, a historic meeting between the presidents of North and South Korea and the first car in space.
2018 news lessons
Elementary news lesson: Swimmer completes incredible long-distance swim
December 2018: Ross Edgley’s 2,800 kilometre swim around the island of Great Britain lasted for 157 days, and he swam for 12 hours every day.
Elementary news lesson: Is tourism killing Venice?
November 2018: Huge numbers of tourists cause big crowds and a lot of pollution but don’t spend much money in Venice, according to local people.
Elementary news lesson: Woman survives after ten hours in the sea
October 2018: A British woman fell from a cruise ship in the Adriatic sea, but survived because the sea was warm and she is a good swimmer.
Elementary news lesson: Scientists find water on Mars
September 2018: Scientists wonder if the enormous, salty lake under the thick ice of the south pole on Mars contains bacteria.
Elementary news lesson: The NHS celebrates its 70th birthday
August 2018: ‘Born’ on 5 July, 1948, The United Kingdom’s National Health Service was the first ‘free’ health service in the world.
Elementary news lesson: The world’s biggest supercomputer
July 2018: ‘Summit’ started working in June and processes medical data so quickly that scientists hope it can help find cures for diseases like cancer.
Elementary news lesson: Historic meeting between the presidents of North and South Korea
June 2018: Last month, after 75 years of very bad relations between North and South Korea, the two leaders met and shook hands.
Elementary news lesson: Train travels 11 kilometres backwards without an engine
May 2018: More than one thousand passengers in India are safe after railway workers stopped their train by putting stones on the track.
Elementary news lesson: The Shape of Water wins the Oscar for best film
April 2018: Oscars are given for many different areas of film-making, including the best actress, best actor and best director.
Elementary news lesson: The first car in space
March 2018: Elon Musk sent a red Tesla sports car into space on board the Falcon Heavy rocket, with the car playing David Bowie’s ‘Starman’.
Elementary news lesson: Ice and snow bring problems for travellers in the USA
February 2018: Eighteen people have died in accidents and more than 80,000 others had power cuts because of the bad weather.
Elementary news lesson: Only 24 people a year use Britain's quietest railway station
January 2018: Barry Links station has no ticket office or ticket machine, and trains only stop at the station once a day - but never on Sundays.
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