The LMC loans class sets of magazines that include the following chart / graph / timeline activities.  Most are associated with current news articles.

Current Events

Chart Skill:  Major Religions of the World (4-23-04)

Current Health 2

Smoke Scenes on the Big Screen:  Should Movies be Rated R for Smoking?  Lesson Plan + Complete a Chart about Smoking in Movies and TV Shows (2-04)

Bio-threats -- What You Should Know  Lesson Plan + Complete a Table About This Article

How the Male Brain Differs from the Female Brain  Lesson + Complete a Chart about Male/Female Brain Activity  (1-04)

 Find a Way to Exercise Every Day (personal story)  Lesson Plan + Complete an Exercise Chart  (1-04)

Why Teens Need More Sleep  Lesson Plan + Complete a Chart About Your Evening and Sleep Behaviors  (11-03)

Are You a Risk Taker?  Lesson Plan + Complete a Chart About Your Risk Decisions  (11-03)

How Fit Are You?  Lesson Plan + Complete Your Personal Fitness Chart  (9-03)

Junior Scholastic

Freeing the Death Camps  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Map Skills + Timeline Exercise  (4-25-05)
Sixty years after the end of WWII, JS recalls the liberation of the concentration camps.

Teens, Drug Abuse and AIDS  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Chart Activity  (3-7-05)
Teens who abuse drugs face a risk of gettins AIDS and passing it on to ones they love.

Ukraine:  Between East and West  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Timeline Activity
After a bitterly fought presidential election, Ukraninas are divided about the future of their country.  (3-7-05)

Childhood Obesity  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Bar Graph Activity
Being overweight is a serious problem for millions of American kids. (3-7-05)

Election 2004: Crunching the Numbers  Lesson Plan  + Quiz + Timeline and Chart  (11-29-04)
Election stats and voter turnout. 

Graphs and Charts:  Snapshots from Around the World  Lesson Plan (11-1-04)
World at a Glance.  Per Capita GDP.  Population by Continent. Female Labor Force. Oil Consumption. Internet Use.

American History Play:  Brown vs. Board of Education  Lesson Plan  + Quiz + Timeline Exercise (4-26-04)
In 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States had to decide if segregating black and white children in school was unconstitutional.  This case marked a turning point in the struggle for equal rights.

Election 2004: The Real Battle Begins!  Lesson Plan  + Quiz + Venn Diagram Activity  (4-5-04)
President Bush and Senator Kerry prepare for a tough fight for the White House

Japan On the Move  Lesson Plan  + Quiz + Timeline + Map Exercise (3-22-04)
Japan has been one of the world's economic and technological giants. But what do recent hard times mean for its young people?

Immigration Reform  Lesson Plan+ Quiz + Chart Exercise  (2-23-04)

Overweight Kids   Bar Graph Exercise  

The Uninsured  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Line Graph Exercise (2-9-04)
Millions of Americans cannot afford the cost of health insurance.

The Age of Confucius  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Timeline Exercise  (1-19-04)
Who was Confucius and what did he really say?

American History Play:  Battle of Antietam   Lesson Plan+ Quiz + Chart Exercise  (1-19-04)
During the Civil War, Union and Confederate forces clashed on Sept. 17, 1862, in the bloodiest battle in U.S. history.

Election 2004 Presidential Primaries Tool Kit:  How the Primaries Work  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Line Graph Exercise  (1-19-04)
A preview of the 2004 presidential primaries and a who's who of candidates.

Teens in Sweatshops  Lesson Plan +  Quiz + Bar Chart Exercise  (11-24-03)
Who makes some of the products we buy?

The Spread of Islam  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Timeline Exercise  (11-24-03)
Thousands of years ago, Muhammad and his followers began to spread Islamic teachings throughout the world.

Skills Master:  Worldwide HIV/AIDS Infection Rate Chart Exercise  (11-10-03)
Students read and interpret table data about percentages of AIDS infection throughout the world.

Election Night Returns: Read a Chart and Answer Questions  (10-27-03)
Students read and interpret table data about election returns for '88, '92, '96, and 2000

The World in Focus  Lesson Plan + Read a Chart, Create a Bar Graph, and Draw Conclusions about Life-Expectancy Around the World.  (10-13-03)
Key facts about the world's 193 countries.

Compare Mexico and the United States:  Venn Diagram Exercise  (9-15-03)
Complete a Venn Diagram with the ten facts provided.

NYTImes Upfront

Soldiers, But Not Citizens  Lesson Plan + Bar Graph
Thousands of Mexicans Serve in the U.S. military, and 25 have dies in Iraq. (9-5-05)

Social Insecurity  Lesson Plan + Quiz  + Bar Graph Exercise
If you're working, you're already paying Social Security taxes -- but will you ever get your money back? (3-28-05)

Too Young to Die?  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Bar Graph Exercise
The Supreme Court is set to decide if executing juvenile offenders is constitutional.  (2-14-05)

And Now, the Chinese Century?  Lesson Plan  +  Quiz  + Line Graph Exercise
China could surpass the U.S. as the world's top economy. (1-10-05)

Can Islam and Democracy Coexist?  Lesson Plan  +  Quiz + Bar Graph Exercise
Is the Muslim world ready for the spread of democracy as President Bush hopes? (12-13-04)

Wall-Mart Nation?  Lesson Plan  + Quiz + Essay Question + Chart Exercise  (11-29-04)
Much more than a store, Wal-Mart has become an economic and social force.

The New Czar?  Lesson Plan  + Quiz + Bar Graph Exercise  (11-15-04)
As Russian President Vladimir Putin consolidates power, is democracy at risk?

Tuning In  Lesson Plan  + Quiz + Bar Graph Exercise  (11-1-04)
Young voters are showing intense interest in this year's election.

Electoral College 101  Quiz + Bar Graph Exercise  (11-11-04)
A simple guide to our complex way of choosing a president.

According to the Latest Poll  Lesson Plan  + Quiz + Bar Graph Exercise  (9-20-04)
Opinion polls seem to be everywhere.  A guide to what they mean and don't mean.

When the Games Began  Lesson Plan  + Quiz + Bar Graph Exercise (5-10-04)
As the Olympics return to their birthplace, recent discoveries are shedding new light on the role of sports in ancient Greece.

Outsourced Icons  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Bar Graph Activity  (4-26-04)
Etch-a-Sketch and Levis are two of many examples of classic "American" products that are now made overseas.

War & Remembrance  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Line Graph Activity (4-5-04)
The Mexican-American War still resonates, 150 years later, on both sides of the border.

D-Day, 60 Years Later  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Bar Graph Activity  (3-22-04)
The Allied Invasion of France on June 6, 1944, began Europe's liberation from Nazi Germany

The Emptying Heartland  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Bar Graph Activity [positive and negative] (3-8-04)
People and jobs are leaving much of the Great Plains, but some towns are fighting back

Illegal Immigrants  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Bar Graph Activity  (2-23-04)
What life in the U.S. would be like if they weren't here.

Changing Face of America  Lesson Plan + Quiz + Bar Graph Activity (2-2-04)
Generation Y is turning out to be the most racially diverse in the nation's history.

Booming India Lesson Plan + Quiz + Line Graph Activity  (1-12-04)
Economic growth transforms the land of Gandhi.

More Time in School = Less Obesity?  -- Bar Graph Activity  (12-8-03)

CD Sales in Downward Spiral:  Line Graph and Bar Graph Activity  (11-17-03)

Data on Young People Can Help Predict Future Economic and Social Problems  Bar Graph Exercise (11-13-03)

Russia's 21st Century Teenagers  Lesson Plan +  Quiz  + Bar Graph Exercise  (10-13-03)
They resemble their American counterparts, but they see the world through Russian eyes.

Is America an Empire?  Lesson Plan +  Quiz + Bar Graph Exercise  (9-1-03)
The U.S. is the only remaining superpower.  How do we act responsibly?

Teen Newsweek

Help Not Wanted:  Where Have All the Jobs  Gone?  Lesson Plan + Graph Activity (4-12-04)