The Newspaper in Education program is a free service from The Press Enterprise

1. Have students collect articles and advertisements from the newspaper that support the view the drugs are a major part of our culture. Have them classify kinds and types of drugs represented.

2. Have students clip articles and advertisements for community service agencies designed to assist with drug addiction and rehabilitation. Have them report their findings in an editorial or feature story.

3. Have students collect and analyze articles and advertisements related to the topic of tobacco products and their use. Students should use the information they have collected to design ads against the use of tobacco products.

4. Have students collect and analyze articles and advertisements related to the topic of alcohol and alcoholism. Students should use the information they have collected to write a story on the role of alcohol in our society.

5. Race against time to find the following science-related items in the paper: the weather map, an ad for "junk" food, a product that uses petroleum, a health tip, an ad or article about energy, a job requiring computer skills and an article about an environmental problem.

6. Have students identify ads for products that they use in their homes. Have them analyze the ingredients that make the various products effective (e.g. hair spray, deodorant, toothpaste, etc...)

7. Have students collect information from the paper related to the danger or potential dangers of cosmetic fads and general personal care items. Have students identify and consider consumer protection laws that may apply.

8. Have students find articles in Thursday’s Tech Trends that relate innovations in technology. Write an essay predicting a new trend.

9. Have students collect ads for products that were not available 10,20 or 30 years ago. Have them identify scientific advances that made this product possible.

10. Have students find articles, and ads illustrating equipment that will help conserve energy such as storm windows or home insulation. Have them research and explain how these products save energy .

11. Have students look at the weather map in the newspaper. Study the various symbols used to show the weather across the country.