USE NEWS TO BUILD SKILLS

As with all skills, imagine that you’re going to be tested on the information on the front page of the Herald-Leader. Write a plan of attack for studying that material. What would you do first? Would you read? Would you skim? Would you take notes or draw diagrams? Write your plan and share with others.

Hey there! Are you ready to build a better brain? If so, it’s time to tune in. Let’s get started with these two challenges.

Challenge 1
Can you fill in the missing letters?
A E F H I K L M __ __ __ W X Y Z

Challenge 2
What occurs once in a second, once in a minute, twice in a millennium, but never in a lifetime?

Challenge Answers:
Challenge 1: The missing letters are NTV. They all have straight lines.
Challenge 2: The letter N.

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