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This Project Impact newspaper provides a wonderful opportunity for teachers to give students important safety information while covering a number of standards in the core content areas. The following curriculum guide identifies the grade-level (6th -7th through 12th) content standards that can be covered using "Project Impact News."

The curriculum guide was written by John McCann, Jr., Curriculum Coordinator,
Sierra County (CA) Office of Education.  If you have questions, please email John at
jmccann@sierra-coe.k12.ca.us.

• Science
  Differences in pressure, heat, air movement, and humidity result in changes of weather.    Weather and climate involve the transfer of energy in and out of the atmosphere.
  
  Major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building result from plate motions.
  
  Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and floods change human and wildlife habitats.
  
  Why and how earthquakes occur, and the scales used to measure their intensity and magnitude.
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• History
  Students analyze the Great Depression and how the New Deal changed the role of federal government in terms of natural disasters.
  
  Students analyze the major social and domestic policy issues in contemporary American society.
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• English/Language Arts
  
  Reading comprehension-focus on informational materials.
  
  Writing strategies-write summaries of reading materials.
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• Health
  The student will know how to identify products, services, and information that may be helpful or harmful to his or her health.
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  Questions
  The curriculum guide for the "Project Impact News" was written by John McCann, Jr., Curriculum Coordinator,  Sierra County Office of Education.  If you have questions, please email John at jmccann@sierra-coe.k12.ca.us. 
  
  If you have any comments, please e-mail Dee Beaugez, Chairman of the City of Sparks Project Impact Safe Schools Committee.   She is also the coordinator of the Project Impact Newspaper project.     
  
  You can also contact the City of Sparks Project Impact Steering Committee Chairman Ben Hutchins at bhutchins@ci.sparks.nv.us.
  
  Please contact Gil Folk  at the Washoe County School District with any questions.
  (GFOLK@washoe.k12.nv.us)
  
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Distribution of more than 71,000 newspapers. 
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66,000 newspapers will be distributed in Washoe County, as follows:

• One newspaper to every child in the Washoe County School District (K-12)
• All students attending Manogue High School
• All charter schools in Washoe County
• Some private schools in Washoe County
• All City of Sparks employees

• Nevada Humane Society
• Schools in Sierra County (K-12)
• Trindel Insurance Company
• Sierra County Health and Human Services
• Sierra County Sheriff's Department
• Town of Truckee Animal Control
• Sierra County Office of Emergency Services
• Sierra County Office of Education
• Sierra County Drug/Alcohol Program
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