CURRENT EVENTS - Issue 20 - Teacher's Edition - Acid Rain, Klaus Barbie, Rescue Satellite

Oct 13, 2026

Teaching edition of a current events issue (March 7, 1983, Issue 20) centered on multiple classroom-ready stories. It explains acid rain using causes and scientific debate, provides background and discussion prompts for the Klaus Barbie news topic, and describes a “Rescue Satellite” concept with emergency transmitter requirements and tracking value. Includes follow-up activities, student report guidance on international cooperation, and assessment references for related skills and answers.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages13

Reading Time33 min

AccessFree to download

Acid Rain

Klaus Barbie

Introducing the Story

Rescue Satellite

Answers

Plotting a Line Graph

# CURRENT EVENTS. March 7,1983Issue 20TEACHER'S EDITION ## U.S.NEWS Acid Rain PAGE 1 ● Point out to the class that acid rainis not just rain.The term is generallyused to describe al airborne moisturewith high acidity—hail,snow,evenfog.The acid content of all theseforms of airborne moisture is alsoconstantly changing.Natural occur-rences play a major role.Volcaniceruptions release gases that form sul-furic acid in the atmosphere.Light-ning leads to the creation of nitricacid.Other natural occurrences suchas decayed organic matter,sea sprayand fires also alter the acid content ofairborne moisture. ● Emphasize also that the causes ofacid rain are stillvery much a matterof debate.Many scientists and en-vironmentalists argue that the in-crease in acid rain is mainly the resultof human-caused pollution.But anumber of other scientists disagreeOne respected scientist,meteorol-ogist Richard G.Semonin,claimsthat there is evidence that acid rainhas been around for centuries andthat there is no indication it is getting Acid rain has been much in thenews recently.You might introducethe story by writing the words acidrain on the chalkboard.Ask howmany students know what the wordsmean?How many can describe thecauses of acid rain? ## Klaus Barbie PAGE 3 BACKGROUND Klaus Barbie has been wanted inFrance ever since the end of WorldWar II(1939-45).Twice after the warBarbie was convicted of war crimes inabsentia by French courts.Both timesBarbie was sentenced to death. SCIENCE NEWS ## BACKGROUND INTRODUCING THE STORY # Teaching This Issue BACKGROUND any worse.INTRODUCING THE STORY WORLD NEWS back to France,Barbie will stand trialhimself.His past convictions are nolonger valid since they occurred toolong ago.The French,however,report that they still have a strongcase against Barbie,including wit-nesses to his brutality who are stillalive today. France abolished the death penaltyin 1981,so the maximum penalty thatBarbie could face is life imprison-ment.But some Frenchmen are urg-ing the government to bring back thedeath penalty solely for Barbie. The Barbie case is stirring upmanypainful questions throughout France.One of the most painful questions is,which Frenchmen aided Barbie andother Nazis during the Nazi oc-cupation?Many Frenchmen did sidewith the Nazis during the war and ac-tively aided them. ## INTRODUCING THE STORY Have students look at the picturesof Klaus Barbie on page 3.Have themlist five adjectives that describe whatkind of person Barbie appears to be.FOLLOWING UP Organize a debate.Haveone groupof students argue in favor of the fol-lowing statement and a second groupargue against it:Former Nazis stillliving around the world today shouldbe hunted down and brought to trial. Rescue Satellite PAGE 6 Congress passed a law in 1970 thatrequires“general aviation aircraft”to be equipped with an emergency From time to time,Current Eventssurveys its teacher-users on arandom basis.Ifyou recelve asur-vey during the school year,wehopeyou will take the time tocom-plete it.Your responses are veryimportant to us. ## SECTION 1 OF 2 SECTIONS A,16-D,17-G,18-J,19-C,20-B.Newshunt—Nuremberg trials. SKILLS(p.2):(A)-Jonathan; WHEREINTHE WORLD(p.3):1- G,2-F,3-B,4-I,5-F,6-A,7-C,8-D,9- E,10-J. | C | 0 | s | | A | s | | | 0 | o | M | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | W | | | | s | E | A | | W | | A | | A | L | u | M | | | s | A | M | | z | | 解 | | S | 0 | u | | W | | 3 | K | 口 | | P | | s | 0 | | | | | | | s | | | | | | | 1 | D | | | | | | 2 | | | | | A | | | A | | s | | A | D | S | | | L | A | | s | | K | | Y | | E | | E | | | M | E | s | A | | A | | A | | Y | | | | | | T | | K | I | L | L | | | E | s | lc | u | E | WENEEDYOURHELP! Now that Bolivia has sent Barbie locator t

FAQs

What are the main causes of acid rain described in the issue?

It covers natural sources such as volcanic eruptions, lightning, decayed organic matter, sea spray, and fires, and contrasts them with human-caused pollution. The document notes scientific disagreement about what is driving increases.

Who is Klaus Barbie and why is he central to the story?

The issue provides background stating Klaus Barbie has been wanted in France since World War II and describes postwar convictions and sentencing in absentia. It also discusses the legal situation and France’s stance on the death penalty.

How does the Rescue Satellite topic connect to emergency locator or radio-beacon systems?

It describes laws requiring emergency equipment for certain aircraft and references safety board urges for ocean-going vessels to have emergency radio beacons. It highlights lightweight, shock-resistant transmitters that can broadcast for extended periods and their value for tracking craft lost at sea or in wilderness.

Oct 13, 2026

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