Ideal for teachers in grades 4 and up, but teachers in the lower grades can handpick an appropriate cool fact for each day from the site's archive. Each day's cool fact is posed in the form of a question. Neater yet, each day's cool fact provides links to Web sites where students can go to learn more. Assign the job of further research to a student or a group of students, who can report new facts back to the class. There may be as many as 6,000 snow leopards remaining in the wild.
Snow leopards are strong, graceful animals, with luxurious, soft fur.
Their pelt shows the typical leopard spots, shaped like rosettes or pawprints, on a white or light gray background with a slight yellowish tinge. In winter, the coat is much lighter, sometimes nearly white. These big cats are well-adapted to their mountain habitat. Their long, densely furred tails help them balance. This daily news quiz is an excellent tool for building study skills.