These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of December 2000, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Top stories include: the United States Supreme Court hears the presidential candidates' arguments, two major court decisions increase pressure on Al Gore to concede, new information leads scientists to a greater understanding of the teenage brain (special series), Broadman case to guide judges in two absentee ballot trials, election deadlock bad for inauguration business, and Florida Legislature prepares for special session to name the state's electors (December 4-8); the U.S. Supreme Court halts the Florida recount, U.S. Supreme Court deliberates recount arguments, U.S. Supreme Court reverses the Florida Supreme Court's recount decision, Vice President Gore and President-elect Bush address the nation, and George W. Bush's presidential transition kicks into high gear (December 11-15); President-elect Bush chooses Condoleezza Rice as National Security Advisor, new information leads scientists to a greater understanding of the teenage brain, and President-elect Bush meets with President Clinton (December 18-20). (AEF)