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Background Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the day Superstorm Sandy hit the Eastern Seaboard, pummeling cities from North Carolina to Massachusetts. Damage from the…read more
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DOWNLOAD VIDEO The European nation of the Netherlands, meaning “the lowlands”, is a country built on a swampy delta. Much of the country lies below…read more
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Special Note to Teachers: The content of the following lesson plans compares the “normal” brain to a “zombie” brain. While zombies are not real, of course, there…read more
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Created by Katie Gould in collaboration with Dr. Steven Schlozman Author of “The Zombie Autopsies” Introduction This lesson introduces students to writing an academic journal…read more
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Created by Katie Gould in collaboration with Dr. Steven Schlozman Author of “The Zombie Autopsies” Introduction This lesson introduces students to the concept of medications…read more
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zeit•geist noun, often capitalized \ˈtsīt-ˌgīst,ˈzīt-\ : the general beliefs, ideas, and spirit of a time…
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DOWNLOAD VIDEO Clintondale High School just outside Detroit was another struggling high school when, three…
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The world is bidding farewell to former South Africa President Nelson Mandela with memorials and…
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DOWNLOAD VIDEO Eight major tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter, banded together…
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This week is Computer Science Education Week and PBS NewsHour Extra has the top sites…
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