http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/ Current events, lesson plans and news stories for students en-us Copyright ©2012 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved. 144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpg http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/science/jan-june12/arctic_02-09.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/science/jan-june12/arctic_02-09.htmlThu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 ESTAfter nearly 20 years of drilling, Russian scientists have reached a crystal clear underground lake -- two miles beneath the solid ice of the continent of Antarctica. The breakthrough could unearth creatures that have survived 20 million years without seeing daylight and give clues about life elsewhere in the solar system.StorySciencehttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2012/02/through_a_lens_juvenile_detent.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2012/02/through_a_lens_juvenile_detent.htmlTue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:00 ESTFor the past five years, photographer and college professor Richard Ross has documented juvenile detention facilities throughout the nation.Daily Video Cliphttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june12/electionseason_02-06.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june12/electionseason_02-06.htmlMon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 ESTFormer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney picks up more momentum in his bid for the GOP nomination, winning his second consecutive contest.StoryU.S.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/world/jan-june12/syria_02-06.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/world/jan-june12/syria_02-06.htmlMon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:00 ESTUprisings against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad have turned increasingly bloody in recent weeks, with the military cracking down on protesters just outside the Syrian capital, Damascus.StoryWorldhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june12/facebook_02-02.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june12/facebook_02-02.htmlThu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:00 ESTFacebook, the place where 800 million people share photos, dating status, likes and dislikes, has taken the first steps towards becoming a public company, which means that soon anyone with enough cash can own a share of Facebook itself.StoryU.S.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2012/02/redistricting_drawing_the_line.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2012/02/redistricting_drawing_the_line.htmlThu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 ESTIn this video, the.News correspondent Antonio Neves reports on how new redistricting issues around the country can affect the outcome of state elections and federal policy. Neves talks to reporters from ProPublica and The Washington Post as the United States Supreme Court rules in a case that may have far-reaching effectDaily Video Cliphttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june12/electionseason_02-01.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june12/electionseason_02-01.htmlWed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:00 ESTAfter a loss in South Carolina, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney secured a big win in Florida's Republican primary.StoryU.S.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/bloghttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blogTue, 31 Jan 2012 14:00:00 ESTLearning about statistics, the science that deals with the collection and interpretation of facts and data, might not be very exciting for most people. But what if that lesson included Lego building blocks and a man who swallowed swords?Daily Video Cliphttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 ESTVictor Rios is able to work with youth on the fringes who struggle to stay in school because he used to be one of them. He was a gang member, a juvenile delinquent, and a high school dropout.Daily Video Cliphttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/speakout/us/jan-june12/jhopwide_01-30.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/speakout/us/jan-june12/jhopwide_01-30.htmlMon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 EST"It makes me want to come to school every day, and it has given me something that I'm really good at."Student VoiceU.S.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/bloghttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blogFri, 27 Jan 2012 01:00:00 ESTNewsHour Extra Director, Imani M. Cheers interviewed original Tuskegee Airman, Dr. Roscoe Brown, "Red Tails" director Anthony Hemingway and actors David Oyelowo and Cuba Gooding Jr. to discuss the making of this newly released film and how it relates to some of the contemporary issues young people face today.Daily Video Cliphttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 ESTThe.News correspondent Antonio Neves reports on the 13 billion devices connected to the Internet - the "Internet of Things." He talks to a Columbia University Professor and a director at IBM on how this interacting technology affects us and whether there are dangers involved.Daily Video Cliphttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/us/jan-june12/Tuskegee_Airmen_01-19.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/us/jan-june12/Tuskegee_Airmen_01-19.htmlFri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 ESTStudents will use information from a variety of Web sites to learn about the first African American fighter pilot squadron—the Tuskegee Airmen.Lesson PlanArts / Mediahttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/politics/vote2012/vote2012_internet.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/politics/vote2012/vote2012_internet.htmlFri, 06 Jan 2012 15:00:00 ESTThis lesson will focus on the use of technology in the political and campaign process and examine how this new medium might impact the outcome of the 2012 presidential election.Lesson PlanU.S.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/politics/vote2012/vote2012_candidates.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/politics/vote2012/vote2012_candidates.htmlFri, 06 Jan 2012 14:00:00 ESTThis lesson examines the political process, the candidates and their platforms, and the ultimate outcome of the 2012 election.Lesson PlanU.S.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/economics/july-dec11/food_11-18.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/economics/july-dec11/food_11-18.htmlFri, 18 Nov 2011 14:00:00 ESTStudents will demonstrate an understanding of how food, and resources related to food, are distributed and consider the impact that rising food prices have on Americans who lack food security.Lesson PlanEconomicshttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/july-dec11/famine_11-07.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/july-dec11/famine_11-07.htmlMon, 07 Nov 2011 12:00:00 ESTHistory is filled with examples of devastating food shortages caused by a nature and by man. Students will explore the causes and effects of malnutrition and famine on the human body and on human populations.Lesson PlanHealthhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/math/july-dec11/population_10-28.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/math/july-dec11/population_10-28.htmlMon, 31 Oct 2011 15:00:00 ESTScientists estimate that on Halloween 2011 the global population reached 7 billion. In this lesson we'll explore how many people the Earth is adding and losing each minute, and use this to determine the [exponential] growth rate.Lesson PlanWorldhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/july-dec11/speedoflight_10-18.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/july-dec11/speedoflight_10-18.htmlTue, 18 Oct 2011 15:00:00 ESTStudents will discuss a new discovery within the scientific community, including why and how new events are shared.Lesson PlanSciencehttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/us/july-dec11/primaries-caucuses.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/us/july-dec11/primaries-caucuses.htmlFri, 30 Sep 2011 14:00:00 ESTThis lesson may be used to introduce students to the system of primaries and caucuses by which candidates for U.S. president are nominated by their parties.Lesson PlanU.S.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/health/jan-june11/floods_06-15.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/health/jan-june11/floods_06-15.htmlWed, 15 Jun 2011 16:00:00 ESTStudents will examine the impact of natural disasters, such as flooding, on public health.Lesson PlanHealthhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/jan-june11/socialmedia_02-21.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/jan-june11/socialmedia_02-21.htmlWed, 23 Feb 2011 15:00:00 ESTIn this lesson, students will examine the impact of social media on the 2011 revolution in Egypt.Lesson PlanArts / Mediahttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/economics/jan-june12/igloos_01-30.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/economics/jan-june12/igloos_01-30.htmlSun, 30 Jan 2011 17:00:00 ESTAs world leaders debate the fate of the European and world economies at two major meetings, protesters linked to Occupy Wall Street camped out in igloos in Switzerland.StoryEconomicshttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june12/pacs_01-26.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june12/pacs_01-26.htmlWed, 26 Jan 2011 17:00:00 ESTThe airwaves in the first few Republican primary states have been dominated by advertisements for and against candidates, but many are funded by Super PACs, not the candidates.StoryU.S.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/politics/vote2012/socialmedia_advertising_elections2012_1-10.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/politics/vote2012/socialmedia_advertising_elections2012_1-10.htmlTue, 04 Jan 2011 13:55:00 ESTThis lesson helps students think about how social media tools and advertising are shaping the 2012 presidential election.Lesson PlanU.S.