http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/ Current events, lesson plans and news stories for students en-us Copyright ©2008 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/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/speakout/us/july-dec08/evan_scenesetter.htmlFri, 29 Aug 2008 05:00:00 EST"It's important to understand both sides in an election, and I think it will be interesting to hear the Republican opinion on big issues. As a writer, it will be my job to take that perspective and share it with the youth of the country, a crowd that mainly supports Obama."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2008/08/analyze_and_assess_barack_obam.htmlFri, 29 Aug 2008 01:00:00 ESTSen. Barack Obama makes history by becoming the first black presidential nominee of a major political party.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/blog/2008/08/michelle_obama_reflects_on_her_1.htmlThu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:00 ESTIn this video, Michelle Obama talks about her speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention and her role in the campaign to elect her husband, Barrack Obama, as president.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/blog/2008/08/democratic_party_history_plays.htmlTue, 26 Aug 2008 12:00:00 ESTIn this video, three historians discuss how the Democratic Party has evolved into what it is today.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/blog/2008/08/political_analysts_outline_wha.html#moreMon, 25 Aug 2008 12:00:00 ESTIn this video, NewsHour political analysts David Brooks of The New York Times and Mark Shields, a syndicated political columnist, discuss what Barack Obama needs to do at the Denver convention and review the recent political ad wars.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/vote2008/conventions.htmlFri, 22 Aug 2008 17:00:00 ESTWith a newly named running mate and tens of thousands now gathered, the Democratic National Convention opens with a tribute to ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy and a speech from Michelle Obama. Children's Pressline reporters are covering the events for NewsHour Extra-- scouring the halls for Democratic bigwigs to ask about the issues most relevant to young people.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/blog/2008/08/campaign_2008_obama_and_mccain.htmlFri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 ESTIn this video, the two major party candidates for president, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain give speeches at stops along the campaign trail; Senator Obama in Virginia, and Senator McCain in New Mexico.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/science/july-dec08/meat_8-19.htmlTue, 19 Aug 2008 17:00:00 ESTCloning is usually the stuff of science fiction or Hollywood cinema, but if some in the food industry have their way, cloned animals could be the stuff you eat for dinner.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/blog/2008/08/author_discusses_lost_century.htmlTue, 19 Aug 2008 12:00:00 ESTIn this video discussion, author Tony Horwitz talks about his new book, "A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World," and how the American continent during 1500s is largely a forgotten time.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/world/july-dec08/georgia_8-12.htmlTue, 12 Aug 2008 18:00:00 ESTTension between Georgia and Russia exploded into violence when Georgia sought control over the breakaway South Ossetia province, but Russian tanks moved in to defend the pro-Russian enclave.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/world/july-dec08/china_8-05.htmlTue, 05 Aug 2008 15:00:00 ESTAs China hosts the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, human rights experts are claiming the country has not kept its promise to curb human rights abuses.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/july-dec08/gas_7-15.htmlTue, 15 Jul 2008 17:00:00 ESTWith gasoline costing a national average of more than $4 a gallon, people across the United States are changing the way they shop, vacation and even go to school.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/jan-june08/water_0324.htmlTue, 25 Mar 2008 10:45:00 ESTAfter exploring the source of their local drinking water, students will examine the ways in which drinking water and waste water are treated.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/jan-june08/antarctica_tourism.htmlFri, 14 Mar 2008 17:00:00 ESTUsing a lab that investigates the impact of waste materials on polar ice, students examine the impact that tourism and scientific research has made on the polar ecosystems of Antarctica.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/politics/jan-june08/vote2008_newswriting.htmlFri, 15 Feb 2008 12:00:00 ESTAfter learning two newspaper writing styles, students choose a national election issue to analyze and interview local experts about. Finished products can be published in student or local newspapers.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/jan-june08/polar_oceanography.htmlTue, 12 Feb 2008 18:00:00 ESTIn a series of four activities, students will explore polar oceanography and how events that occur in oceans thousands of kilometers away affect them and the mid-latitudes.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/economics/jan-june08/bigpicture_economy.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2008 16:00:00 ESTAs the primary calendar continues, the economy is becoming a major topic of the 2008 presidential election. In this lesson students examine the various economic conditions in their own communities and the country as a whole.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/jan-june08/kenya_crisis_overview.htmlWed, 28 Mar 2007 18:00:00 ESTIn the wake of a flawed presidential election in December 2007, fighting erupted in Kenya, previously a model of democracy and economic success for other African nations. After political leaders settled their differences, the rest of the country worked to rebuild.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/media/censorship_hazelwood_0806.htmlTue, 01 Aug 2006 14:00:00 ESTAfter learning the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court case Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, students analyze the ruling's impact on school publications -- determining how the courts have been involved in either protecting or limiting student expression.