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Using journalism and technology, the.News provides educators with content specific tools while also helping them meet the civic mission of schools. An instructional design informs video and curricular content, targeted to middle and high school students, to support social studies, language arts and science learning objectives, as well as critical thinking and media literacy. Each video story is supported by lesson plans with content-based standards, discussion questions, student activities, vocabulary and primary references. This material is presented as options to fit teachers’ instructional needs and is accompanied by professional development resources.

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Earth Day Chesapeake Cleanup Affects Nation

Elana Michelle reports on pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, how it affects the watershed, and the roles of government and citizens in this environmental crisis.

 

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Earth Day Chesapeake Cleanup Affects Nation

Elana Michelle reports on pollution of the Chesapeake Bay, how it affects the watershed, and the roles of government and citizens in this environmental crisis.

 

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From Rock 'n' Roll to a Mars Space Scientist

Correspondent Spencer Michels gets a lesson in space technology and career education from the NASA team leader of the Mars Rover mission.

 

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From Rock 'n' Roll to a Mars Space Scientist

Correspondent Spencer Michels gets a lesson in space technology and career education from the NASA team leader of the Mars Rover mission.

 

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Sports Concussions in Children and Young Adults

Elana Michelle investigates why young athletes are incurring more concussions during team sports.

 

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Sports Concussions in Children and Young Adults

Elana Michelle investigates why young athletes are incurring more concussions during team sports.

 

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ITACE Expedition

Julie Iriondo reports on the 100th anniversary of the famous Antarctic expedition by Sir Ernest Shackleton to be recreated in 2014 with modern equipment.

 

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ITACE Expedition

Julie Iriondo reports on the 100th anniversary of the famous Antarctic expedition by Sir Ernest Shackleton to be recreated in 2014 with modern equipment.

 

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Medical Research on Chimpanzees: Is It Ethical?

Correspondent Miles O'Brien investigates scientific experiments on chimpanzees and the ethical implications for animal rights.

 

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Medical Research on Chimpanzees: Is It Ethical?

Correspondent Miles O'Brien investigates scientific experiments on chimpanzees and the ethical implications for animal rights.

 

 

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