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Lesson Plan May 19 2025

Lesson plan: American democracy and you

Learn about the U.S. government and your role in democracy through a comic called "This Is What Democracy Looks Like"
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Lesson Plan May 15 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — finding facts with generative AI search

Learn how to refine prompts to get better answers from generative AI research
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Lesson Plan April 28 2025

Lesson plan: Civil war in Syria and the human impact

Learn about the Syrian Civil War through news reports and comics
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Lesson Plan April 24 2025

Lesson plan: Exploring environmental impacts of coral reef pollution using robotics

A project-based lesson that weaves invention, STEM and the humanities together
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Lesson Plan April 11 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — recognizing AI-generated content

Learn how to spot text, images and videos online that may be AI-generated or made to misinform
Students get their lunch from a salad bar at the school cafeteria as some of more than 8,000lbs of locally grown broccoli from a partnership between Farm to School and Healthy School Meals is served at Marston Middle School in San Diego
Lesson Plan April 11 2025

Lesson plan: Charting a course to healthy eating habits using robotics

Encourage students to consider the impact of their dietary decisions on overall well-being — with the help of robotics
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Lesson Plan April 11 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — ethical considerations of AI usage

Discuss responsible ways to use generative artificial intelligence
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Lesson Plan April 07 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — what is generative AI?

Equip your students with the tools to understand generative artificial intelligence
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Lesson Plan April 02 2025

Following the money in campaign donations and policymaking

Learn about how money can be a corrupting force in politics and who benefits most from it
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Lesson Plan March 27 2025

Lesson plan: Starry creations—exploring constellations with art and robotics

Use robotics' concepts to design your own constellations
Presidential Democratic Candidates March Across Edmund Pettus Bridge Marking 55th Anniversary Of Selma's Bloody Sunday
Lesson Plan March 07 2025

Lesson plan: Enduring significance of the Selma to Montgomery March

Mark the anniversary of the Selma March and watch these clips from the movie 'Selma'
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Lesson Plan January 31 2025

Lesson plan: Identifying the problem you want to solve using invention

Learn how to identify problems you care about using the invention process
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