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Lesson Plan May 31 2016

Take a poll, debate the issue: Environmental policy

Where do students stand on environmental policy? In this lesson plan, have students take a poll before and after they debate the issue to see if their views change.

Lesson Plan May 27 2016

Historic Presidential Visit to Hiroshima

President Obama became the first sitting United States president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, seven decades after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city. Have your students learn more about this historic visit by watching videos and researching images of the Hiroshima bombing then and now.

Lesson Plan May 26 2016

Take a poll, debate the issue: Gun policy

Where do students stand on gun policy? In this lesson plan, have students take a poll before and after they debate the issue to see if their views change.

Lesson Plan May 25 2016

Who said it? presidential candidates' quotes activity

Start your class off with this fun election activity! Using PBS' Election Central interactive map, students can test their knowledge of candidates' policy stances by matching quotes with the candidate who they think said it.

Lesson Plan April 11 2016

Clues to Queen Nefertiti's Hidden Tomb - Lesson Plan

Could the famous ancient Egyptian queen secretly be hidden behind the tomb of her son, King Tut? Explore new developments in Egyptology and find out how archeologists may have recently uncovered clues about the location of Queen Nefertiti's remains.

Lesson Plan March 29 2016

"Well-behaved women seldom make history"

This lesson plan challenges students to identify negative stereotypes about women and men, introduces students to Anne Bonny (a woman who breaks traditional gender stereotypes) and gives them the opportunity to use creative writing skills to create their own profile on one of four other “rule-breaking” women in history.

Lesson Plan March 21 2016

Women with Character, Women Who Inspire – Lesson Plan

For Women's History Month, PBS NewsHour Extra would love to know the women in your students' lives who have inspired them. Share a picture and description on social media using the hashtag #PBSWomenWhoInspire

Lesson Plan March 08 2016

"He Named Me Malala": Understanding student activism through film - Lesson Plan

Subject(s) English, Social Studies, U.S. History, Civics Estimated Time: One to tw…

Lesson Plan February 18 2016

Lesson Plan: How the Civil Rights Movement embodied a time of change

The Civil Rights Movement did not begin suddenly in the 1960s, nor was it a short battle. To understand the enormity of the famous March on Washington, we compiled a timeline of major civil rights events in the 100 years leading up to August 20, 1963.