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Lesson Plan November 01 2016

Know Your Vote, Know the Issues

Every election year and for years after elections, there are several major issues that persistently trouble Americans. Every election year, politicians pledge that they will address these issues, and nearly every year they fall short of many peoples’ expectations. In this lesson, we examine problems surrounding health care costs, funding higher education and preserving social security. Then, students look at how the current presidential candidates are proposing to address these issues, and formulate a short media presentation.

Lesson Plan October 03 2016

Student Reporting Labs: Talking trash and your environment

Use this PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs video, "California community works to protect oc…

Lesson Plan September 24 2016

Debating Our Destiny: Do Presidential Debates Matter?

Watch video clips from PBS NewsHour’s “Debating Our Destiny” with Jim Lehrer, which includes famous debate moments as well as interviews with the candidates themselves

Lesson Plan August 31 2016

Pokémon and privacy issues your students should know

Are there privacy issues that teachers and students should be aware of?

Lesson Plan June 10 2016

Inventions: How do innovation and design help people with disabilities?

Learn about the role of inventions in improving accessibility for people with disabilities and create a paper or cardboard prototype of their own invention

Lesson Plan June 07 2016

Understanding Campaign Finance Law

Campaign finance has been a major point of discussion among the three remaining presidential candidates. How much do students know about the history of campaign finance law?

Lesson Plan June 10 2015

Lesson Plan: Constitutional amendments and marriage equality

Students will get the chance to write their own amendments to the Bill of Rights

Lesson Plan April 24 2014

Lesson plan: Lidice & Lezaky — their stories through stamps

Understand the Holocaust through the commemoration of two Czech villages

Lesson Plan April 08 2014

Toxic trial: taking responsibility for environmental problems

By Katie Gould , PBS NewsHour Teacher Resource Producer Introduction This lesson…

Lesson Plan January 15 2014

Lesson plan: NPR's Planet Money makes a t-shirt

Take your class along for the ride with NPR’s exciting around-the-world video tour

Lesson Plan September 10 2013

"Connecting Syria’s allies and enemies" infographic

by Katie Gould, Teacher Resource Producer for NewsHour Extra This lesson features the infograph…

Lesson Plan April 23 2005

Lesson plan: The history of the United Nations

Explore the history, mission and basic operation of the United Nations

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