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Post April 23 2013

What Does Earth Day Mean Today?
Published April 18, 2013 On April 22 of each year people around the world plant trees, commu…
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Lesson Plan April 19 2013

How do we define terrorism? - Lesson Plan
This lesson is adapted from Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy used with …
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Post April 18 2013

Police Hunt For Answers in Boston Marathon Attack
For the latest on the Boston Marathon Attack, click here . Three people are dead and nearl…
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Lesson Plan April 16 2013

Understanding your water: From source to tap and back - Lesson Plan
OverviewRoughly 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. Even though water seems to b…
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Post April 15 2013

Instagram Beauty Contests Can Be Harmful to Girls
While most photos shared through the social networking site Instagram are inoffensive snapshots of …
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Lesson Plan April 15 2013

Lesson plan: Mental health and disasters — how your body reacts during and after a tragedy
OverviewPsychologist Abraham Maslow is famous for describing a hierarchy of needs, that can be illu…
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Post April 15 2013

Gun Buyers Face Greater Scrutiny in Senate Bill
Families of the first graders killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Co…
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Lesson Plan April 13 2013

Green roofs + greener streets = a cooler city - lesson plan
OverviewChicago is a city that is now creatively keeping cool in the face of global climate change …
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Student Voices April 12 2013

Instagram's #beautycontest Provides "Forum for Self-Exploitation"
The popular photo-sharing social media site Instagram is being used for “beauty contests” in which …
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Lesson Plan April 11 2013

Lesson plan: Science genius — creating a rhyme
The original lesson was published in 2013.Subject(s)Music, Science, Arts & Culture, TechnologyT…
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