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Students will research different ways to curb poaching of sea turtles and design their own invention to help protect endangered species.

Hit the lights, please! In this lesson, students will learn about emerging technologies that are bringing new light sources to remote, poor areas of the world. Students will then invent their own light source using the steps of the invention process and share it via social media using #PBSInvention

In this STEM lesson, students will watch the PBS NewsHour video, "Could genetically engineered mice reduce Lyme disease?", and design their own inventions that could help solve public health issues

In this lesson, students will watch the PBS NewsHour video, "Rethinking the utility company as solar power heats up" and learn how companies — faced with greater demand and the effects of climate change — are inventing newer, greener ways for humans to get power

Explores the careers of 19 great female scientists, the challenges they overcame and why some of those challenges are still present

Learn about fake social media accounts called ‘bots’ that have been used to try to influence public opinion—and not always for the better

Explore inventions that harness the power of water to make electricity

Design an app that helps your community, modeled after young entrepreneurs in California's rural Salinas Valley