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Lesson Plan April 13 2021

Becoming agents for change through the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals

Learn about the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, and how people all over the world — of any age — can help
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Educator Voices March 05 2021

Dr. Peter Hotez takes questions from educators about the vaccine
If you are a school faculty or staff member and would like to attend our next monthly COVID check-i…
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Post October 30 2020

Halloween lesson plans: Neuroscience and zombies!

Use these Halloween-themes lessons to learn about neuroscience!
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Post August 03 2020

Educator Voice: Finding purpose in invention during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hear from one teacher on his journey to invention education during the COVID pandemic
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Post July 31 2020

Juliette Kayyem answers your questions on school reopenings
Juliette Kayyem, former asst. secretary of Homeland Security UPDATE, Dec. 2020: We wan…
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Lesson Plan July 01 2020

Lesson plan: Inventing beyond recycling

In this lesson plan, explore ways non-recyclable materials can be reused or repurposed instead
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Lesson Plan April 20 2020

Lesson plan: How inventions like personal protective equipment "PPE" save lives during COVID

In this NewsHour lesson, learn how your students can create personal protective equipment, like face shields for infants
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Lesson Plan October 31 2019

Zombie autopsies: You’ll be wishin’ for some neurotransmission

This lesson introduces students to neurons and neurotransmission through multi-media and active learning games.
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Lesson Plan September 25 2019

Lesson plan: How mimicking nature inspires new inventions

In this lesson plan, students will learn about — an innovative method in which nature inspires new inventions to solve some of the world's toughest problems
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Lesson Plan September 22 2019

Lesson plan: How animals help us design new inventions to solve environmental problems

Learn how farm animals are improving energy output on solar farms and design their own device to improve a problem that relies on an eco-friendly solution
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