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Lesson Plan April 24 2014

Lesson plan: Lidice & Lezaky — their stories through stamps

Understand the Holocaust through the commemoration of two Czech villages
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Lesson Plan April 08 2014

Toxic trial: taking responsibility for environmental problems
By Katie Gould , PBS NewsHour Teacher Resource Producer Introduction This lesson…
Martin Luther King Giving "Dream" Speech
Post February 05 2014

Resources to teach the life and impact of Martin Luther King Jr.
Use these resources to teach your students about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact …
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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…
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Lesson Plan August 14 2013

Racial equality: how far have we come and how far do we have to go?

Explore the challenges faced by the civil rights movement fifty years after the historic March on Washington
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Lesson Plan February 06 2004

Lesson plan: Ancient Maya — knowledge through art

Learn about the art of the ancient Maya as well as the Maya culture today
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Educator Voice: Suffrage and voting rights today
The ratification 19th Amendment is often cited as the moment in U.S. History that women got the rig…
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Class debate: Artists lock horns over Fearless Girl and Charging Bull sculptures
Two sculptures located in New York City's Financial District have artists and art appreciators lock…
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obamacare vs. trumpcare
 
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Supreme Court
  A Saudi family embraces as members arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport after t…
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