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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
campaign finance
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?
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Lesson Plan January 26 2016

Student activity: Small business stories where you live

Students get to know their neighborhood more by talking to a small business owner
pride
Post June 02 2015

Timeline of same-sex marriage laws - Class Resource
 Use this timeline of events and accompanying vocab sheet to break down the movement for marri…
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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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