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Israeli soldiers work in an artillery unit as it fires near the border between Israel and the Gaza strip, on the Israeli side
Daily News Lesson May 21 2021

Israeli and Palestinian forces agree to cease-fire in 2021

Understand how a cease-fire between Israel and Palestine was reached and what comes next
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Post February 16 2021

Educator Voice: Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding on what it takes to keep classrooms safe
Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding, epidemiologist, fellow at Federation of American Scientists and father to a 7-…
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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 April 02 2020

Lesson plan: What is the role of civil disobedience today?

Learn about the practice of civil disobedience with examples like Cesar Chavez and Rosa Parks
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Daily Video September 10 2019

On the 19th anniversary of 9/11, ask your students: How has the world changed?
Discuss with your students how the U.S. and the world have changed
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Post July 11 2019

Educator Voice: What EduTwitter means to #worldgeochat teachers
by James Caudill, #worldgeochat co-moderator and social studies teacher, C…
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Lesson Plan May 28 2019

Lesson plan: How invention will land humans on Mars

Using the invention process, students will explore solutions to some of the problems facing the Mars mission and decide whether or not they are on board with expanding humankind’s reach in the universe
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Post April 04 2019

Youth-led climate protests connect students around the globe
Cover photo: "Taking shorter showers won’t make a wasteland grow flowers. Do more. Stop corporation…
World War II veterans and Pearl Harbor survivors Seelie, and "Chick" Gallela attend an annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony in New York
Post December 07 2017

"A date which will live in infamy": Pearl Harbor remembered — Class Discussion
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Post June 07 2017

10 facts about the U.S. exit from the Paris climate agreement
  President Trump announced at a speech in the Rose Garden on Jun…
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