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Lesson Plan October 24 2016

Student Reporting Labs: How well are our wells?
In the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab video, "Water Scarcity for New Mexico Natives," Las Cruces High School students describe climate changes and human activities which impact quality and availability of groundwater. In the lesson plan, students gather information from a low-cost physical model, choose a part of the groundwater and well problem, propose a solution and defend their proposal.
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Post June 10 2016

World News Quiz: Muslim celebration and Euro football
Give students this fun, five-minute quiz to see how much they paid attention to international news this week.
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Post May 06 2016

World News Quiz: Celebrating Star Wars Day right
Give students this fun, five-minute quiz to see how much they paid attention this week!
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Post April 29 2016

World News Quiz: A 30 year anniversary and a surprise trip
See how much your students paid attention to world events this week with this fun, 5-minute quiz!
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Post April 22 2016

World News Quiz: Lighting the Olympic torch and more
Use this fun, 5-minute quiz to see how much your students paid attention to what’s happened in the world this week.
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Post April 15 2016

World News Quiz: Phoning Putin and a new friend on Sesame Street
Quiz your students with this fun, 5-minute quiz to see how much they paid attention to world news this week!
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Post April 08 2016

World News Quiz: Panama papers and new struggles for migrants
Give students this fun, 5-minute quiz to review major international news events from the past week!
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Post March 18 2016

World News Quiz: St. Patrick's Day and a Russian surprise
This week, the Irish prime minister visited the White House, Russia made a surprising move and puppies ruled the Internet (again). Take our 5-minute world quiz on this and more.
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Post March 04 2016

World News Quiz: Was a mystery solved in Mozambique?
Give students this fun, 5-minute quiz rounding up the week’s world news to see how much they paid attention.
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Post February 26 2016

World News Quiz: Troubles in Britain and letters from a pope
Give students this fun, 5-minute news quiz to see how much they paid attention to world news this week.
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