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Students will research different ways to curb poaching of sea turtles and design their own invention to help protect endangered species.

NewsHour Classroom delivered a workshop, "How to make STEM meaningful through current events" at Texas A&M's K12 Summer Institute in Kerryville, Texas

In this STEM lesson, students will watch the PBS NewsHour video, "Could genetically engineered mice reduce Lyme disease?", and design their own inventions that could help solve public health issues

Design an app that helps your community, modeled after young entrepreneurs in California's rural Salinas Valley

Stunning fish who were once kept as pets are destroying Florida’s coral reef ecosystem. In this PBS NewsHour lesson plan, students will learn how scientists are using a new invention, a lionfish zapping robot, to combat this harmful invasive species. They will then create their own invention to ward off invasive species in their community or region.