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Daily News Lesson April 23 2026

What is the future of America's national parks?

Discuss the National Park Service and its role in American life
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Daily News Lesson April 22 2026

Community Connections: What is the future of America's national parks?

Discuss the National Park Service and its role in American life
A 'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most recently launched Earth-observing satellite - Suomi NPP
Educator Voices April 21 2024

Educator Voice: How teaching climate education affects students

One New Jersey teacher shares how the state mandate to teach climate science made her excited and cautious
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Daily News Lesson April 22 2022

Lesson plan: For Earth Day, examine other 'Don't Look Up' moments in history

In this lesson, explore the ways crises such as climate change are often ignored and why
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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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Lesson Plan May 16 2013

Is the world's climate changing? - Lesson Plan
Subjects Secondary science, Geography, Climate change Estimated Time …
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Lesson Plan April 16 2013

Understanding your water: From source to tap and back - Lesson Plan
OverviewRoughly 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. Even though water seems to b…
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Post April 22 2011

Earth Day Coincides With Heated Debates Over Environmental Rules
An oil spill in California was behind the creation of the first Earth Day in 1970. Now, 41 years la…

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