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Daily News Lesson July 01 2025

How stories and civil dialogue help young people overcome differences

"They're not trying to win an argument. They're personal stories." — Colum McCann, author
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Lesson Plan March 14 2024

What is invention education? Explainer and lesson plans where students are the inventors!

Teach students how to design their own inventions that help their communities
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Daily News Lesson June 21 2022

Sculptor loses fingers in accident, transforms his life’s work
Hear from sculptor John Powers who transformed his art after an accident.
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Daily News Lesson February 11 2022

On National Inventors Day, meet young inventors like Charlotte Hober, inventor of the Emotional Emojis game
"Do your best, never give up, have fun," encourages then third-grader Charlotte of her peers considering invention Watch videos of these young inventors and learn how your students can take part in Invention Convention!
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Daily News Lesson April 12 2021

What 'vaccine passports' say about global equity
As vaccines continue to roll out globally, wealthier nations have been inoculating their populations at a much higher rate than the global South, sparking the debate over “vaccine passports.”
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Daily News Lesson March 23 2021

How poetry helps this doctor communicate with patients better
Discuss the connections between art and wellness.
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Daily Video April 13 2020

Social dis-dancing, anyone? Lessons of empathy and uplift from COVID-19
In this NewsHour Extra lesson plan, discuss these stories of uplift and empathy from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Daily Video March 14 2020

How young people feel about the coronavirus
Teens across the PBS Student Reporting Labs network were asked what information they've heard regarding #coronavirus.
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Daily Video March 06 2020

How to break down stereotypes

In this News Hour Classroom lesson, learn how representation in work, school and pop culture makes a difference to young people
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Lesson Plan September 25 2019

Lesson plan: How mimicking nature inspires new inventions

In this lesson plan, students will learn about — an innovative method in which nature inspires new inventions to solve some of the world's toughest problems
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