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Barbados Sargassum
Daily News Lesson March 19 2023

Top Lesson: 5,000-mile-long mass of seaweed coming to shore + News wrap 3/20/23 + Student video
The 10-million ton mass changes in size from month to month with the peak generally hitting in the summer
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Daily News Lesson March 13 2023

Top Lesson: Biden approves controversial Alaska oil project + News wrap 3/14/23 + Student video
Learn why the Biden admin approved a major oil drilling project and why many oppose the plan
An electric vehicle charge station by ChargePoint, Inc. is seen outside New York City Hall in Manhattan, New York
Daily News Lesson February 23 2023

Top stories: Why electric cars aren't all over the place + News wrap 2/23/23 + Student video
Learn about some the hurdles currently facing the electric vehicle industry and possible solutions
East Palestine Ohio - Train Derailment
Daily News Lesson February 16 2023

Top stories: Ohio residents frustrated after toxin exposure + News wrap 2/17/23 + Student video
In Ohio, anger and anxiety are running high nearly two weeks after a train derailment and major chemical spill
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Daily News Lesson January 22 2023

Top stories: Ozone layer recovers + News wrap 1/23/23 + Student video
Learn about a success story in global environmental action
FILE PHOTO: Electric cars sit charging in a parking garage at the University of California, Irvine
Daily News Lesson September 06 2022

California banned sales of new gas-fueled cars by 2035 — will your state do the same? News for Sept. 6, 2022
Check your state's "bill tracker" website to find out!
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Daily News Lesson August 01 2022

Catastrophic flooding in Eastern Kentucky causes death and destruction
Heavy rainfall in Eastern Kentucky has led to catastrophic flooding, destroying homes and killing at least 26 people
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Daily News Lesson July 26 2022

Scientists measure how quickly Antarctica glacier is melting
Learn about a scientist's quest to chronicle what's happening with one of the most important glaciers
Protest against Brazilian President Bolsonaro's government, Brazil's National Indian Foundation (FUNAI)'s President Marcelo Augusto Xavier da Silva and for the search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, in Brasilia
Daily News Lesson June 20 2022

Third arrest made in murder of journalist, Indigenous activist in the Amazon — and other news for June 21, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
Regeneron cover
Student Voices June 06 2022

Student voice: Forced from their homes, Ukrainian students among winners of top international science award
Hear how high school students are making a big difference in their own communities through research and invention
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