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Daily Video August 08 2017

Invasive parakeets threaten Hawaii's ecosystem
Rose-ringed parakeets have multiplied by the thousands on the Hawaiian island of Kauai since the 1960s, when a few parakeets kept as pets escaped. The birds have since caused problems by damaging native plants and farm crops.
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Daily Video June 15 2017

New carbon capture technology may change the future of energy
About 30 percent of our electricity in the United States is produced through coal, but coal-fired power plants produce a large proportion of the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. As a result, the W.A. Parish power plant in Texas is developing technology called “carbon capture.”
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Lesson Plan May 15 2017

Student Reporting Labs STEM Lesson Plan: Storm chasing reveals clues to our weather future
Storm chasing: We do not recommend you try this at home! Thetop 208 weather and climate disastersin…
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Daily Video May 05 2017

How does mountaintop mining impact the Appalachian landscape?

Underground coal mining has all but disappeared in West Virginia after 200 years of nonstop mining, replaced instead by surface mining that drastically changes the landscape.
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Daily Video April 24 2017

Defending scientific facts from political attack takes center stage on Earth Day
More than 500 "March for Science" demonstrations took place around the U.S. and the world on Saturday in response to those who challenge widely-accepted scientific evidence and consensus.
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Lesson Plan February 01 2017

Lesson plan: Invent your own device to battle invasive species

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.
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Lesson Plan October 16 2016

Student Reporting Labs STEM Lesson Plan: Solar Cars and S'mores

Can you think of innovative ways we can use the sun to provide us with energy? In this NewsHour lesson, students will design their own solar cars and research how to make their vehicles ecologically friendly.
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Lesson Plan October 03 2016

Student Reporting Labs: Talking trash and your environment
Use this PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs video, "California community works to protect oc…
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Daily Video August 26 2016

Lionfish-zapping robot offers solution to invasive species
Invasive lionfish have devastating effects on native species and ecosystems in the Western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, but robotic technology offers a new way to stem their spread.
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Lesson Plan June 07 2016

PBS Student Reporting Labs STEM lesson plan: Climate change and your community
Ninety-seven percent of scientists currently agree that global surface temperatures have incre…
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