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A woman sorts plastic bottles for recycling at Cilincing district in Jakarta

Lesson Plan July 01 2020

Lesson plan: Inventing beyond recycling

In this lesson plan, explore ways non-recyclable materials can be reused or repurposed instead

Daily Video May 21 2020

COVID-19 adds to local concerns over Keystone XL pipeline

In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson, learn about health risks that thousands of out-of-state oil workers may bring into communities along the Keystone XL pipeline route.

Lesson Plan September 22 2019

Lesson plan: How animals help us design new inventions to solve environmental problems

Learn how farm animals are improving energy output on solar farms and design their own device to improve a problem that relies on an eco-friendly solution

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg participates in a youth climate change protest in front of the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan

Daily Video September 21 2019

Greta Thunberg on the urgency of the climate crisis

Use this NewsHour Extra lesson plan to learn more about Greta Thunberg and other youth activists' fight against climate change.

Drinking straws protrude from a glass in a illustration picture in Loughborough

Lesson Plan August 30 2019

Lesson plan: How student inventors can help solve the Earth's plastic problem

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn more about invention education and how students are creating solutions to help improve plastic pollution

Lesson Plan December 09 2018

Student Reporting Labs STEM Lesson Plan: How can Hawaiian land be used after 100 years of sugarcane monocropping?

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the concepts of monocropping and s…

Daily News Lesson October 15 2018

UN Climate Change Report: What your students need to know

Talk with your students about the UN's latest report on climate change and how young people can use their voice to support policies that protect the environment.

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Daily Video October 06 2018

Our plastic problem and how to solve it

DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary with your students, watch the video (if hel…

Lesson Plan August 26 2018

Lesson plan: How inventions are saving sea turtles

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

Lesson Plan March 23 2018

Lesson Plan: Design your own Ice Age hiking trail

Use this student-produced PBS video about Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail to introduce students to the beauty and importance of recreational scenic hiking trails

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