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Lesson Plan November 09 2024

Lesson plan: Veterans Day and the meaning of sacrifice

Use this PBS News Hour lesson plan to help students understand the significance of Veterans Day
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Lesson Plan April 03 2023

Be MediaWise lesson 5: How to determine the credibility of a source on social media

Learn how to find credible sources to verify or refute claims students see on social media
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Lesson Plan June 06 2022

Lesson plan: D-Day stories from WWII veterans

Learn about D-Day with your students using this PBS NewsHour lesson plan
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Daily News Lesson April 04 2022

Ancient footprints in New Mexico raise questions about when humans inhabited North America
Hear about a discovery that is changing historical understanding about when people first arrived in the Americas
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Daily News Lesson March 09 2022

Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’ discovered after more than 100 years at the bottom of the sea
Hear about the discovery of a sunken ship that was part of one of the most famous expeditions of the 20th century
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Daily News Lesson January 08 2020

Iran retaliates, fires missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn more about Iran's missile strikes on an Iraqi airbase that houses American and other international troops.
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Daily Video October 28 2019

Chile protests for greater economic equality
Use this NewsHour story to learn about the protests taking place in Chile and why they are so historically significant.
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Lesson Plan September 04 2019

Lesson plan: PBS 'Time for School' series explores what going to school in six countries is like
Using the art of the personal essay and social media, explore what school means
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Daily Video August 21 2019

How the Statue of Liberty poem provides a lesson in immigration history
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn about the Trump administration's changes to immigration policy and how it relates to the Statue of Liberty's famous inscription.
A woman reacts after a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso
Daily Video August 05 2019

What do El Paso, Dayton gun massacres say about America?
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to talk with your students about the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, which took place over the weekend.
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