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A firefighter working on extinguishing the Lilac Fire a fast moving wildfire is seen in Bonsall

Daily Video December 08 2017

Study guide: Impact of Southern California wildfires

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to discuss the significance of the Southern California wildfires with your students.

Daily Video June 16 2017

After 70 years, voices of Holocaust survivors sing again

When the concentration camps of Europe were liberated at the end of World War II, David Boder, a psychologist from Chicago, recorded interviews with dozens of former prisoners.

Daily Video June 16 2017

At the 50th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, an author looks back on race in America

June 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Loving vs. Virginia, which struck down Virginia’s laws banning interracial marriage.

Lesson Plan May 22 2017

Lesson plan: How to create a balanced budget — it's a 'balancing act'

How do we know that our government is fulfilling its duties to us, the public? How do we decide what those duties are? As efforts to pass the federal budget get underway, students will have the power to re-prioritize how money is spent using the interactive tool Balancing Act. What changes will they make?

Daily News Lesson April 06 2017

How World War I changed the world forever

April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the day Congress declared war and the U.S. entered World War I.

Daily Video November 28 2016

The legacy of Cuba's Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro, the 90-year old communist leader of Cuba, died on Friday. He had ruled the country with a firm grip for nearly half a century, withstanding a 50-year long U.S. economic embargo and multiple assassination attempts.

Lesson Plan June 11 2016

How the Deck is Stacked: Income Inequality in the U.S. - Lesson Plan

According to research by the Pew Research Center, the American middle class is shrinking and the gap between high-income and low-income households is growing. This lesson plan will introduce students to the reality of income inequality in America.

A collection of pins are seen on a cart during a campaign rally for Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in Santa Cruz, California

Lesson Plan June 09 2016

Lesson plan: Presidential campaign slogans — "We Polked you in '44, we shall Pierce you in '52!"

Slogans are a critical aspect of a political campaign: In just a few words, they must summarize the candidate's brand and win over voters. How well do you know presidential campaign slogans from history?

Lesson Plan June 04 2016

Lesson plan: Are teens addicted to technology?

What roles do social media and technology play in teens' lives? Is it possible that teens are addicted to their phones? In this lesson plan, students will respond to PBS NewsHour's Brief but Spectacular episode, "Teens on Tech."

Lesson Plan June 03 2016

Take a poll, debate the issue: Immigration

Where do students stand on immigration policy? In this lesson plan, have students take a poll befor…

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