Classroom

Plan and design a city block adapted for a changing climate using the power of invention

Explore the promise and challenges of bringing renewable energy generation to your community

Learn about a promising source of renewable energy and make your own sustainable design

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

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

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

Using the invention process, students will explore solutions to some of the problems facing the Mars mission and decide whether or not they are on board with expanding humankind’s reach in the universe

In this lesson, students will watch the PBS NewsHour video, "Rethinking the utility company as solar power heats up" and learn how companies — faced with greater demand and the effects of climate change — are inventing newer, greener ways for humans to get power

Explore inventions that harness the power of water to make electricity

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.