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Daily News Lesson August 09 2021

Teens invent social distancing device for students with autism

Explore how a group of high school inventors created the Personal Distance Monitor (PDM) to help with social distancing
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Daily News Lesson August 06 2021

School districts sue as mayor defies Arkansas mask mandate ban
Discuss the challenges some states are making to local rules about masking in public schools
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Daily News Lesson August 04 2021

Severe drought reignites conflicts over land and water use
Discover how drought is causing rifts between two communities in the Klamath Basin
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool
Lesson Plan July 28 2021

Lesson plan: Invent ways to bring green energy to your community

Explore the promise and challenges of bringing renewable energy generation to your community
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Daily News Lesson July 23 2021

17-year-old invents color changing sutures that detect infection

Read and discuss the impact of Dasia Taylor's new color changing sutures
Bootleg Fire continues to grow in size
Daily News Lesson July 21 2021

West U.S. wildfires are so extreme that they’re creating lightning, fire whirls
PBS NewsHour discusses the worsening problem with wildfires in the west
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Daily News Lesson June 25 2021

Recycling plastic has been an uphill challenge. Could chemical recycling change that?
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Lesson Plan June 21 2021

Learn from NASA how to invent for any environment

Experiment with engineering in changing environmental conditions
A student makes an AIDS red ribbon during a World AIDS Day event
Daily News Lesson June 16 2021

After four decades of AIDS, progress has been made but major problems remain
After 40 years of AIDS, progress has been made but major problems remain. Learn about the impacts of policy and stigma on the fight against the HIV epidemic
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Daily News Lesson June 07 2021

A 'Hail Mary' to save some species of birds in Maryland
Explore how scientists are trying to save animals threatened by climate and environmental change
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