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Daily Video February 22 2021

Daily News Lesson: Recovery may take months even as more help reaches storm-hit Texas
What do you think federal and local authorities should do in response to an emergency like the storms in Texas?
Undated illustration handout of Perseverance rover being lowered to Martian surface by jet-powered "sky crane" descent vehicle
Daily Video February 19 2021

Classroom Resource: NASA rover lands on Mars, resuming search for remnants of life
Discuss the significance of NASA's latest mission to Mars.
Orange County firefighter Christopher Huerta, 31, receives the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Irvine
Lesson Plan February 05 2021

Lesson plan: Invent ways to help get your community vaccinated

Learn about the COVID-19 vaccines, then use that knowledge to invent ways to improve vaccine distribution in your own community.
FILE PHOTO: General Chuck Yeager speaks to a crowd in Kill Devil Hills
Daily Video December 08 2020

Chuck Yeager, first to break the sound barrier, dies at 97
Charles "Chuck" Yeager was a pilot whose flights in experimental craft contributed to space travel.
Dose of the COVID-19 vaccination of BioNTech and Pfizer is pictured in this undated handout photo
Daily Video December 02 2020

With a limited supply of vaccine doses coming soon, who gets it first?
With only enough initial vaccine for a small fraction of the population, who gets it and who decides that?
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Daily Video November 16 2020

How a Biden administration would try to take on climate change
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Registered nurse Glenda Perez waits to test people for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in East Los Angeles
Daily Video November 13 2020

News Roundup: Post-election recap, COVID vaccine trials show promising results
World leaders have been calling to congratulate Joe Biden as president elect, while COVID rates skyrocket amid new vaccine trials.
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Post October 30 2020

Halloween lesson plans: Neuroscience and zombies!

Use these Halloween-themes lessons to learn about neuroscience!
People walk past a sign asking for social distancing on the new rooftop terrace at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on their first day open since closing due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
Daily Video September 23 2020

Research shows coronavirus spreads primarily through the air
How has more research into the way coronavirus spreads helped inform public health policy?
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Daily Video September 08 2020

How music connects us during the COVID pandemic
Explore how some musicians are bringing their community together despite COVID-19 restrictions.
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