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A woman sorts plastic bottles for recycling at Cilincing district in Jakarta
Lesson Plan July 01 2020

Lesson plan: Inventing beyond recycling

In this lesson plan, explore ways non-recyclable materials can be reused or repurposed instead
Vistors pass a face mask sign near the boardwalk at Bethany Beach in Delaware
Daily Video June 22 2020

How should authorities persuade citizens to wear masks in public?
Even as states across the south and southwest experience a spike in COVID-19 cases, local and state governments wrestle with how to ensure citizens wear masks in public.
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Daily Video June 17 2020

What will schools look like when they reopen?
Explore the plans of one school district in Texas that is re-opening now. Consider ways schools might re-open safely and fairly in the fall.
An election worker places a mail-in ballot into an election box at a drive-through drop off location at the Registrar of Voters in San Diego, California
Daily Video June 12 2020

Will more voters vote by mail this fall?
Examine the debate around increasing access to vote by mail as coronavirus presents new challenges.
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Daily Video June 12 2020

Coronavirus update: How states are preparing to reopen
Find out the latest updates on the coronavirus and how states are preparing to reopen.
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Daily Video June 03 2020

What does SpaceX and NASA's partnership really mean?
In this NewsHour lesson, learn what the next chapter in NASA's space program looks like.
The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Erlangen
Daily Video May 28 2020

How plasma therapy may help COVID-19 patients
In this NewsHour current events lesson, find out how convalescent plasma from previous COVID patients may help researchers with treatment options.
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Daily Video May 24 2020

How to understand computer-based models for COVID-19
In this PBS lesson plan, learn about the benefits and drawbacks of computer-based models for coronavirus.
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Daily Video May 15 2020

How COVID disproportionately affects people of color
In this PBS NewsHour EXTRA current events lesson, learn how COVID-19 disproportionately affects communities of color and what is being done to address the problem.
Staff nurse Lt. Gretta Walter awaits the arrival of coronavirus test patients in the emergency room at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Fort Belvoir
Daily Video March 24 2020

Health care workers on the frontlines of war against coronavirus
In this NewsHour current events lesson, learn about how health care professionals are handling the challenges of the coronavirus.
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