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Lesson Plan March 23 2018

Lesson Plan: Design your own Ice Age hiking trail

Use this student-produced PBS video about Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail to introduce students to the beauty and importance of recreational scenic hiking trails

Daily News Lesson March 06 2018

Ways to share your students' solutions to gun violence

PBS social media activity: In addition to walkouts, what are ways to express your solutions to gun violence? Tag @NewsHourExtra using #StudentGunReformIdeas via Twitter

Daily News Lesson February 05 2018

DACA provides all students with a lesson in social justice

Anxiety levels among undocumented students continue to grow due to the Trump administration's promise to crack down on illegal immigration. In response, learn how California educators are receiving training to become advocates for this group of Dreamers.

Lesson Plan February 02 2018

Lesson plan: How DACA demonstrates the importance of civic engagement

Learn how teachers are training to become Dreamer advocates in order to support their undocumented students

Daily News Lesson January 08 2018

Community service: Teaching kindness for kindness' sake

As the holiday season draws to a close, ask students to reflect on the meaning of empathy and kindness. In this daily news story, Extra looks at the impact and meaning of community service and why the winter break may be a more challenging time for students than many people may realize.

Daily Video September 18 2017

How-to guide for sheltering pets during extreme weather events

Thousands of evacuees sought refuge in Houston's convention center during Hurricane Harvey, but their pets were not allowed in with them. New emergency service groups and animal shelters in Houston are taking a step to include animals and pets in disaster planning.

Lesson Plan September 16 2017

Student Reporting Labs STEM Lesson Plan: Protecting green space through hands-on learning

In this PBS NewsHour lesson, students take a hands-on approach to nature by exploring green spaces in their community.

Lesson Plan August 02 2017

Lesson plan: How new inventions help people with disabilities and injuries

For a Google version of this lesson plan, click here. (Note: you will need to make a copy of the do…

Daily Video July 20 2017

America's National Parks: Lessons in STEM from early Native Americans

America the Beautiful is a video series produced by PBS Student Reporting Labs in celebration of the U.S. National Park Service's 100-year anniversary in 2016