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Lesson Plan August 03 2020

Lesson plan: Help your loved ones monitor health at home through invention

In this lesson plan, consider ways to help loved ones monitor their health at home without disrupting their routines.
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Post July 28 2020

Educator Voices: 41 teachers on what back to school should look like
Children in an elementary school class wearing masks enter the classroom with desks spaced apart as…
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Daily Video July 23 2020

Texas teachers create 9 STEM news lessons that engage with students' communities
Use these teacher-written lesson plans to inspire your students to engage with their communities.
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Daily Video July 16 2020

Explainer: Why record COVID-19 testing is not enough
Explore the challenges of testing for COVID-19 in the US months after the pandemic began.
Mask wearing residents share hand sanitizer in front of skyline amid global outbreak of coronavirus disease in Houston, Texas
Daily Video July 09 2020

Will political pressure affect the way schools open in the fall?
Discuss how competing interests may be putting conflicting pressures on schools planning their fall reopenings.
Student Voices July 07 2020

What "back to normal" means for this Chinese student
In this student voice feature, Zhiming Gu reports from China about life with few cases of COVID-19 but the ever-present danger of return.
Daily Video July 01 2020

Summer coronavirus wave scrambles re-opening plans
Examine shifts in public policy and plans for the fall as coronavirus cases ramp up in mid-summer.
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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.
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