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Daily Video February 27 2020

Coronavirus student guide: Virus explainer and news updates
In this NewsHour Extra lesson, learn about the novel coronavirus and get the latest updates to share with your students.
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Daily Video January 31 2020

What students should know about the coronavirus
Use this NewsHour Extra lesson to teach your students about the novel coronavirus.
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Daily Video November 21 2019

Sharing innovation and invention stories

In this lesson plan, students will watch and discuss three short STEM videos produced by NewsHour's teen reporters
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Daily Video November 13 2019

STEM Current Events: How DNA testing cracks cold cases
In this NewsHour lesson, find out about the first genetic genealogy case to go to trial — and how the science behind it solved a 32-year-old double murder.
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Lesson Plan September 25 2019

Lesson plan: How mimicking nature inspires new inventions

In this lesson plan, students will learn about — an innovative method in which nature inspires new inventions to solve some of the world's toughest problems
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Lesson Plan September 22 2019

Lesson plan: How animals help us design new inventions to solve environmental problems

Learn how farm animals are improving energy output on solar farms and design their own device to improve a problem that relies on an eco-friendly solution
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Daily Video September 21 2019

Greta Thunberg on the urgency of the climate crisis
Use this NewsHour Extra lesson plan to learn more about Greta Thunberg and other youth activists' fight against climate change.
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Daily Video September 13 2019

Student inventors solve real-world problems at Eurekafest

Use this NewsHour lesson to learn how "invention education" is helping students to solve real-world problems
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Lesson Plan August 30 2019

Lesson plan: How student inventors can help solve the Earth's plastic problem

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn more about invention education and how students are creating solutions to help improve plastic pollution
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Daily Video August 13 2019

How public art builds community - Student Reporting Labs
Teachers with PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs created lessons on the importance of public art based on the work of SRL's teen reporters. Check out these uplifting resources that cut across various disciplines!
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