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Daily News Lesson October 15 2018

UN Climate Change Report: What your students need to know

Talk with your students about the UN's latest report on climate change and how young people can use their voice to support policies that protect the environment.

FILE PHOTO: Graduating students arrive for Commencement Exercises at Boston College in Boston

Daily Video October 11 2018

Maine experiments with paying residents' student loans

Maine is attempting to attract more recent college graduates by helping to repay their student loans. Talk to your students about college and student loans and whether or not they agree with Maine's plan.

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Daily Video October 06 2018

Our plastic problem and how to solve it

DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary with your students, watch the video (if hel…

Daily Video September 14 2018

3D printer technology gives girl her hand back

Invention education allows students to examine real-world problems and come up with solutions. In this lesson, a group of young college students created a 3D prosthetic hand for a four-year old girl so she could play with her sisters and ride her scooter.

Lesson Plan August 26 2018

Lesson plan: How inventions are saving sea turtles

Students will research different ways to curb poaching of sea turtles and design their own invention to help protect endangered species.

Lesson Plan August 13 2018

Lesson plan: Solar invention makes safety and production levels shine

Hit the lights, please! In this lesson, students will learn about emerging technologies that are bringing new light sources to remote, poor areas of the world. Students will then invent their own light source using the steps of the invention process and share it via social media using #PBSInvention

Daily News Lesson July 31 2018

Choose your own news story: 2018 midterms OR best workspace layout

Choose your own news story! Pick the NewsHour Extra story that best suits your class. Use the discussion questions for further engagement.

Daily News Lesson July 26 2018

12 video stories that make STEM meaningful for students

NewsHour Classroom delivered a workshop, "How to make STEM meaningful through current events" at Texas A&M's K12 Summer Institute in Kerryville, Texas

Lesson Plan July 20 2018

Lesson plan: How mice could help fight Lyme Disease

In this STEM lesson, students will watch the PBS NewsHour video, "Could genetically engineered mice reduce Lyme disease?", and design their own inventions that could help solve public health issues

Lesson Plan July 02 2018

Lesson plan: Is solar power the future of energy?

In this lesson, students will watch the PBS NewsHour video, "Rethinking the utility company as solar power heats up" and learn how companies — faced with greater demand and the effects of climate change — are inventing newer, greener ways for humans to get power

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