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Lesson Plan October 24 2016

Student Reporting Labs: How well are our wells?

In the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab video, "Water Scarcity for New Mexico Natives," Las Cruces High School students describe climate changes and human activities which impact quality and availability of groundwater. In the lesson plan, students gather information from a low-cost physical model, choose a part of the groundwater and well problem, propose a solution and defend their proposal.

Lesson Plan October 16 2016

Student Reporting Labs STEM Lesson Plan: Solar Cars and S'mores

Can you think of innovative ways we can use the sun to provide us with energy? In this NewsHour lesson, students will design their own solar cars and research how to make their vehicles ecologically friendly.

Lesson Plan June 07 2016

PBS Student Reporting Labs STEM lesson plan: Climate change and your community

Ninety-seven percent of scientists currently agree that global surface temperatures have incre…

Daily Video May 12 2016

Scientists see supersonic hyperloop trains as way of the future

Imagine being able to make an otherwise six hour car trip in just about 30 minutes. That is the goal researchers hope to make reality through hyperloop technology.

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Daily Video July 09 2015

Scientists test new Ebola vaccine under tough conditions

DOWNLOAD VIDEO Months after the end of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, scientists are cr…

Daily Video June 12 2015

How prediction can help prevent the next Ebola crisis

The worst of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has passed, but cases of the deadly disease still persist, making it urgently important for scientists to predict where the disease may next flare up.

Daily Video June 08 2015

Doctors need cheaper, faster ways to detect Ebola virus

Scientists are racing to find a way to quickly diagnose patients with Ebola, the virus that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa during a recent outbreak.

Daily Video June 05 2015

Which animal started the Ebola outbreak?

Scientists have located Ebola antibodies in several types of fruit bat, making it a chief suspect, but there has not been conclusive evidence.

Daily Video May 26 2015

Young innovators jumpstart tech in Pakistan

Tech entrepreneurs are working to make the city of Karachi, Pakistan’s commercial capital, a new hub of innovation by supporting young talent.

Post May 22 2015

What makes the perfect bagel? - Class Activity

Engage students with a delicious chemistry lesson using the video "Why New York Has the Best Bagels…

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