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Lesson Plan March 14 2024

What is invention education? Explainer and lesson plans where students are the inventors!

Teach students how to design their own inventions that help their communities

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Lesson Plan February 08 2024

Lesson plan: Design an invention to keep first responders safe

As first responders keep our communities safe, learn how to help keep them safe through new inventions.

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson February 01 2024

Lawmakers grill social media executives, accusing them of failing to protect children

Lesson includes an interview by one mother whose child died by suicide after being bullied online

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Daily News Lesson December 14 2023

How drone warfare has transformed the battle between Ukraine and Russia

Learn why the outcome of the Russia-Ukraine war depends heavily on drones

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Daily News Lesson February 24 2023

Top stories: Ukrainians using drones for defense + News wrap 2/24/23 + Student video

Learn how drone technology is affecting how Ukrainians are defending themselves against Russia

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Lesson Plan December 14 2022

Be MediaWise lesson 12: How to detect deepfakes and avoid disinformation

Students will learn about the different types of “deepfake” techniques and how to identify fake videos created by artificial intelligence

The National Ignition Facility’s preamplifier module increases the laser energy as it travels to the Target Chamber

Daily News Lesson December 14 2022

Breakthrough in nuclear fusion could massively alter future of clean energy

Learn how the breakthrough could help in the quest for keeping our planet healthy

The Wider Image: For children who lost a parent, the pandemic pain will never end

Daily News Lesson July 26 2022

How new technologies accelerate spread of conspiracy theories

Learn about how the new era of technology, as known as Web 3, can lead to the increase in conspiracy theories and misinformation.

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Student Voices July 18 2022

Student Voices: Watch these 3 TikTok interviews with inspiring student inventors

Watch these three TikTok videos of these amazing student inventors from Invention Convention!

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Educator Voices July 17 2022

Educator voice: How digital citizenship helps keep youth safe and productive online

Diana Graber discusses her book 'Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship With Technology'

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