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Daily News Lesson December 18 2025

Why the planet is drying out much faster than before, according to a new study

The Arizona State University study focuses on climate change and a massive overuse of water resources

Daily News Lesson December 14 2025

Displaced Palestinian children struggle with cold, malnutrition in Gaza months after ceasefire

Learn about UNICEF's role in getting more aid into Gaza but need is still immense

Daily News Lesson August 14 2025

How Maryland’s riverkeepers protect the state’s waterways

Learn more about riverkeepers in Maryland, and their plan to ensure clean water throughout the state

California farm town lurches from no water to polluted water

Daily News Lesson April 21 2025

What happened when Calgary removed fluoride from its water supply

Learn about the affects of fluoride in drinking water at different levels

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 August 08 2017

Lesson plan: How renewable energy inventions protect the environment

Explore inventions that harness the power of water to make electricity

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.

Student Voices May 19 2015

West Virginia students reveal how a chemical spill affected their community

Students at Richwood High School in West Virginia reported on the importance of water quality in their community and the far-reaching effects of the chemical spill.

Post October 08 2010

Newly Discovered ‘Goldilocks’ Planet Has Potential for Life

Scientists are always on the lookout for planets with the right conditions for liquid water and lif…

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