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A drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
Daily News Lesson February 13 2023

Top stories: Toxic leak prompts safety concerns + News wrap 2/14/23 + Student video
A train derailment in eastern Ohio has released toxins into the atmosphere and raised broader concerns about safe infrastructure
Earthquake in Diyarbakir
Daily News Lesson February 07 2023

Top stories: Earthquake in Turkey and Syria + News wrap 2/7/23 + Student video
Stretches of Southern Turkey and Northern Syria are in ruins after a powerful earthquake ripped through the region
The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach
Daily News Lesson February 06 2023

Top stories: Navy searches for debris from downed Chinese balloon + News wrap 2/6/23 + Student video
The balloon had made its way across the U.S. from Montana to the Carolinas before it plunged 60,000 feet into U.S. waters
The U.S. Capitol Building is stormed by a pro-Trump mob on January 6, 2021
Daily News Lesson January 05 2023

PBS NewsHour stories + Student Video of the Day — Jan. 6, 2023
Current events for social studies, science, English, STEM and more with discussion questions for grades 6-12
Amanda Gorman
Post December 30 2022

Classroom activity: Write a New Year poem inspired by Amanda Gorman's 'New Day's Lyric'
Read Amanda Gorman's poem marking the end of a difficult year and then write your own
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Daily News Lesson December 16 2022

Indo-Pacific Commander discusses rising tensions with China
Learn why there has been a military build-up in the Pacific
APTOPIX WCup Morocco Spain Soccer
Daily News Lesson December 15 2022

Messi, Morocco, human rights and other World Cup updates
Learn the latest in World Cup news!
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
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Daily News Lesson December 12 2022

Why activists are targeting famous art to protest climate change
Discuss the impact of activists vandalizing famous works of art to draw attention to climate change
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Lesson Plan December 06 2022

Lesson plan: How to check online images for accuracy

Learn how to look beyond images to understand context and avoid spreading misinformation
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