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NewsHour Extra provides the latest classroom resources in the Supreme Court nomination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Continue reading
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Is gerrymandering constitutional? Or does it violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments? Use this lesson with your students to learn more about gerrymandering’s impact on the electoral process. Continue reading
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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. Continue reading
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Tuesday marks the 17th anniversary of the attacks on September 11th. Discuss with your students how the U.S. and the world have changed. Continue reading
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Are you looking for lesson plans focusing on scientific innovation and invention? Click on these 10 PBS NewsHour lessons to explore inventions that battle invasive species, explore untapped renewable energy and more. Continue reading
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10 lesson plans on invention education
Are you looking for lesson plans focusing on scientific innovation and invention? Click on these 10 PBS NewsHour lessons to explore inventions that battle invasive species, explore untapped renewable energy and more. Continue reading
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Lesson plan: How inventions will land humans on Mars
Using the invention process, students will explore solutions to some of the problems facing the Mars mission and decide whether or not they are on board with expanding humankind’s reach in the universe. Continue reading
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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. Continue reading
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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. Continue reading
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Lesson plan: Watergate and the limits of presidential power
August 8, 2018, marks the 44th anniversary of the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Use this resource to teach young people about this period in U.S. history. Continue reading
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