Lesson Plans
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Lesson plan: What 2018 news stories mattered most to your students?
For a fun end-of-year activity, students will create an online magazine of their top 10 news stories from 2018 to share with classmates and family members. Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: Girl coders crack glass ceiling | STEM Student Reporting Labs
In this lesson, students will learn about the engineering design process and use it to address the gender gap in STEM. Continue reading
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Lesson Plan: Hawaii’s fix for food deserts | STEM Student Reporting Labs
Hawaii, for all its tropical splendor, is a relative food desert when it comes to native-grown produce. In this PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs STEM video “Aquaponics Hawaiian Style” to understand the importance of organic and urban farming in small spacescreate a sustainable agricultural system. Continue reading
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Lesson plan: Pearl Harbor remembered – “A date which will live in infamy”
Early in the morning of December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Take a moment to discuss what the attack means 77 years later with your students. Continue reading
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Lesson plan: After helping Pilgrims at Plymouth, today’s Wampanoags fight for their ancestral lands
Students will examine current issues facing the Wampanoag people, the ancestors of the Native American tribes who welcomed the Pilgrims, including the continued fight for their ancestral lands and the preservation of their native language. Continue reading
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Student Voice: During teachers’ strike, LA school felt like a “ghost town”
Learn more about the Los Angeles teacher’s strike through the lens of LA high school senior Noor Aldayeh. Continue reading
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Study guide: William Barr’s nomination for attorney general
Use this NewsHour lesson to learn more about the nomination of William Barr for United States attorney general. Continue reading
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Native American tribes feel the impact of government shutdown
In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn how the government shutdown has affected Native American tribes who rely on federal funds allocated by treaty rights. Continue reading
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Trump’s speech through a media literacy lens
In this NewsHour lesson plan, students will analyze President Trump’s primetime speech about immigration and the government shutdown. Continue reading
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Student breakdown on government’s shutdown
Use this PBS NewsHour lesson plan with your students for the latest on the government shutdown. Continue reading
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