News for Students and Teacher Resources
7–12 Grade Level
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August 8, 2019, marks the 45th 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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Find out what young people really think about the news and the spread of misinformation using a variety of short videos produced by PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs. Continue reading
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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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Learn how inventions are solving problems around the world and then have students design their own inventions that help their communities. Continue reading
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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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Use this NewsHour lesson to discuss how President Trump’s tweets serve the “politics of distraction” and how racist language has been used as an intentional device to divide the country throughout U.S. history. Continue reading
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In this NewsHour Extra lesson plan, learn how Americans are struggling to approach opposing political opinions with civility instead of contempt and what can be done to fix the problem. Continue reading
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Use this NewsHour lesson plan to explore the impact of youth journalism on civic engagement via PBS Student Reporting Labs’ (SRL) program. Continue reading
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by James Caudill, #worldgeochat co-moderator and social studies teacher, Calhoun, Kentucky In a recent…
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In this NewsHour Extra lesson, students will learn about the U.S. women’s soccer World Cup victory and how it is also a good civics lesson. Continue reading
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