News for Students and Teacher Resources
6–12 Grade Level
Lesson Plan
This NewsHour lesson explores the invention of various vaccines to fight against serious illnesses over time and asks you to think about the implications of vaccine development. Continue reading
Lesson Plan
How has the U.S. health care system’s treatment of Black citizens led to distrust and a lack of confidence? This lesson seeks to examine the reasons for that distrust but also to examine whether or not Black residents are opposed to taking the vaccine when compared to other groups in the country. Continue reading
Video
Explore how two classical musicians are trying to change expectations of the genre Continue reading
Video
Discuss gun violence in the United States, and what it means to normalize gun violence Continue reading
Article
Teacher Sarah Lerner (top left), Dr. Joseph Sakran (bottom left) and teacher Meleah Hall (right) during the PBS NewsHour EXTRA Zoom discussion on gun violence,…read more
