STEM Current Events: How DNA testing cracks cold cases
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In this NewsHour lesson, find out about the first genetic genealogy case to go to trial — and how the science behind it solved a 32-year-old double murder. Continue reading
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Greta Thunberg on the urgency of the climate crisis
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Use this NewsHour Extra lesson plan to learn more about Greta Thunberg and other youth activists’ fight against climate change. Continue reading
Our plastic problem and how to solve it
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DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary with your students, watch the video (if helpful, follow along with the transcript) and then answer the discussion…read more
Lesson plan: How inventions are saving sea turtles
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Students will research different ways to curb poaching of sea turtles and design their own invention to help protect endangered species. Continue reading
Lesson plan: How “Impact Inventing” could help fight Lyme Disease
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In this STEM lesson, students will watch the PBS NewsHour video, “Could genetically engineered mice reduce Lyme disease?”, and design their own inventions that could help solve public health issues. Continue reading