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Andy Kratochvil February 01, 2024

What to Teach This Month: February Lesson Plans

What are you teaching this month? Check out some February highlights including Black History Month, Lunar New Year, World War 2, Presidents Day and more!

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herman bekele
PBS News Hour Classroom January 30, 2024

14-Year-Old Scientist Heman Bekele on His Quest to Fight Skin Cancer with Soap

Ask students: How does Bekele's invention work? Why did Bekele come up with the idea of a cancer treating soap? What challenge was he responding to?

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South Texas Border fence line and remote surveillance camera taken on September 24, 2013.
PBS News Hour Classroom January 29, 2024

Border Standoff Between Texas, Feds Intensifies

Ask students: Where are federal officers demanding access and being denied by Texas? How has Texas governor Greg Abbott responded to the Supreme Court ruling and the federal government's demands?

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protestors in Israel calling for cease-fire
PBS News Hour Classroom January 24, 2024

Israelis Divided Over War and What Comes After

Ask students: Who are some of the people within Israel who are calling for a cease-fire? How did Netanyahu react to the idea of a two-state solution?

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ALS Research
PBS News Hour Classroom January 23, 2024

Former Lawmaker Raises Millions for ALS Research While Facing His Own Mortality

Ask students: What neurodegenerative disease was Doctoroff diagnosed with in 2021? When did he start the nonprofit organization Target ALS?

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new yorkers and migrants march for the right to shelter
PBS News Hour Classroom January 22, 2024

New York City Looks to Amend 'Right to Shelter' Rule as It Struggles to House Migrants

Recently, several buses carrying migrants who'd recently crossed the southern border were headed to New York, but they were diverted instead to New Jersey.

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year of the snake
Susan Youssofi January 19, 2024

Celebrating Lunar New Year with Students

Lunar New Year, based on the moon's 13 phases during a leap year, is celebrated in Asian cultures across the world. Try these lessons and activities to ring in the Year of the Snake (2025).

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Nikki Haley
PBS News Hour Classroom January 18, 2024

Republicans Begin Path to Nominating President

Ask students: What are delegates, and how are they chosen in each state? Why might "winner take all" states tip the nomination to Trump early?

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extreme heat
PBS News Hour Classroom December 13, 2023

How Physicians Are Preparing for Climate Change

Ask students: What conference is mentioned at the beginning of this story? How many people die of heat related illness in South Asia every year?

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sinking city
PBS News Hour Classroom December 12, 2023

Southeast Asian Cities Sink While Sea Levels Rise

Ask students: Which cities are described in this story? What sits 30 miles from Bangkok? When was the village of Samut Chin visible?

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