Social Studies
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Students learn about how gold from illegal mines in Colombia winds up in American electronics, and the violence, labor conditions, and environmental consequences that result from this trade.
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Lesson Plans
A Lost Generation: Learning About Family Migration from Indigenous Villages in Guatemala
In this lesson, students evaluate audio and print reporting on the long-term causes and effects of family migration from rural Guatemala.
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A Chinese surrogacy agent’s business in southern California has become a one-stop shop for wealthy...
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Students learn about the asylum-seeking process and family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border, while also exploring themes connected to migration and refugees more broadly.
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Lesson Plans
Evaluating and Reshaping Timelines in The 1619 Project: New York Times for Kids Edition
This lesson plan guides students in exploring a special kids' section of The New York Times titled "Why You Should Know About the Year 1619."
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Lesson Plans
Exploring Techniques for Investigative Journalism
Students explore how the Baltimore Sun conducted their deep investigation into the corrupt case of Sgt. Wayne Jenkins, a former police officer for the Baltimore Police Department.
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Students learn about a Louisiana school accused of fabricating student records and abusing students. In tandem, they learn how journalists investigate a story, and the impact news can have on lives.
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Access free curricula for “The Weekly,” the news documentary television series by The New York Times...
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Lesson Plans
Back to School: Catching up with the World
At the start of the school year, students might want to discuss global issues that arose over the summer. This lesson is intended to spark discussion on current events and ways to keep up with them.
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Engage with the challenges and solutions that communities around the world are grappling with when trying to access vital food sources.
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Lesson Plans
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats: China Begins the Next Genome Revolution
Will China’s decision to heavily invest in genome editing of crops payoff in the long run?
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Lesson Plans
The 1619 Project: Curricular Materials
Reading guides, activities, and other resources to bring The 1619 Project into the classroom and beyond.