High School
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Lesson Plans
The Impact of Local Voices: A Voting Rights Inquiry
In this lesson, students will analyze a Pulitzer story on Black voter access, compare it with a local story, and create a social media campaign to advocate for voting rights.
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Students are invited to make their voices heard this election season by writing a letter to a decisionmaker that explains the global issue they want to see prioritized. Deadline: November 1, 2026.
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Invitamos a los estudiantes a hacer oír su voz en este concurso escribiendo una carta a su representante que proponga una solución local a un tema global. Fecha límite: 1 de noviembre de 2026.
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Lesson Plans
Bold Promises to End Poverty
In 2020, the Illinois legislature promised to end poverty in the state by 2036. In this lesson, students analyze progress on that goal by comparing news stories on Cook and Alexander Counties.
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Students compare human development data between Argentina, the United States, and Native American communities to plan for an advocacy campaign focused on women’s health.
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Health in the Shadows of Gold
Students analyze a French news article on artisanal gold mining in Uganda and Burundi to explore its environmental and health impacts and propose possible solutions.
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Insulin Access Gaps in Latin America
By investigating the lack of affordable insulin in Latin America, students analyze the power dynamics of global health disparities and explore their relationship to underreported news stories.
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Students examine the four types of diffusion, evaluate how information spreads through the media, and then practice incorporating diffusion strategies into public health campaigns.
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Lesson Plans
Seeing Through Someone Else’s Eyes: Understanding Mental Health Shows Up Differently For Everyone
Students analyze reporting on mental health in order and apply key information to create infographics for their school communities that aim to normalizing discussions about mental health.
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Lesson Plans
Cultivating a Healthy Food System
Students analyze reporting on food systems globally in order to create social media carousels reflecting strategies for improving local access to healthy food.
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Lesson Plans
The Health and Politics of School Lunch
Students analyze reporting to evaluate the impacts of school lunches on public health and create a compelling public service announcement that highlights the most crucial aspects of school lunch for...
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Students diagnose cholera patients, model the biological mechanisms of an infection, and learn about vaccine issues in Bangladesh and local vaccine challenges.
