Browse and adapt hundreds of standards-aligned lesson plans for K–12 classrooms. Lessons encourage students to make local connections to global news stories, while strengthening skills such as critical thinking, media literacy, and communication. Click here to send feedback to our team.
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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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The Bodies We Forget
Students will read reporting on disabled pregnant women in Malawi and explore how hospitals can dehumanize or protect patients in order to create advocacy pieces that call for dignified care for all...
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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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United States Foreign Policy Case Study: USAID
Students will be able to describe and evaluate the tools used in United States foreign policy by reading about and discussing United States foreign policy and cuts to USAID.
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La Salud: Un Derecho Humano
Students consider health as a human right by analyzing an article about access to health care in a Spanish-Speaking country, review how to write a formal letter, and then write a formal letter to a...
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Living With Lead Exposure
Reporting on lead exposure inspires students to investigate levels of lead pollution in their own community and public awareness of the longterm exposure risks.
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Plastics, Bioplastics, and Health
Students explore plastics' health impacts, discuss gaps in research, and assess the limitations of alternatives. They brainstorm and present community solutions to reduce plastic pollution locally.
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Students learn about cervical cancer in India as a problem and a system with many causal factors, including those associated with specific cultural and geographic contexts.
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The Complexities of Global Health Care Access
Students explore examples of limited healthcare access in rural America and Nigeria and then consider how a lack of access impacts individuals, families, communities, and countries.
