Lesson Plan About Race and the U.S. Census
What do you notice about changes in the ways the census has asked about race and ethnicity over time? What do you think the questions and the language used in the form say about each of those decades in American history? What questions do these snapshots of the U.S. census raise for you?Part III: How…
Lesson Plan: On ‘Being 13’
None of us are immune to the negative effects of poor phone and social media habits. In this activity, you will read some expert advice and decide which tips you would like to incorporate into your daily life. Then, you’ll try out a few, reflect on the results and offer your own advice to others.First,…
Lesson Plan: The End of Race-Based Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Supreme Court Rejects Affirmative Action Programs at Harvard and U.N.C.” by Adam LiptakThe Supreme Court’s decision in June to reject race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities around the nation upended decades of law and the higher education landscape. The ruling will shift the makeup of many of America’s top universities as well…
Lesson Plan: ‘How to Print Money’
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “How to Print Money”It is often said that money doesn’t grow on trees. So if it doesn’t, where does it come from?In today’s featured article, The New York Times takes us behind the scenes of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Fort Worth, Texas, to find out how money is made…
Lesson Plan: ‘Title 42 Is Gone, but Not the Conditions Driving Migrants to the...
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Title 42 Is Gone, but Not the Conditions Driving Migrants to the U.S.” by Miriam JordanWhen the Biden administration allowed the coronavirus public health emergency declaration to expire on May 11, Title 42, a section of the Public Health Service Act of 1944, effectively ended. The rule, enacted during the pandemic, allows…
Lesson Plan: A Wave of Legislation That Seeks to Regulate the Lives of Transgender...
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “G.O.P. State Lawmakers Push a Growing Wave of Anti-Transgender Bills” by Maggie Astor (Note: You can also listen to this article.)Over the past three years, Republican state lawmakers have put forward a barrage of bills to regulate the lives of transgender youths, restricting the sports teams they can join, bathrooms they can…
Lesson Plan: A Wave of Anti-Transgender Legislation
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “G.O.P. State Lawmakers Push a Growing Wave of Anti-Transgender Bills” by Maggie Astor (Note: You can also listen to this article.)Over the past three years, Republican state lawmakers have put forward a barrage of bills to regulate the lives of transgender youths, restricting the sports teams they can join, bathrooms they can…
Math Lesson: Investigating Houston’s Strategy to End Homelessness
In this lesson, students will use scatter plots and line of best fit to compare rates of homelessness in four American cities. Then they’ll find out what one city is doing to tackle the problem.
Lesson Plan: ‘How Nature Comes Alive in the Winter’
In this photo-rich article, students will learn about the hidden natural treasures of wintertime. Then they will document life during the coldest season in their own communities.
Lesson Plan: The Science of Awe
New research suggests that awe is beneficial for our physical and mental well-being. In this lesson students will learn how to cultivate more of it.
