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Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “A Future for People With Disabilities in Outer Space Takes Flight” by Amanda MorrisRecently, 12 passengers with disabilities traveled aboard a parabolic flight in an experiment testing how people with disabilities would fare in a zero-gravity environment.In this lesson, you will learn about their experience and the efforts being made to ensure…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “See How the Dixie Fire Created Its Own Weather” by Nadja Popovich, Noah Pisner, Nicholas Bartzokas, Evan Grothjan, Daniel Mangosing, Karthik Patanjali and Scott ReinhardThe Dixie fire that has ravaged Northern California since July is finally contained — after having destroyed nearly one million acres, an area larger than the size of…

This lesson is a part of our new Accessible Activities feature, which aims to welcome a wider variety of learners to our site and to The Times. Learn more and tell us what you think here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Keeping New York’s Delivery Bicyclists Safe” by Coral Murphy-MarcosSince the coronavirus pandemic began, Americans have grown to…

This lesson is a part of our new Accessible Activities feature, which aims to welcome a wider variety of learners to our site and to The Times in general. Learn more and tell us what you think here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “The Women Fighting to Protect Greenland” by Jack EwingGreenland is the world’s largest island, located…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Past Pandemics Remind Us Covid Will Be an Era, Not a Crisis That Fades” by Gina KolataAfter nearly two years of the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are asking when, and if, there will ever be an end. However, as the science reporter Gina Kolata writes, “History repeatedly demonstrates how difficult it…

7. The article states, “The crisis could do lasting damage to three sectors that have historically made Lebanon stand out in the Arab world.” What are these three sectors, and how have they been damaged by the crisis?Going FurtherOption 1: Read The Morning newsletter’s explainer.The featured article was originally published in August 2021. However, much…

6. Who are some of the sponsors and supporters of the school? What kind of support does Monroe believe is needed in the school? Why?7. Why did Dan Klores establish New Renaissance as a charter school rather than a traditional public school? Do you think it is possible for students in specialized schools like this…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Podcast: “The Daily” episode “The Facebook Whistle-Blower Testifies” hosted by Astead W. Herndon with special guest Sheera FrenkelThe recent congressional testimony of Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, reveals the ways that Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, negatively affects teenagers’ mental health and how hate speech has spread on the company’s platforms.…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Cauliflower and Chaos, Fractals in Every Floret” by Sabrina ImblerWhen two scientists tried to recreate cauliflowers in a lab, they found themselves perplexed and mesmerized by the vegetable’s fractal structure.In this lesson, you will learn about fractal geometry and some of the ways that it appears in nature. You will closely read…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Intimate Portraits of Mexico’s Third-Gender Muxes” by Núria López TorresIn southern Mexico, a community of the local Zapotec people has long accepted — and celebrated — gender nonconformity. In this lesson you will learn about muxes — people who are born male but who adopt roles and identities associated with women —…