An innovative lesson plan of enhancing students' critical thinking skills by reading and watching current events.

Included here are 12 videos and lesson plans exploring the science, technology, engineering and math found in current events. Check back regularly for additional videos that help connect fundamental STEM topics to real-world news stories.

Using "Science Times" at NewYorkTimes.com, students will listen to podcasts to learn about and share science ideas that are currently in the news. By organizing and summarizing science thoughts, students will be able to effectively share...

Analyze conflict proverbs, relate them to current or historic events and reflect on the causes of the conflicts and ways to resolve them. Evaluate world situations and recommend solutions.

This is a site filled with current events that make connections to the relevant historical topics. There are six clickable topics, the videos of which are updated weekly. RealPlayer is needed and registration is required to stream or...

Students examine the relationships among sea surface height, sea surface temperature, and wind vectors in classifying the ocean characteristics of an El Nino.

Students will listen to historic news events as broadcast on radio, view current news coverage on television, and compare and contrast how those events were reported on both media by developing an essay which addresses the question "Is...

This instructional activity unit has students research a local, state, national, or international issue of personal interest and create and share a two-minute persuasive podcast presenting their research-based opinions on the topic. It...

The project provides teachers with ideas to create literacy centers for use in their own classrooms using student-friendly newspapers from various curricular areas. We will provide plans that can be used to adapt the materials each week....

This is a site that will combine science and current events. Students will learn about the Three Gorges hydroelectric project on China's Yangtze River then develop arguments on the benefits or disadvantages of the Three Gorges project....

This activity includes an assessment, analysis, and action tool that can be used by classrooms to promote understanding of how the complex current issues of energy, pollution, supply, and consumption are not just global but also local...

In this lesson students will use knowledge of Mesopotamian artifacts, culture and history to relate to current events in Iraq.

Young scholars will be able to discuss and debate current issues for a specific African country, then develop solutions to these issues by participating in a simulation of a meeting of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).

In this current events instructional activity, students learn about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, understand the history of Ukraine, and discuss the effects of the attack on Ukrainian and Russian civilians.

Describe the networks within the health care systems internationally, explore the impact of the SARS epidemic on world health and examine the effectiveness of the World Health Organization in communicable disease surveillance and response.

Links to various new stories sorted alphabetically by title and by category. Each story is available in full story, abridged story, or story outline format.

A question over a piece of property owned by one, yet deemed protected by the EPA prompted a court case in search of due process and protection of property rights. Find out more about the case and the process through this lesson plan.

What responsibilities belong to the U.S. President and the Congressional houses when it comes to establishing the federal budget? Take a look at these resources and incorporate this activity into classroom learning.