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Eye of the Storm - Museum of Discovery & Science | IMAX AutoNation

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Hurricane Science, Mitigation and Preparedness

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This spring, we had more than 2,300 participants join a webinar on responding to federal research grant terminations. The webinar, jointly hosted by SOA, the AAAS Center for Scientific Responsibility and Justice and AAAS' SEA Change, brought together experts for a roundtable discussion of the laws and regulations that govern federal grant terminations, including the procedures for appeals.

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WWI submarine captured in never-before-seen images over century after it sank off San Diego coast

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On Dec. 17, 1917, the U.S. submarine USS F-1 was lost at sea during a training accident off the coast of California, killing 19 crew members on board.

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Clownfish shrink their bodies to survive ocean heat waves

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New research finds clownfish shrink their bodies to survive warming oceans. Scientists observed some of the orange-striped fish shrank during a heat wave off the coast of Papa New Guinea.

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Groundwater - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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Groundwater is water that exists underground in the spaces between grains of sand or gravel or in the cracks and fractures in solid rock—part of the global water cycle.

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Spiers cannot wait to sit in the bleachers at Kennedy Space Center and watch the non-crewed Clipper blast off. She had flown into Orlando on Sunday, expecting the launch to be happening on Wednesday. But that was before Milton came knocking.

Hurricane Milton-the most intense hurricane ever recorded over the Gulf of America-had forced NASA to delay the launch until the following Sunday, despite the fact that the storm had made landfall on the other side of the state. The delay is a huge letdown for Spiers. Even worse, all the restaurants in town are closed.

Except for the Waffle House. She tells one of the two colleagues she's lunching with, who had never dined at a Waffle House before, how the restaurant is considered a safe haven in some communities since it's always open. It doesn't matter, she says, whether it's a family grabbing a bite on a Sunday after church, a college kid stumbling in at 2 a.m., or a hospital worker who just got off their 12-hour shift. The Waffle House, she explains, is always open to everyone.

Just then, a Slack message pings her phone. It's from someone in her PhD lab group saying that the Waffle House in Cocoa Beach is closed.

Closed? Nope, can't be, Spiers thinks. After all, she's sitting right here eating grits. Enjoying them, too. She holds the menu in front of her, snaps a picture, and sends it back to her lab mate.

A few minutes later, a customer walks in the staff is already cleaning up tables and closing down the kitchen. He's turned away. So they are closing, Spiers realizes.

She knows that if and when a Waffle House does close, it's usually not a good sign. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) even has something known as the "Waffle House Index," a metric that communities use to determine the severity of a storm and how much disaster recovery assistance is likely to be needed.

The restaurant may have stayed open if not for tornado warnings in the area before Milton arrived. A tornado with 90-mile-per-hour winds had already ripped the roof right off a Wells Fargo bank across from the hotel and damaged a carport on the condo building next door, leaving chunks of metal strewn about the property. From the hotel, Spiers watched the intense rain beating against the windows-sideways-like a high-powered carwash.

She gets back to her grits and toast. With the Clipper launch now several days away, she's hardly in a rush. In fact, she'll have a lot of time to think about what she'll be doing on the ground once Clipper's hurling through space towards Jupiter.

It's all about being able to make meaningful use of the radar data, she says. Once Clipper begins orbiting Jupiter, it'll make a number of flybys of Europa to measure its interior, its composition, and its geology using an array of sensors, cameras, and IR and UV light spectrometers. The flybys will be quick since the radiation levels around Europa are intense and could easily fry the spacecraft if it hangs around, say, more than a few minutes.

When the signals come back to Earth, they'll feed models that interpret the information and help answer questions like what the surface composition is like, what is the structure of the ice shell, how salty the water is, how the ocean currents there move, and whether there's any sign of hydrothermal vent systems on the planet, similar to those on Earth.

Spiers and her team will also try to help answer a set of more overarching questions: Is Europa habitable? And could life exist and thrive in the deep ocean that hides beneath its icy shell?

The answers will all take time, and lots of it. Even at 14 miles per second, Clipper won't get to Europa for another five years. By the time the bulk of the measurement data is received, Spiers will likely already be a mid-career scientist. But like many planetary scientists, whose projects often run on decadal timescales versus weeks or months, she's used to waiting for big things to happen.

Spiers and her colleagues finish up their meals. They get the bill, tip the servers generously, and wish them good luck with the storm. She jokes with her colleague that the Waffle House closing on his first visit was a monumental occasion since it really never does.

She hears the restaurant door lock behind her as she starts walking back down North Atlantic Ave. through the drizzling rain. Trucks loaded with sandbags drive by as she passes a Publix supermarket, a Dollar Tree store, and scattered condo complexes where people are moving planters and loose pieces of furniture inside. Lying just a tiny bit further south is her hotel, where she'll patiently wait for the biggest mission of her life.

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and partners take home prestigious award

London (May 16, 2025) - Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and partner institutions, including the Brookfield Zoo Chicago's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP), are the winners of the inaugural Coller Dolittle Challenge for their work in identifying possible language-like communication in dolphins.

The Jeremy Coller Foundation and Tel Aviv University made the announcement of the $100,000 prize during a virtual event with four shortlisted teams of researchers from the USA, Germany, France, and Israel showcasing their remarkable discoveries in communication with monkeys, nightingales, and cuttlefish. All four finalists used cutting-edge technology, science, and ingenuity to decipher, interface and mimic non-human organism communication.

Biologist Laela Sayigh led the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution team, including WHOI's Peter Tyack. Vincent Janik from the University of St. Andrews, Frants Jensen from Aarhus University, Katie McHugh, and Randall Wells from the Brookfield Zoo Chicago's SDRP were also a part of the research science teams, working with a resident bottlenose dolphin community in Sarasota, Florida. Their study focused on non-signature whistles - which comprise approximately 50% of whistles produced by Sarasota dolphins. Non-signature whistles differ from the more widely-studied signature whistles - which are name-like vocalizations.

"Bottlenose dolphins have long-fascinated animal communication researchers," said Sayigh. "Without the over five-decade-long study by the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, we would not have such an extensive library of vocalizations for individual dolphins. With this, we can study non-signature whistles, which have received very little research attention to date. Our work shows that these whistles could potentially function like words, shared by multiple dolphins."

The winning study identified distinct non-signature whistle types used by multiple dolphins for communication. Using playback experiments performed under completely natural conditions in the wild, the team elicited avoidance responses for one non-signature whistle, suggesting an alarm function. A second non-signature whistle was found to correlate to a query function, produced in response to an unexpected or unfamiliar situation.

Sayigh's team recorded known individual dolphins with non-invasive suction-cup hydrophones placed on the animals during unique catch-and-release health assessments, as well as with digital acoustic tags.

According to Jeremy Coller, founder of the Coller Dolittle Challenge, "Humans share this planet with millions of other species, but for far too long we've only talked amongst ourselves. The Coller Dolittle Challenge aims to change that, so I'm excited by the fascinating work Laela and her team have done on dolphin communication. They are worthy winners and I can't wait to see how they use AI to further interpret this vast set of data."
### About Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is a private, non-profit organization on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, dedicated to marine research, engineering, and higher education. Established in 1930, its mission is to understand the ocean and its interactions with the Earth as a whole, and to communicate an understanding of the ocean's role in the changing global environment. WHOI's pioneering discoveries stem from an ideal combination of science and engineering-one that has made it one of the most trusted and technically advanced leaders in fundamental and applied ocean research and exploration anywhere. WHOI is known for its multidisciplinary approach, superior ship operations, and unparalleled deep-sea robotics capabilities. We play a leading role in ocean observation and operate the most extensive suite of ocean data-gathering platforms in the world. Top scientists, engineers, and students collaborate on more than 800 concurrent projects worldwide-both above and below the waves-pushing the boundaries of knowledge to inform people and policies for a healthier planet. Learn more at whoi.edu. The Coller Dolittle Challenge: This global initiative will be administered by Tel Aviv University and chaired by Professor Yossi Yovel, a noted scientist in the field. Professor Yovel chairs an expert scientific panel of judges including Professor Inbal Arnon (Professor of Psychology, HUJ), Professor Jonathan Birch (Professor of Philosophy, LSE), Professor Mirjam Knörnschild (Biologist, Frei Uni.), Professor Elodie Floriane Mandel-Briefer (ecologist, University of Copenhagen), Professor Oded Rechavi (Geneticist, TAU) and Professor Amir Teicher (History of Science, TAU), among others. The challenge will be operated on an open access basis with data made available to the scientific community for advancement of this field of study.

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Researchers awarded for identifying first evidence of possible language-like communication in dolphins

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and partners take home prestigious award

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Why Summer Days Have More Daylight | Interactive Lesson | PBS LearningMedia

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Students use and develop models of the Earth–Sun systems to demonstrate understanding of how the Sun illuminates the hemispheres differently during summer and winter. Visual supports (video, images), data graphs, and informational text provide students with multiple entry points to investigating the phenomenon of the changing duration of daylight. This interactive provides the context and sources of data students can use to gather evidence that supports an explanation of why summer days have more daylight than winter days.
The associated lesson plan Investigating Why Summer Days Have More Daylight provides more support for teachers and students, including materials for diverse learners.

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Find lessons on Music for all grades. Free interactive resources and activities for the classroom and home.

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The American Flag | Social Studies Shorts | PBS LearningMedia

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Flags can be used to represent a group, as a signal, or even as decoration. In this episode of Social Studies Shorts, learn about the history of the flag of the United States from its beginnings as a military flag to its most recent change when Hawaii was added as a state.

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June 8: Explore Marine Science for World Oceans Day (3-12)

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June 8: Explore Marine Science for World Oceans Day (3-12)

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Take a deep dive into marine science with this new collection page, bringing together content from new documentary series, trustworthy research organizations nationwide, and classic PBS favorites.

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June 7: Learn About Eid al-Adha With Peg + Cat (PreK-K)

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June 7: Learn About Eid al-Adha With Peg + Cat (PreK-K)

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Peg+Cat | Eid al-Adha Adventure | PBS LearningMedia

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Join Peg+Cat as they learn about the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha from their friends Yasmina and Amir. In addition to exploring how Muslims celebrate the holiday, students also explore the mathematical concepts of less than ( ), fractions, and how to create equal amounts.

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Film: The War A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick

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D-Day Invasion | The War | PBS LearningMedia

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On June 6, 1944, D-Day in the European Theater, 1.5 million Allied troops embarked on one of the greatest missions in history: the invasion of France.
Learning Objective: Students will analyze how integral D-Day was to bringing about the end of World War II in Europe. About the Author:
Eden McCauslin is a Social Studies and English teacher in Chicago Public Schools. She previously taught in the District of Columbia Public Schools.

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Human Impact on the Environment | PBS LearningMedia

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Human Impact on the Environment is a collection of resources that shows real-world effects of our actions on the environment. The collection supports teachers who wish to integrate environmental education into existing Life and Earth Science curricula.
For resources that directly explain the science behind climate change see the Clue into Climate and Climate Literacy collections.

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Dishes Inspired by Caribbean Heritage | Relish | Relish | PBS LearningMedia

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Relish shares stories of cultural heritage in Twin Cities communities through the universal language of food. This sub-collection includes episodes that feature dishes inspired by Caribbean heritage, including recipes from Puerto Rican, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.

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The History and Impact of Juneteenth | Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom | PBS LearningMedia

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The Juneteenth holiday recognizes the final end of legalized slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Explore the origins of Juneteenth and its impact through conversations with direct descendants of those who were liberated.

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June 16-20 is Dino Week at PBS!

We're kicking off Dino Week at PBS with the premiere of the highly anticipated series Walking with Dinosaurs, airing June 16 @ 8/7c and streaming on PBS.org! Your students can step into the world of six iconic dinosaurs and uncover their gripping stories of love, loss, and survival while witnessing these magnificent giants walking the Earth once more.

Looking for dinosaur resources that are sure to help your students stomp their way into scientific curiosity and bring prehistoric times to life? Here are a few of our favorite PBS LearningMedia resources:

Explore the Dinosaur Train Collection (PreK-2)

The Adaptions That Helped a Giant Dinosaur Eat (K-5)

How Fossils Explain the Rise of Dinosaurs (6-8)

Did Dinosaurs Live Year-Round in the Arctic? (6-8)

The Weird, Watery Tale of Spinosaurus | Eons (9-12)

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TCEA | A Community of Educators (@tcea_org) on Threads

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Inclusion isn’t a checklist—it’s a daily practice.
This visual guide breaks down what boldly inclusive leaders actually do to create trust, empower teams, and drive meaningful change. A must-read for anyone leading in today’s world: https://buff.ly/MutkyNM via QAspire + tnvora leadership

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Audrey Inglis (@sciencewithinglis) on Threads

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Year 9 explored hand hygiene with our cinnamon and oil experiment! They rubbed the mix on their hands to simulate germs, then tested different washing methods: cold water only, cold with soap, warm with soap, and warm water only. Every 30 seconds over 3 minutes, they rated cleanliness. A hands-on (literally!) way to discover the most effective method and understand how proper handwashing helps prevent disease spread.

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DIY electronics, stem and science activities for beginners (@moonshotkidz) on Threads

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DIY “Birthday wish” interactive light-up card. Easy and fun paper circuit project for beginners. You will need: - LED diode
- Conductive copper tape - Coin cell battery 3V (CR2032)
- Reed Switch (normally open)
- Magnet
- Paper
- Tracing paper
- Markers Warning: this project should be done under adult supervision. ©️ @Moonshotkidz – All rights reserved. Reproduction, distribution, or use of this video without permission is prohibited. For licensing inquiries, contact Moonshotkidz@gmail.com

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Student voices continue to shine on the national stage! Two powerful stories were featured recently on PBS News’s On Our Minds podcast, part of Student Reporting Labs.

Annalise H., a high school student from Danville, CA, talks with her father—who was born in China and raised in Ecuador—about identity, immigration, and culture.

Khadeejah Khan, a KQED Youth Takeover alum, sits down with Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen for a thoughtful conversation on storytelling, memory, and representation.

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Want to share your students' stories through the Youth Media Challenge? Get inspiration for how to do narrative or commentary-based projects with these teacher-created and classroom-tested lesson plans. Feel free to make a copy and modify for your specific context!:

My Life, My Perspective: Mixed Media Self Portraits - by Rachel Collay, West High School, Mesa, AZ

Civic Action Project: Call for Change - by Bob Kelly, Minarets High School, O’Neals, CA

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One of many celebrations in June includes honoring, learning and lifting up the history, struggles and accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month. Hear from students directly about their perspectives in our student media playlist.

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Free course on Generative AI to promote student voice

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Free course on Generative AI to promote student voice

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Partner with GenAI to Elevate Authentic Student Voice

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Free class on making media for your content

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Free class on making media for your content

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Free self-paced online courses and workshops on media making and teaching for all educators!

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Soil is the top layer of the Earth. Without soil, there would be no life on our planet. There is a lot more to the study of soil than just dirt. On this Science Trek, we explore how soil is formed, how soil helps us sustain life, and how scientists and students study soil.

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What is the Best Meat to Eat? | Serving Up Science | PBS LearningMedia

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Ever wondered what meat is truly the best for your your health and the planet? From sizzling steaks to tender chicken, we're breaking down the healthiest, most sustainable meat options-plus sharing a drool-worthy brisket recipe you'll love.

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Earth's Helpers Dynamic Planet Collection

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Earth's Helpers Dynamic Planet Collection

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Dynamic Planet Collection | PBS LearningMedia

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Meet Earth’s helpers and stewards, and their animal and plant partners, working on the front lines of rebalancing Earth’s carbon cycle.

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What Japan’s Atom Bomb Survivors Have Taught Us About the Dangers of Nuclear War | Retro Report | PBS LearningMedia

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On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the first atomic weapon on Hiroshima, Japan, instantly killing tens of thousands of people and unleashing suffering that has lasted for generations after World War II ended. Survivors, known in Japanese as hibakusha, were left with disfiguring injuries, radiation sickness and severe social stigma.

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Weather Forecasting Data and Accuracy | WxYz (Weather Whys?) | PBS LearningMedia

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Meteorologists always hear “you’re the only job that gets paid to be wrong,” but not many ​people ​know the accuracy improvements the field has made in recent decades. ​Find out​​​ what specifically makes a forecast and how uncertainty is expressed. Through various computer and statistical models and cross-analyzing weather prediction variables, lots of science and calculation​​ goes into creating an accurate forecast. It’s easier to predict weather in a ​short ​​​time range, ​and​​​ the farther into the future you want to forecast, the more uncertainty ​​lies within the atmosphere.

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Dice in the Dairyland: The History of Dungeons and Dragons | PBS LearningMedia

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What does Wisconsin have to do with the story of the worldwide sensation, Dungeons & Dragons?
When Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson were making a new wargame-inspired tabletop game, they probably didn’t know the game would go on to thrill players for decades to come. The fantastic characters and settings, 20-sided dice, and possibilities for collaboration that defined (and still define) Dungeons & Dragons have changed the world.
NOTE: The closed captions and episode Transcript are also available in Spanish.

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How Did Early Airplane Pilots Navigate Without Modern Tech? | The Look Back | PBS LearningMedia

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How did airplane pilots know where to fly before they had GPS to help guide them?
Airplanes are more than just a way to get from one place to another quickly—they are historical artifacts! To keep those planes flying high and on the right route, lighted airway beacons and radio communications were developed during the “Golden Age of Aviation” between World War I and World War II. Even during the challenging years of the Great Depression, these innovations propelled the use of planes by services like the United States Postal Service to get mail across the state, country, and world faster than ever before.
NOTE: The closed captions and episode Transcript are also available in Spanish.

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Get Outside with PBS Kids Outdoor Collection

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Get Outside with PBS Kids Outdoor Collection

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Join PBS KIDS as we support young children to learn about nature! The lessons have been co-designed by museum and educational partners and feature many of your PBS KIDS friends. Introduce media clips, extension activities, articles, and crafts in your classroom and share resources with families to strengthen a school-to-home connection

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Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. As America becomes more diverse, and more divided, while facing unimaginable challenges, how do we move forward together? Told through intimate and personal lives, the series will cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played in shaping the nation’s story.
We’re pleased to present over thirty lesson plans based on the Asian American series. You’ll find this collection to include the stories behind the Chinese Exclusion Act, the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, Southeast Asian refugees after the Vietnam War, Filipino American Farmworkers, the fight for civil rights and much more. Teachers may utilize these lesson plans which are drawn from the series to explore the ways that Asian Americans have shaped our nation’s history.

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Jessie’s Art Shed on Instagram: "An all time favourite workshop 🐠"

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3,758 likes, 142 comments - jessiesartshed on May 15, 2025: "An all time favourite workshop 🐠". 

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History of Memorial Day and other holidays

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History of Memorial Day and other holidays

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As the end of the school year approaches, it's time to celebrate all the hard work and accomplishments it brought. What better way to bid farewell to a memorable academic year than with some memorable activities? Let's check out a few activity options for a little end-of-the-year fun!

1. Design a Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunts are not only fun for students of all ages, but they also help students with social skills. Create a list of items or clues that students need to find or solve to progress through the game. Incorporate elements of the school environment to add familiarity and excitement. Here you will find a variety of interesting scavenger hunt events that will engage all students. If you would like to go digital with your scavenger hunt, then incorporate Flip to create a Fliphunt. At the end of the scavenger hunt, you could provide small prizes or certificates to all students.

2. Take a Virtual Field Trip

Celebrate the end of the year by taking your students to a fun destination virtually. Virtual field trips are sure to keep your students engaged as the school year comes to an end. There are so many places your students can visit. Here are 25 field trips and 10 activities to do while you're on one. You could even have your students learn more about their home state, for example, Texas.

3. Construct a Digital Breakout

Digital Breakouts are the perfect way to end the school year. Digital breakouts are like escape room games. However, instead of setting up physical puzzles, you use technology to set up the breakout. For example, you can create a web page on a Google Site. The page contains images, text, and hidden hyperlinks that students can use to solve digital puzzles. A Google Form is used to create the digital lock. Then, students run through the scenarios to solve the puzzle. More tips for creating digital breakouts can be found here.

4. Create a Memory Book

Encourage students to reflect on their school year by creating a memory book about all the things they did throughout the year. Brainstorm and discuss the memories from the year with your students. Then ask your students to share their favorite memory. They can record their favorite memories from the year in order to create the book. The book can be printed or consider creating a digital book. You can use a tool like Book Creator.

5. Finish the Year with Gratitude

As we come to the end of this school year, take a few moments to say thank you. You could do this by sending gratitude grams to your students, parents, or colleagues. This template created by Dawn Killiany is an example of what she sends to her students. You can also have your students build gratitude towers so they can express what they are thankful for.

As the school year ends, it's important to unwind, have fun, and reflect on the year. These end-of-the-year activities offer a perfect blend of excitement and creativity. Whether it's a scavenger hunt, digital breakout, or a virtual field trip, each activity will leave a lasting impression and ensure that you and your students bid farewell to the year with fond memories. So, make this end-of-the-year a truly unforgettable one!

More Ideas to End the Year
Celebrate Pizza Party Day with Three Classroom Activities
Templates for End-of-Year Student Awards
Activities for the End of the School Year
Easy End-of-the-Year Activities

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Five Fun End-of-the-Year Classroom Activities

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30 Chromebook Projects to Try at the End of the Year

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AI for Alt Text: Boost Accessibility with this Prompt

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Did you know that 285 million people worldwide have vision impairments ? Anytime I share content online, I want to make sure it reaches as…

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PBS LearningMedia | Teaching Resources For Students And Teachers

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Inspire your students with thousands of free teaching resources including videos, lesson plans, and games aligned to state and national standards.

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Ocean Insights from Woods Hole Oceanographic

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Ocean Insights from Woods Hole Oceanographic

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Today, we're bringing you news of a rarely-seen volcanic eruption, a wintertime journey into New England salt marshes, and the science behind marine oil spills. Dive in!

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Research is showing that the environmental effects of AI could be significant. Please keep in mind that some research is showing for each prompt entered a bottle of water is used to cool the data center. Please include this in mind.

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5th grade AI lesson example from Melissa Cook

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5th grade AI lesson example from Melissa Cook

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Exploring AI Read Watch Do 5th Grade | Melissa Cook

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I wanted to get some feedback on my capstone project that I created after completing the ISTE Generation AI Explorations 15-hour course.
It is a self-paced AI choice board designed specifically for grade 5, though I think that it could be fairly useful in grades 4-6. Since many AI tools aren’t accessible to students under 13, this resource provides safe, age-appropriate ways for students to build foundational AI literacy. Through a mix of reading, watching, and doing, students explore how AI works, how it affects our world, and how to use it responsibly.
👩‍🏫 Teacher directions included—this is classroom-ready for National AI Literacy Day or any time you want to spark curiosity about tech and ethics!
I'd love to share this resource with others and get your thoughts! 💡

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How Do Tornadoes Form? | PBS LearningMedia

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On average, about 800 tornadoes occur in the United States each year. They can appear and disappear in moments, and key details about their formation are unknown. These factors make the research to understand and predict tornado occurrence extremely difficult. This video segment adapted from NOVA describes the challenges of studying tornadoes and shows how computer simulations are helping researchers observe what they can’t possibly see in a real storm.

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Understanding Emotions Through Idioms in Leon Bridges’ “Beyond” | Austin City Limits | PBS LearningMedia

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Explore how idioms enhance a song’s message by adding meaning and emotion to the lyrics. Engage in additional activities that encourage personal connections with the song, “Beyond” by Leon Bridges. Leon Bridges’ released “Beyond” in 2018 as part of his album Good Things. Leon Bridges has appeared on ACL Live in 2016, 2021 and for the ACL 50th Anniversary special. He blends soul, R&B, funk and jazz to create a soulful vintage, yet contemporary, sound through his heartfelt storytelling.

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🌞maitresse_ds_le_chablais🏞️ on Instagram: "Si tu me suis tu sais que j'adore faire de l'art avec mes élèves de maternelle  en utilisant des morceaux de carton. 😉🎨♻️

Une de mes activités préférées, toute simple, très facile à mettre en place et efficace, tu trempes la tranche de ton carton dans la peinture et tu peux réaliser de jolis traits en art ou en graphisme avec les enfants. 

On reste sur les couleurs rainbow 🌈 🤩. 

#art#graphisme#teampe#preschool#kindergarten#beautiful#beautifulart#greatart#teammaternellechâtel"

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1,857 likes, 11 comments - maitresse_ds_le_chablais on April 25, 2025: "Si tu me suis tu sais que j'adore faire de l'art avec mes élèves de maternelle  en utilisant des morceaux de carton. 😉🎨♻️

Une de mes activités préférées, toute simple, très facile à mettre en place et efficace, tu trempes la tranche de ton carton dans la peinture et tu peux réaliser de jolis traits en art ou en graphisme avec les enfants. 

On reste sur les couleurs rainbow 🌈 🤩. 

#art#graphisme#teampe#preschool#kindergarten#beautiful#beautifulart#greatart#teammaternellechâtel". 

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Hexagonal thinking: Creating connections in the classroom

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If you’re looking for a way to get your students to make meaningful connections and have deep, thoughtful discussions, then hexagonal thinking might just

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Sara Huggett- elementary art teacher on Instagram: "Earth mono prints. If you are like me and didn’t get an earth day project in last week- do it anyway. This is such a fun project from @mrsallainart 
to finish out the school year! 

#earthday 
#earthdaycrafts 
#earthdaypainting 
#earthart 
#elementaryartteacher"

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290 likes, 2 comments - midwesternartlab on April 28, 2025: "Earth mono prints. If you are like me and didn’t get an earth day project in last week- do it anyway. This is such a fun project from @mrsallainart 
to finish out the school year! 

#earthday 
#earthdaycrafts 
#earthdaypainting 
#earthart 
#elementaryartteacher". 

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What is NSTI?

The National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) is a free, multi-day professional development training opportunity designed to support elementary, middle, and high school teachers as they increase their knowledge of concepts of making, inventing, and intellectual property (IP) creation and protection.

NSTI is designed to help teachers inspire the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs. The program is open to eligible K-12 teachers nationwide. It combines experiential training tools, practices, and project-based learning models.

When and where is it?

NSTI 2024 will take place July 21-26, 2024, at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.

How much does it cost?

The application and program are free. If selected, flight, lodging, and meals are covered for teachers who live more than 50 miles from the venue in Alexandria, Virginia. Teachers who reside less than 50 miles from the NSTI venue will receive all the benefits of the program except travel and lodging support.

What's the application deadline?

We are no longer accepting applications for NSTI 2024.

What do participants get out of NSTI?

Explore IP, innovation, and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts: creativity, problem solving and critical thinking, and collaboration and teamwork.

IP is modeled as both a teaching and learning platform to help inspire and motivate student achievement in STEM disciplines, computer science, and other fields of study, including innovation and entrepreneurship.

NSTI presentation speakers and hands-on workshop instructors include experts from the USPTO, noted scientists and engineers, entrepreneurs, and representatives from other federal government agencies and non-profit organizations.

Design and build prototypes as part of a week-long invention project.

Learn how to engage students in authentic, real-world projects and problem-based learning across all fields of study.

Collaborate and share best practices with educators from across the country.

Receive free, ready-to-use, educator-tested teaching materials, lesson plans, and activities designed to enhance student learning and inspire the next generation of inventors, entrepreneurs, and problem solvers.

Where can I get more information?

If you have questions regarding National Summer Teacher Institute, visit our NSTI FAQ webpage or contact NSTI_Applications@uspto.gov.

NSTI by the numbers

We're celebrating NSTI's 10 years of impact in IP and invention education (2014-2024):

444 educators from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Okinawa, Japan

22,000 hours of IP and invention education training

110 teacher inventions

Teachers equipped to spread the power of invention education and IP to hundreds of thousands of learners across the country and the world

Testimonials

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NSTI combines training tools, practices, and project-based learning models for K-12 teachers to increase their knowledge of inventing and innovating.

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Technology is a Tool, Not a Learning Outcome

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Hello all! My name is Nancy Penchev and I am the lower school STEM/Design teacher and Instructional Technology Coordinator at Scheck Hillel Community School in North Miami Beach, FL.

About me:

20+ years classroom experience in grades K-5

Contributing organizer for Global Maker Day

Social Studies Lab

Maker Space and Robotics instructor

Girls Building STEAM founder

Children's book enthusiast

Passionate sharer of instructional technology

Best daughter, sister, aunt EVER, pretty good wife

And a person NEVER scared to say....Uh I don't know, let's figure it out together
B.S. Elementary Education, M.A. Early Childhood Education, M.A. Instructional Technology, EdS Instructional Technology and Distance Learning

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Technology is a Tool, Not a Learning Outcome

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Hello all! My name is Nancy Penchev and I am the lower school STEM/Design teacher and Instructional Technology Coordinator at Scheck Hillel Community School in North Miami Beach, FL. About me: 20+...

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Citizen Science Month with daily activities

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Citizen Science Month with daily activities

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You Found That Where? Resources from around DC

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You Found That Where? Resources from around DC

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Eric Curts What's New in Google for March

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Eric Curts What's New in Google for March

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Catch up on everything new in Google Workspace for Education from March 2025, and see great ideas and resources! Below is the recorded vide…