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KQED’s The Lowdown lesson plans provide suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects to creatively integrate current events into core curriculum to encourage student civic engagement.

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How the Electoral College Works and Why It's So Controversial

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Why So Many Central Americans Are Seeking Asylum in the U.S.

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Real-Time Interactive Earthquake Map: Get to Know Your Local Faults

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It's Really Happening! This Is What KQED's Youth Takeover Looks Like

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When Rivers Caught Fire: A Brief History of Earth Day (with Lesson Plan)

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A Look Inside the Youth Vaping Craze

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It's Almost Tax Day. This Is How the Government Spends Your Hard-Earned Cash

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Is the Endangered Species Act at Risk of Extinction?

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March Madness and the Money: Should College Athletes Get Paid?

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