Will the Flint Water Crisis Motivate More Efficient Responses in the Future?
Featured Media Resource: VIDEO: Here’s How Flint’s Water Crisis Happened (CNN) Hear a summary of the information available to the state regarding the Flint water crisis, the decisions they made and...
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Is Milk Good or Bad for You?
Featured Media Resource: VIDEO: The Chocolate Milk Debate (ABC News) Learn about the potentially negative effects of high-calorie, high-sugar chocolate milk in elementary school lunchrooms, forcing us...
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Should We Research Dangerous Viruses That Might Cause Pandemics?
Featured Media Resource: [AUDIO] Biologists Choose Sides In Safety Debate Over Lab-Made Pathogens (NPR) Scientists believe that to protect civilians from the next pandemic, they first have to...
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Are the Benefits of Organic Food Worth the Price?
Featured Media Resource: VIDEO: What Is Organic Food? (Epipheo) Epipheo explains what organic food is and why “organic” doesn’t always equal “healthy.” Do Now U Are the benefits of organic food worth...
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How Would You Make the Streets Safer for Cyclists?
Featured Media Resource: [VIDEO] Pedaling Through Pollution (Science Friday) A group of researchers at Columbia University are using biometric sensors, a wearable pollution monitor, and GPS to measure...
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What Influences Your Dietary Choices?
Featured Media Resource: VIDEO: Healthy Eating Tips: Do We Control Our Food Choices? (Rutgers Today) “Food framing” is a strategy of food vendors to attract consumers to specific food choices. Do Now U...
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Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased?
Featured Media Resource: VIDEO: Do You Understand the Minimum Wage Debate? (Citizen Tools) View a non-partisan explanation of the history and current status of the minimum wage debate. Do Now U Do you...
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Should Teens Be Allowed to Buy E-Cigarettes?
Featured Media Resource [VIDEO]: “Are Electronic Cigarettes Safe?” (BBC News) As e-cigarettes and vaping grow in popularity among teens, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to regulate...
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Will Robots Replace Us at Work?
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Should We Make Cities More Inviting to Wildlife?
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Can We Keep Inventions From Being Used For Evil?
http://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/05/ForYourProtection-aNewKindofMetal-Except-s.m4a Featured Media Resource: [AUDIO] For Your Protection, A New Kind of Metal Foam (Science...
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Should Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Be Used to Stop the Spread of Zika?
This post is part of KQED’s Do Now U project. Do Now U is a weekly activity for students and the public to engage and respond to current issues using social media. Do Now U aims to build civic...
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Do You Learn Better Through Making?
Featured Resource: [VIDEO] Permission to Make: Adam Savage (KQED Education) From classic cars to simple electronics, we have been making and tinkering with everyday objects for decades. The recent...
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