Lesson Plans

Students explore a special issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the use of nuclear power to address climate change, present articles to the class, and write persuasive letters.

Pulitzer Center Education
Lesson Builder User

This art lesson is an examination of the conflict in the Middle East. Students will learn about the basics of Islamic Art, and create their own artwork to contribute positively to this global crisis.

Steven Hamann
Guest Contributor

This lesson will explain and demonstrate the conflict between the Republic of Haiti and Dominican Republic, the two countries that coexist in the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean.

Ifath Sayed
2017 Reporting Fellow

After reading Erik Vance's The Science Behind Miracles , students discuss what it means to have a “limitless” world and whether or not science has anything to do with achieving the impossible.

Arthur Jones II
Pulitzer Center Alum

An extension of " Seeking Asylum: Women and Children Migrating Across Borders", this lesson provides suggestions for student research, reporting, arts activities, and community service.

Kem Sawyer
Pulitzer Center Alum

Use Tomas van Houtryve's photographs to help students understand the role that context plays in grasping the meaning behind photographs.

Diana Greene
Grantee

This unit asks middle school students to explore the varying roles beliefs play in people's lives through the lenses of world religions, science, and social relationships.

Tracy Crowley
Guest Contributor

Students learn about the legal, political, cultural, and religious factors that impact the treatment of widows in India, Uganda, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pulitzer Center Education
Lesson Builder User

Following a presentation by a journalist, students write an opinion piece suitable for a blog, newspaper, or magazine.