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There are about 30,000 garment workers in Lesotho, mostly women, with 12,000 making clothes for US brands in Chinese- and Taiwanese-owned factories. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Lesotho Is on the Map: A Mini-Campaign on Global Trade, Trump’s Tariffs, and Forgotten Workers

August 4, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Lesson Plan: Lesotho, Tariffs, and the Human Cost of Protectionism Grade Level: High School (Grades 10–12)Subjects: Social Studies, Economics, Global

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A.I. Could Soon Need as Much Electricity as an Entire Country

Lesson Plan: Energy Demands and The Environmental Impact from AI Data Centers

April 10, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Grade Level: High School (Grades 10-12) Subject: Environmental Science / Technology Overview: This lesson examines the escalating energy demands of

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Lesson Plan: Analyzing Local and Global Climate Challenges in 2024 and Beyond

January 8, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Overview: This lesson plan invites students to analyze both global and localized climate-related events, such as the California wildfires in

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Photograph by David Doubilet | Papuan fishermen in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Lesson Plan: Exploring National Geographic’s Best of the World 2025

November 20, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Objective: Students will work in pairs to analyze National Geographic’s 25 Best Places to Travel in 2025 and collaboratively select

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Lesson Plan: The Impact of Bottled Water on Health and the Environment

October 10, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

New research challenges the common belief that bottled water is the safest drinking option. Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine in

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Lesson Plan: Facing the Rising Tide: The Impact of Sea Level Rise on US Coastal Cities

October 7, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

As climate change intensifies, many US coastal cities face the risk of severe flooding by 2100. Iconic landmarks and neighborhoods,

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Lesson Plan: Unraveling the Recycling Mystery: The Case of Plastic

April 10, 2024 Ann S. Michaelsen

Trash or Recycling? Why Plastic Keeps Us Guessing. Did you know the ♻ symbol doesn’t mean something is actually recyclable?

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