PBS created NewsHour Extra to engage students in current events and provide tools for teaching about news. The site includes video clips of news stories, lesson plans and many creative activities to encourage deeper thinking. It’s geared to grades 7 – 12.

This PBS LearningMedia collection of videos, documents, and primary sources lends context to the events and leaders that defined the Civil Rights movement’s first three decades (1954-1985). These resources also capture the issues and activities involved in the struggle today—those still making headlines, stirring debate, and trending on social media.

Developed for use in middle and high school classrooms, Mission US engages students in the study of transformational moments in American history. Each mission consists of an interactive game and curriculum materials that are aligned to national standards and feature document-based activities. Since some topics Mission US explores are difficult, it is recommended that teachers/parents preview the mission for appropriateness to their students/children.

Shakespeare Uncovered combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passions of its celebrated hosts to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. What sparked the creation of each of these works? Where did Shakespeare get his plots, and what new forms of theater did he forge? What, in the end, makes Shakespeare so great?

KERA’s Art&Seek provides a rare backstage look at how a professional musical is born. The Dallas Theater Center built Stagger Lee entirely from scratch, from the story to the set. Art&Seek has tracked the progress of the show since an early workshop in 2013. Meet the creators of the story and music, watch the show change, learn more about the real-life Stagger Lee, and listen to the way musicians have mythologized him for almost a century.

Henri Matisse was Pablo Picasso‘s senior by twelve years, and the two men could not have been more different. Reserved and dignified, Matisse was the image of respectability. Aggressive and egotistical, Picasso considered himself superior to every person he ever met – except for one.

Math by Design encourages students to problem solve and think critically as they encounter unique geometry and measurement challenges. Students are introduced to the TRC Architectural firm as junior architects who are commissioned to build environments by working through a series of mathematical tasks.

Get the Math is about algebra in the real world. See how professionals use math in music, fashion, video games, restaurants, basketball, and special effects. Then take on interactive challenges related to those careers. Watch this intro video before trying one of the challenges below.

This collection from the award-winning program NOVA offers digital materials in a wide range of topics in science and math, from algebra and statistics to engineering, genetics, human impacts, particles & waves, properties of matter, and weather. Each topic has multiple lessons, most of which include a video and support materials. The site also has links to several other NOVA instructional products.

NOVA Labs is a free digital platform that engages teens and lifelong learners in games and interactives that foster authentic scientific exploration. From predicting solar storms and constructing renewable energy systems to tracking cloud movement and designing RNA molecules, NOVA Labs lets participants  conduct investigations by visualizing, analyzing, and sharing the same data that scientists use.

PBS Teachers’ Lounge is a digital space for teachers to come together and sharpen their professional skills. They can learn from each other through a blog, get tips from PBS on featured content in LearningMedia and find interesting stories about education from NPR and public stations around the country. Features update frequently.

PBS Kids gathers apps, albums, E-Books, and other fun stuff, including wallpaper, on this site full of downloadables for favorite Kids shows. Media categories are searchable by shows, skills and age. Skills are categorized by Science, Creativity, Reading, Math, Literacy, Music, and Social-Emotional.

Games starring Curious George, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, Sid the Science Kid and a few other favorites have been translated into Spanish.

This trove of games builds on skills taught in PBS Kids shows and feature favorite characters. The games are searchable in several ways: newest, most popular, and more than two dozen topics and skills (dinosaurs, healthy habits and creativity as well as math, reading and science).

PBS Kids is always working on something new—and usually several “somethings” at once! Whether it is new apps using math or an augmented reality game using camera phones, click here to find the latest and most innovative from PBS Kids.

Ready for Life provides tools to help teachers, parents and caregivers raise children who are socially and emotionally healthy and ready to succeed in school and life. The site has videos, guidebooks and other resources in four topics: Attachment & Socialization, Early Literacy, Nutrition & Fitness and Temperament. The guidebooks contain detailed information and learning activities — in English and Spanish.

Art&Seek is your source for arts news, stories and events in North Texas. Check out Artist Spotlight, a collection of profiles of North Texas artists, with media clips, Q&As and much more.

The interactive Secrets of the Meyerson was created to mark the 25th anniversary of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in 2014. Its virtual tour takes you behind the scenes to explore areas of the building that the public rarely sees and shares secrets such as which features create the hall’s unique sound.

Art&Seek Jr is a weekly column with tips for family-friendly events and adventures in the area. It’s great for planning weekend activities or special events.

Martha Speaks is a PBS KIDS show for ages 4 – 7. The show, games and other digital materials teach new words as Martha, a dog who learns to speak after eating alphabet soup, shares her new vocabulary with human friends. They use lots of words and explain what the harder ones mean, which helps children learn them. Click the “Parents and Teachers” link to find programs such as Reading Buddies, which pairs older and younger children to increase their vocabulary and build social skills.