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Five Great Worksheets to Use After Watching a News Clip

To help your students dive deeper into news content, we created this bundle of news story response worksheets. We designed these worksheets to be used with any of our news videos and to keep students focused as they watch and enhance comprehension and retention. (Please note that some worksheet types are better fits for certain content and grade levels). Assign students the same one, mix them up, or let them choose!

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Video Playlist: Stories of Native Americans

Experience powerful stories of Native American life — ancient, historical, and modern — in this inspiring playlist from the BBC. Featuring authentic video clips from BBC News reports and acclaimed BBC documentaries, students will experience a vivid, first-hand look at the voices, traditions, and challenges of Indigenous peoples across North America.

They’ll explore the Iroquois Constitution, a foundational document that influenced democracy itself; discover the remarkable cliffside cities at Mesa Verde; and learn how Native communities are leading buffalo restoration efforts that bring both ecological and cultural renewal. Students will also see the beauty of traditional arts like hoop dance and gain perspective on the political and community issues shaping Native life today.

These stories offer an unforgettable window into Indigenous identity, resilience, and connection to the land — helping students better understand both the past and the living cultures that continue to shape our world.

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A Buzzing Café Complete With DJ … and Chess?

A new generation is finding new interest in the game of chess while a DJ plays music at the Chesscafe. Chess is the fastest growing game in the world and members of Gen Z are enjoying the café ’s in-person social interaction as an alternative to the ubiquitous bar scene. This video is excerpted from BBC News.

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Struggling With Math? Just Add Color!

One artist correlates the ten colors to a base ten counting system and uses color to teach young children about numbers. With each color representing a number, students are able to create visual pictures of math equations and use imagery to remember important number facts. This video is excerpted from BBC News.

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A Later School Start Time Makes Sense for Teenagers

One school has listened to the research around the teenage body clock and changed their start time to prevent kids from going to school chronically sleep-deprived. During adolescence when the teenage brain is still developing, a 7 a.m. wake-up time is equivalent to a 4:30 a.m. wake-up time for an adult brain. This video is excerpted from BBC News, a high-quality news program that provides impartial, distinctive information to educate and entertain.

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Would You Travel Back to the Middle Ages?

A group of people at the Weald & Downland Living Museum have committed to living as if it’s 1461, without central heat, electricity, or phones. Working, sleeping, and dining according to medieval custom, they have realized one thing that they don’t miss is — their phones! This video is excerpted from BBC News.

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A Look at Indigenous Designers
Indigenous designers create clothing that reflects their identities for everyday wear and couture. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
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A Life in the Cliffs at Mesa Verde
Discover the amazing towns that are built into the cliffs at Mesa Verde. We don’t have a lot of information about the people who lived there, but we do know a little about how they lived and how they worked with nature to build their cities. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
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Native American Children in Foster Care
Learn how Native American children were taken from their families at higher rates than other children. This led to the Indian Children Welfare Act of 1978, which changed the law but did not change state practices. Now, Native American communities are working to build community and support each other by understanding what happened to members of the community because of assimilation programs. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
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Native American Political Candidates
More and more Native American candidates are running for political office in the United States. Inspired by the Standing Rock protests in 2016-17 and laws that attempt to limit voting rights of Native Americans, these candidates are energized to get involved and create change. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
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The Meaning of the Hoop Dance

Young people learn the hoop dance, a traditional Native American dance that has been passed down for generations. The dance expresses themes of environmentalism and connects young people to their Native American heritage. This video is excerpted from BBC News.

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The Power of Open Data to Transform the World
Learn how open data will make text more understandable, available, and usable for civic good. Propeller Health, for example, was able to put a GPS chip in asthma inhalers, create a map of the locations of triggers for asthma, and then share that information with cities to improve pollution. Unstructured data will now be used to predict the future, empower the voiceless, and transform our world. This video is excerpted from BBC News.