Episode 13: The Importance of Masks & the Emancipation Memorial

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English - July 30, 2020 04:00 - 9 minutes - 9.78 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 12: How to Safely Reopen Schools and Seeing Earth from Space

Next Episode: Episode 14: Remembering a Civil Rights Leader and the Silent Spread of COVID

This week we hear about how masks can protect you and others in this pandemic. Also, we revisit the Emancipation Memorial in Washington, DC. As Confederate statues and other symbols of racism are being dismantled around the country, some people are calling for this statue’s removal, too. For student reflection: Do you think learning that masks protect the wearer will encourage more people to wear them?