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Content Provider: WGBH Educational Foundation

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1900 Air Pollution

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: Examine this graph from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "What's Up with the Weather?" Web site to see dramatic increases in three greenhouse gases over the last two hundred years.

20-Year Map of Global Rainfall

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: This visualization from NASA shows global rainfall patterns over a 22-year span. It incorporates data from a combination of remote-sensing and ground-based sources.

A Class Divided 1: The Daring Lesson

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Social Sciences
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: This segment from FRONTLINE: "A Class Divided" profiles an experiment in discrimination based on eye color that took place in a third-grade class in 1970.

A Class Divided 2: Day Two

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Social Sciences
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: This segment from FRONTLINE: "A Class Divided" profiles the second day of an experiment in discrimination based on eye color that took place in a third-grade class in 1970.

A Class Divided 3: An Interview with Jane Elliott

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Social Sciences
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: In this Web-exclusive interview for FRONTLINE, Jane Elliott discusses her abiding sense that her lesson on bigotry is as necessary today as it was in 1968.

A Family Disease

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Secondary

Abstract: This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" explores the challenges and questions faced by women who have a strong family history of breast cancer, and who now have the option of being genetically tested for a disease that has no cure. Grades 9-12.

A Five-Day View of the Jet Stream

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: This animation from NOVA Online lets you examine a five-day view of the jet stream.

A Hole in the Sky

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: This video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA profiles two scientists who were surprised in 1984 to discover a hole in our atmosphere's ozone layer as big as the United States.

A House for Teddy Bear

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: In this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World, children experiment with cardboard and build a house for their stuffed animals.

A Mutation Story

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: This video segment describes the role of the sickle cell gene in natural selection. Footage courtesy of the PBS series Secret of Life: "Accidents of Creation."

A Strange New Planet

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: This video segment adapted from NOVA features the first planet to be discovered outside our solar system. Its surprisingly large size and short orbit sent scientists back to their data and led them to discover similar planets.

A Visit to Yellowstone

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: In this adapted video segment, ZOOM guest Laura shows us some of the natural features of Yellowstone National Park, including geysers, hot springs, fumaroles, and mud pots, as well as some of the wildlife.

Above the Clouds: Telescopes on Mauna Kea

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: This video segment adapted from First Light explains why the highest peak in the Pacific, Mauna Kea, is an ideal site for astronomical observations. Featured are new telescope technologies that allow astronomers to explore the universe in more depth.

AC / DC: What's the Difference?

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: This animated essay from the American Experience Web site explains the difference between alternating and direct electric current and offers in-depth explanations about the role played by a battery, light bulb, wire, and generator.

Acids and Bases: Cabbage Juice Indicator

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: In this video segment, the ZOOM cast demonstrates how to use cabbage juice to find out if a solution is an acid or a base.

Acids and Bases: Kitchen Chemistry

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: In this interactive activity from the ZOOM Web site, search for chemistry clues and experiment with acids and bases in a virtual kitchen.

Acids and Bases: Making a Film Canister Rocket

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: In this video segment, ZOOM cast members mix different amounts of baking soda and vinegar to see which combination produces the most carbon dioxide for launching a film-canister rocket.

Acids and Bases: Testing Rocket Cars

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary, Secondary

Abstract: A car propelled by the reaction between lemon juice and baking soda has more in common with rockets and jet aircraft than one might think. In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, two cast members demonstrate the power of rocket-propelled vehicles and how to exploit the force produced by the carbon dioxide ... More »

Acids and Bases: Testing Rockets

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary, Secondary

Abstract: It would seem that bottles of lemon juice and rockets have only their basic shape in common. However, as two cast members from ZOOM demonstrate in this adapted video segment, when baking soda is added to the mix, a plastic bottle can act very much like a real rocket. Grades 3-8

Advances in Neurotechnology

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary, Secondary

Abstract: Our brains control every movement we make. Most of us take for granted our ability to pick up a cup or change the television station. However, for people who have lost a limb or become paralyzed, the inability to do these things means a loss of freedom and independence. This video segment from Greater ... More »