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Pbs Newshour Extra: Exonerated Prisoners Face Uphill Climb

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and article report on the struggles faced by people who have been found to have been wrongly convicted of crimes when they are finally released from prison. Includes critical thinking questions.
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Pbs Newshour Extra: Nyt Runs Never Before Published Photos

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the decision of the New York Times to publish for the first time many photos that contribute to the understanding of African American history in the United States. Includes a video.
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Pbs Newshour Extra: President Obama on Net Neutrality

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and video report on President Obama's stance regarding net neutrality. Includes critical thinking questions.
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Pbs Newshour Extra: Week of 2 17 14: Inequality in Education Across n.c. Schools

For Students 9th - 10th
A video and brief article cover the issue of access to arts education in North Carolina public schools. [8:10]
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Pbs: The Conquistadors

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge website that provides a virtual field trip exploring the Spanish adventurers who quested for gold and land in the New World. The site has information on Pizarro, Orellana, Cabeza de Vaca, Cortes as well as extensive information...
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Pbs: Africans in America: Angelina Grimke Weld's Speech at Pennsylvania Hall

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of a speech given by abolitionist Angelina Grimke Weld on May 17, 1838.
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Pbs: Geography of Music the World in the Age of Revolutions

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive map helps illuminate the relationships among the various composers as well as connections between music and its historical and cultural context. It also illustrates the importance of the physical and cultural...
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Pbs: The First Measured Century: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline provides a big picture view of historically significant people, events, and data from the twentieth century, also known as the First Measured Century.
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Pbs: Geography of Music: Age of Emerging Modernism, 1885 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
See where and when composers interacted and were influenced by one another in this interactive world map. The map highlights the relationships among the various composers as well as the connection between music to history.
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Pbs: Cet: A Science Odyssey: Radio Transmission

For Students 7th - 9th
In this illustrated tutorial, find out how radio signals get transmitted from an antennae to the air.
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Pbs Nova: Rna Virtual Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Play the role of a molecular engineer by solving RNA folding puzzles. Then take these new skills to Eterna, and design RNAs that could be at the heart of future life-saving therapies.
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Pbs News Hour: Rothko's Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript of NewsHour's Paul Solman interviewing the art historian and Rothko biographer, Dore Ashton. Provides insight into the life and work of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko. Interview dated August 5, 1998.
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Pbs News Hour: Female Candidates Dominate Latest Round of Primary Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the winning dominance by female candidates in the latest primary elections held in June 2010. A video clip along with accompanying text detail the candidates' positions on a variety of political issues. (June 9, 2010)
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Pbs: Nova Labs: Rna Virtual Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lab play the role of a molecular engineer by solving RNA folding puzzles. Then take these new skills to Eterna to design RNAs that could be at the heart of future life-saving therapies.
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Pbs: Nova Labs: Protein Synthesis in the Cellular Factory

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch short animations, read informational text, and make hypotheses about different aspects of protein synthesis.
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Pbs: Nova Labs: The Rna Origin of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the RNA world hypothesis through short animations, informational text, and interactive questions in this virtual lab.
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Pbs Teachers: Huck Finn in Context: A Teaching Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the PBS series, "Culture Shock," this teaching guide deals with the controversies that have surrounded the teaching of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." The guide is designed to help teachers find reasonable...
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Pbs Liberty!: Congress Adds a Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative site recounting the events of December 15, 1791, when the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. Learn about the Bill of Rights and the freedoms it was designed to protect!
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Nova: On Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an overview of the basics of combustion. Explore how a fire ignites, how molecules rearrange themselves and what a flame is made of.
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Wnet: Thirteen: Africa: Explore the Regions: Savanna

For Students 3rd - 5th
Great site containing helpful data and information about the Eastern African Region of Savanna including Kenya and Tanzania. Learn about the economy, people, and culture of the Savanna Region.
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Pbs Frontline: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero

For Students 9th - 10th
A year after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, PBS FRONTLINE explores what America saw on September 11th. For many people, the most difficult questions that remain are not about politics, military strategy, or...
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Pbs Frontline: The Tank Man

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look back at the events surrounding the day after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, China when "a single, unarmed young man stood his ground before a column of tanks" symbolizing the struggle for freedom. Provides a...
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Wnet: Thirteen: Africa: Explore the Regions: Sahara

For Students 3rd - 7th
Informative site containing facts and insights about the African region of the Sahara. Explore the countries, people, and economy of this fascinating region, the largest desert in the world. Country closeups detail interesting and...
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Wnet: Thirteen: Africa: Explore the Regions: Sahel

For Students 3rd - 5th
Engaging site containing information about the region of Africa known as the Sahel. Visit this site to learn about the people, economy, and countries of the Sahel. Country closeups detail interesting and helpful facts about animal life,...