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Nova: Krakauer in Antarctica
Jon Krakauer describes what it's like to be in Antarctica and climb its highest mountain.
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Nova: Jewel of the Underground
Take a virtual tour of Lechuguilla, a cave discovered in 1986, which turns out to be one of the biggest in the Americas. Twelve different pictures of interesting formations reveal the reason the park service has decided to keep it off...
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Nova: Master of the Killer Ants: Bugs You Can Eat
The interactive tutorial examines entomophagy (insect-eating). Some examples of bugs you can eat are witchetty grubs, silkworm pupae, and grasshoppers. The activity consists of a printable version and interactive version.
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Pbs Nova: Missing in Mi G Alley: Outfitting a Fighter Pilot
Students learn what an F-15 fighter pilots wear in the air and what they carry in case they must eject. The interactive tutorial discusses the helmet, mask, and survival vest. The activity consists of a printable version and interactive...
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Nova: Missing in Mi G Alley: All About G Forces
Students learn about G forces. The resource discusses gravity forces, fainting in the air, acceleration, and zero G?s.
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Nova: Intelligent Design on Trial: Fossil Evidence
The resource discusses fossil evidence of the intelligent design. The interactive activity explores five well-known fossil transitions that indicate Darwinian evolution in action. The activity consists of a printable version and...
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Nova: Intelligent Design on Trial: Darwin's Predictions
The resource examines the prophetic ideas of Charles Darwin. The interactive activity explores evolution, embryology, and the evolution of humans. The activity consists of a printable version, interactive version, and sources for the...
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Nova: Booming Sands
PBS site takes a look into a mysterious phenomena as to why and how certain sand dunes produce mysterious noises. Contains a link to watch a broadcast segment of an expedition into the desert as well as a recipe for noisy sands.
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Nova: Anatomy of the Rings
Thanks to the Cassini spacecraft, you can view numerous pictures of Saturn's rings. There are also answers to eleven different questions about the rings.
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Nova: Mystery of the Megaflood
This interactive site provides geologic evidence for one of the world's largest prehistoric floods. Nova's interactive map has numerous pictures of the Scabland's geologic features formed when Glacial Lake Missoula's ice dam gave way and...
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Nova: Forgotten Genius: Nature?s Pharmacy
The tutorial discusses species that have chemical compounds to fight human illnesses. Some topics include "penicillium" mold, cinchona tree, and "streptomyces" bacteria. The activity consists of a printable version and interactive version.
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Pbs Nova: First Flower: China, Mother of Gardens
The tutorial explores the native Chinese flowering plant species. Some topics include rock's peony, dove tree, and fortune's rhododendron. The activity consists of a printable version and ian nteractive version.
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Nova: America's Stone Age Explorers: The Fenn Cache
A close-up look at ten beautiful Clovis points made from several different materials found in what is known as the Fenn Cache.
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Nova: America's Stone Age Explorers: Stone Age Tool Kit
Try your hand at identifying the uses of several stone age tools with this game from NOVA. Find out about each one and marvel at the specialization the Paleoindian was capable of.
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Nova: America's Stone Age Explorers: Before Clovis
A terrific map from NOVA showing pre-Clovis sites in North America. The key tells where the site is, what was found there, and when Paleoindians inhabited the site.
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Nova: America's Stone Age Explorers: End of the Big Beasts
Three opposing views about the disappearance of the "megafauna" in North America. What really happened to the wooly mammoth, mastadon, saber-toothed tiger, among other animals?
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This resource provides educators with information, lesson plans, current news, and other topics that assist with teaching.
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Pbs Nova: What Is Evo Devo?
Scientists can still be surprised! The genetic ingredients that assemble us are similar to those that assemble a fly. NOVA explains the emerging science of evolution developmental biology. This is the science that studies genes at the...
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Pbs: American Experience: Panama Canal
Regarded as one of the seven wonders of the modern world, the Panama Canal opened for business on August 15, 1914. America's ingenuity and innovation had triumphed over insurmountable odds. PBS brings us this incredible story via online...
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Pbs American Experience: Triangle Fire
Film and special features on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911. Features include a timeline of the deadliest workplace accidents, biographies of famous women of the time, and primary resources of the coverage of the fire. For...
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Pbs Frontline: The Persuaders
The meaning of brand, the world of today's advertisers, and the concept of neuromarketing are some of the topics of this PBS Frontline program. You can watch the whole program, join the discussion, read about the shaping of new brands,...
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Skydive From the Stratosphere
This simulation allows you to experience Joe Kittinger's famous 1960 skydiving feat. As you ascend the troposphere and stratosphere you can view changes in several atmospheric conditions. The challenge will be surviving the leap once you...
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Pbs Online News Hour Extra: Analyzing Your School?s Energy Consumption
The resource is a lesson plan that compares a school's energy consumption with that of a LEED certified school. In addition, learners identify areas that are within the school's capacity of change and audit the school?s recycling...
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad Challenge: Blimp Jet [Pdf]
Hands-on challenge to add a jet-propulsion system such as a balloon to a Sky Glider blimp so it flies straight and far under its own power. Provides full list of materials with ideas on how to build, test, and redesign it if necessary....