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Pbs Online: Character Above All: Franklin D. Roosevelt
This essay about Roosevelt begins with several quotes describing him. It looks at FDR's personal characteristics and gives some background on his presidency.
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Pbs: Nature: Song of the Earth With David Attenborough
Explore the sounds of nature and how they connect with music. Investigates what purpose music serves through nature and what it means.
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Pbs: Nature: Supersize Crocs: Crocodile Secrets of Survival
Documentary on the search for crocodiles measuring twenty feet or more in length, and the challenges to survival they face, e.g., from hunters. The reasons for their survival from dinosaur times are also examined.
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Frontline: A Kosovo Chronology: Pre 1998
Find a chronology of the Serbian conflict with Kosovo from 1987 when Serbian leader, Slobodan Milosevic, stirred up the Serbians in Kosovo until 1999 when the NATO Kosovo Force certified the disarming of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
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Pbs: This Emotional Life: Grief and Loss
A resource on the human experience of grief, whether it is from losing a loved one, or from another type of loss. Explains the physical symptoms one feels, misconceptions about the grieving process, gives examples of different kinds of...
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P.o.v.: The Japanese Concept of "Wa"
Part of a larger P.O.V. site about high-school-level baseball in Japan, this page delves into the meaning of "wa," a code of behavior that underscores the Japanese sense of group harmony, especially as it applies to the team sport of...
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Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Twentieth Century Monsters
PBS provides a detailed overview of America's involvement in World War II and the political movements lead by evil dictators that were sprouting up in countries such as Germany, Spain, Italy, and Japan.
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Pbs: Sesame Street: Science
A collection of interactives, videos, and documents on a variety science concepts.
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Pbs: Inside Itest
This site features participants in the National Science Foundation's Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers program to show how they are learning science by doing it. The videos provide ideas for teachers to use in...
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Pbs: Earth Science Exploration
An earth science collection where students can explore earthquakes, volcanoes, and more natural phenomena. The collection uses videos and interactive activities to investigate our dynamic planet and earth systems.
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Pbs: Plum Landing
Invite students to visit ecosystems around the world with this collection. This collection includes activities for the classroom, after school, and families. Also included is games.
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Pbs: Dissection101: Dissection Resources for Classroom Use
A collection of lesson plans, quizzes, and educational videos developed for online dissections. The site hopes to improve the learning experience for students, and increase the quality of the dissection experience. Organisms included are...
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Pbs: Physics Girl
Explore the physical world with this series that uses everyday experiments to demonstrate scientific ideas on this site.
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Pbs: River Rewilding: Evaluating Impacts on Ecosystems and Communities
A units that follow a community as they work through Grand River Revitalization Efforts. Investigate how these efforts impacts the social, economic, historic, and biology of the Grand River.
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Pbs: Teaching Ngss Engineering Design Through Media
A collection of activities and professional development resources to deepen teachers' understanding of Next Generation Science Standards. Site is meant to help teachers bring engineering alive for their students.
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Pbs Teachers: Avoiding Armageddon: Nation Building
An in-depth analysis of nation building and the differences between the Marshall Plan and the plan to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan. Learners will also have the opportunity to pick a country and decide what they would do to rebuild it.