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Pbs Kids: Molly of Denali: Alaskan Adventure

For Students K - 1st
In this episode, Molly and her mom go on an Alaskan adventure to see the animals in Alaska.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Estuaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about estuaries when you visit this informative site. This resource provides locations of and weblinks to estuaries in the United States.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: American Black Bear

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the American Black Bear through this informative resource. Gain a new perspective of this mighty animal when you learn more about its' habitat, behavior, characteristics, and more.
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Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us

For Students 9th - 10th
Online home of the sixteen-part PBS series on American history, A History of US is a storehouse of information and resources to enrich any study of America. Includes an interactive timeline, an image browser, games, quizzes, first-person...
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South Carolina Educational Television

South Carolina Etv Commission: Nasa Connect

For Students 6th - 8th
An inquiry-based award-winning series of instructional programs which establish a connection between math, science, and technology concepts. Each episode of the series includes a 30-minute broadcast, a companion lesson guide, and an...
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Pbs: American Experience: America 1900: The Film & More

For Students 9th - 10th
The program transcript is organized into four chronological sections and the series introduction. Throughout the transcript are enhancements which give more information on that particular person or event. The four parts are: Introduction...
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PBS

Flashpoints: The Federal Theater Project's the Cradle Will Rock

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS site provides background information on the events happenning around the US that might have attributed to communist scare brought on by the Federal Theater's musical "The Cradle Will Rock".
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Nova Online: Submarines, Secrets and Spies

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion site to a NOVA program on the role of submarines in the Cold War, this site provides a close-up view of life on a nuclear submarine. In addition, the transcript of the program is available, which details some of the ways...
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PBS

Nova: Volcano Swat Team

For Students 9th - 10th
After the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz killed more than 23,000 people in Colombia in 1985, the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance asked the U.S. Geological Survey to design a program to help foreign governments cope with volcano...
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PBS

Frontline: Much Ado About Something

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion site for a Frontline program about the mystery surrounding the real author of Shakespeare's works. Contains information about the controversy, video excerpts from the program (Click "Video" along right side of the page),...
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PBS

New Perspectives on the West: N. Scott Momaday: Keeper of the Flame

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS web page featuring quotes and biographical information on this Native American author & professor. Includes a jolly photograph!
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PBS

Nova: Mystery of the First Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the transcript of the NOVA program about Kennewick Man, how he was found, and why his discovery was so important.
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PBS

Nova: Earth in Peril

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of nine maps with accompanying explanations. They show how population growth has affected the environment around the world in terms of water availability, climate change, land and forest use, and more. There are both interactive...
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PBS

Pbs: Vietnam Passage: Journeys From War to Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of information put together to accompany a film of the same name. Learn about the last twenty five years in Vietnam from the perspective of seven people whose lives epitomize the ongoing struggle of those whose lives were affected...
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PBS

Pbs the West: Who Is the Savage?

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells the story in pictures, narrative and quotes of the Sand Creek Massacre, which took place in 1864 on the Cheyenne reservation near Denver.
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PBS

Pbs the West: Exodusters

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a description of the Exodusters and their impact on the American West through their immigration.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Race for the Superbomb: Andrei Sakharov

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides brief biography on Andrei Sakharov, who is called "father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb", but most people know him as one of the twentieth century's most ardent and unrelenting champions of human rights and freedoms.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 7: Becoming Bilingual

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Acclaimed actress Rita Moreno hosts Becoming Bilingual, a 30-minute PBS program that examines the challenges of teaching children to read in a new language. The show visits six cities across the country to learn about the different ways...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Activity: Is There Really Life on Mars?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) activity explores the controversy over whether or not there is life on Mars. Part of the Mysteries of Deep Space Program that originally aired in April 1997, the activity includes instructional...
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Newton's Apple: Black Holes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Twin Cities Public Television contains great information from a program called "Newton's Apple" concerning black holes. Contains activities for viewers to try to emphasize points related to black holes. Topics include:...
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Other

University of Utah Kued: Kids!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource offers access to the websites of its children's programs. It includes games and activities for kids.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: A History of Us: War on Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief discussion of Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty in the early 1960s. Among other things, he passed a Civil Rights Act and started programs such as Headstart, Job Corps, and Upward Bound to help poverty in America.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about the full sweep of U.S. history at this comprehensive site based on a PBS series and telecourse. The series compresses several centuries of events, issues, and people in U.S. history into twenty-six half-hour programs. A team...
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Other

Cet Cincinnati

For Students 9th - 10th
WCET is the local affiliate for PBS in the Cincinnati area. Content includes local programming and news on local events, educational resources, and more.