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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Radio Fever

For Students 5th - 8th
Radio created a mass entertainment culture that could bridge the gap between those in California and those in New York. Read about the advent of radio stations, and the companies that owned them. See why the federal government had to...
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Other

The Broadcasting Training Program Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about a training program in radio/tv broadcasting for minority college graduates. Lots of useful information and links for anyone interested in broadcasting or announcing as a career.
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Handout
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Robert Hooke

For Students 9th - 10th
The transcript of a talk given on the syndicated radio broadcast titled "The Engines of Our Ingenuity." Interesting account of Robert Hooke. Using a captivating and engaging story line, the article tells of Hooke's many interests in...
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Handout
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: A Christian Gentleman

For Students 9th - 10th
The transcript of a talk given on the syndicated radio broadcast titled "The Engines of Our Ingenuity." The story contrasts the lives and personalities of two scientific colleagues - Robert Hooke and Robert Boyle. Discusses their...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: News Flash!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This activity illustrates the interrelationship between science and engineering in the context of extinction prevention. There are two parts to the activity. The first part challenges students to think like scientists as they generate...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Review 1920's Technology, Tensions, and Prohibition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is filled with review questions and pictures from the 1920s about electrification, radio, broadcasting, tensions, prohibition and other topics from that decade.
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 435: Hedy Lamarr, Inventor

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the remarkable actress Hedy Lamarr who, together with composer George Antheil, invented a technology that used frequency hopping to improve the effectiveness of Allied torpedoes during WWII. Their invention was not put into...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Fireside Chats

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides detailed facts and interesting information about FDR's Fireside Chats, radio broadcasts made to reassure the nation and convey important information during the Great Depression and WW2.
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BBC

Bbc News: Afrique

For Students 9th - 10th
This French-language section of the BBC Web site includes all of the site's information about Africa: up-to-the-minute newes, radio feeds and in-depth country coverage. Duplicated in French, English, Arabic, Hausa, Portuguese, Somali and...
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BBC

Bbc News: Mundo

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC World's Spanish portal. Read the latest news from one of the world's most respected broadcasting channels. Also contains downloadable audio files from BBC radio. Links to BBC World in multiple world languages.
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Other

Voice of America: Korean Edition

For Students 9th - 10th
Voice of America's site for Korean-speakers. Provides recent world news headlines in both Korean and English, and includes some English learning tips. You can also listen to broadcasts.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Arts and Culture Home

For Students 9th - 10th
The homepage for arts and culture from National Public Radio, which publishes and streams an eclectic mix of news features from its arts base. Content is refreshed daily, so there's always something new to experience.
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Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career: Disc Jockey

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of a disc jockey, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and an outlook at the future of jobs in the industry. Well organized information, very readable, and easy...
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Other

American Public Media: Prairie Home Companion

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from American Public Media offers the opportunity to listen to "A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor" shows and also presents trivia about the show, writings by Keillor, and other related materials.
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Hero(n) of Alexandria

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the life of Hero of Alexandria and discusses Hero's contribution to the development of the steam engine. Text is the actual radio transcript of a syndicated radio broadcast on invention and ingenuity.
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Fulton's Submarine

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the technological and political conditions which led to Robert Fulton's invention and development of the submarine. Includes some biographical information and some graphics of early submarine sketches. (Text is the actual radio...
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Inventing the Riverboat

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of Robert Fulton's and Henry Shreve's contribution to the evolution of the steamboat. Includes photos of early steamboats and some biographical information on Fulton. (Text is the actual radio transcript of a syndicated...
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Big Diesel Engines

For Students 9th - 10th
Traces the historical evolution of the diesel engine. Explains the distinction between gasoline engines and diesel engines. Discusses the uses of diesel engines. Interesting, anecdotal and well-written. (Text is the actual radio...
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 587: Alexander Graham Bell

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the life and achievements of Canadian inventor, Alexander Graham Bell. Focuses on the two fascinations that marked Bell's whole life: his concern for the deaf and for flight, and the inventions that resulted. This is a...
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1240: Northwest Passage

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the history of the search for the Northwest Passage. The discussion focuses on the reality that there is no Passage - only a history of brave people suffering incredible hardships to learn that the region was impassable...
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 2084: Bush Pilots

For Students 9th - 10th
A commentary on bush pilots and the development of flying to remote areas. The 3-minute discussion focuses on the history of the development of bush flying and how flight made accessing remote areas of a country possible. This is a...
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 381: Civil War Submarine

For Students 9th - 10th
A short discussion about the invention of the submarine and its use by both the Confederates and the Federals in the Civil War. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1199: Gallup Poll

For Students 9th - 10th
An informal, almost light-hearted, discussion of two of the great historical failures of public polling experts. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 159: Lowell, Massachusetts

For Students 9th - 10th
History of Lowell, Massachusetts, textile mill that underwent tremendous growth in the early 1800s, and led to the creation of America's first industrial city. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.

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