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Earthquake Prediction

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Earthquake Prediction

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This video segment adapted from NOVA tells the tragic story of two Japanese seismologists who disagreed about the threat of earthquakes in the early twentieth century. Today, seismologists in California offer residents a probability of risk that an earthquake might occur.

Subject:: Astronomy; Chemistry; Education; Geology; Geoscience; Physical Science; Physics; Space Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 12/17/2005

Earthquakes: Los Angeles

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Earthquakes: Los Angeles

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In this video segment adapted from NOVA, animations are used to show how the hills around Los Angeles were formed by earthquakes at small thrust faults that extend outward from the larger San Andreas fault.

Subject:: Astronomy; Chemistry; Education; Geology; Geoscience; Physical Science; Physics; Space Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 12/17/2005

Earthquakes: San Francisco

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Earthquakes: San Francisco

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The history of earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay area is plotted on a digital map and analyzed in this video segment adapted from NOVA.

Subject:: Astronomy; Chemistry; Education; Geology; Geoscience; Physical Science; Physics; Space Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 12/17/2005

Earthquakes: The Prehistoric Record

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Earthquakes: The Prehistoric Record

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In this video segment adapted from NOVA, a geologist digs a trench along the San Andreas Fault to reveal three thousand years of earthquake history. Information from the layers of sediment may help geologists to predict earthquakes.

Subject:: Applied Science; Astronomy; Chemistry; Education; Geology; Geoscience; Physical Science; Physics; Space Science; Technology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 12/17/2005

Earthquakes: The Seismograph

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Earthquakes: The Seismograph

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This video segment adapted from NOVA uses historical illustrations, photographs, and animations to explain how seismographs work, the difference between P and S waves, and the Richter scale.

Subject:: Astronomy; Chemistry; Education; Geology; Geoscience; Physical Science; Physics; Space Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 12/17/2005

Earth's Cryosphere: Antarctica

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Earth's Cryosphere: Antarctica

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Learn about the different features of snow and ice in Antarctica using satellite imagery in this video segment adapted from NASA.

Subject:: Applied Science; Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Oceanography; Physical Science; Space Science
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 01/17/2008

Easy-Fit Design

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Easy-Fit Design

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In this video produced for Teachers' Domain, Chi-An Wang, a mechanical engineering graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, describes her process when working with New Balance to design a new triathlon shoe.

Subject:: Applied Science; Education; Engineering; Technology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
Author:: Argosy Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 05/09/2006

Eduardo Torres-Jara

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Eduardo Torres-Jara

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In this video from Science City, meet Eduardo Torres-Jara, a postdoctoral associate in electrical engineering and computer science at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. He describes his work on innovative robots that use tactile feedback to locate and grasp objects.

Subject:: Applied Science; Computer Science; Computing and Information; Engineering; Technology
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
Author:: Partnership for a Nation of Learners; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 09/18/2007

The Effect of Sea Surface Temperature on Hurricanes

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The Effect of Sea Surface Temperature on Hurricanes

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In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, scientists examine the link between rising sea surface temperature and more intense hurricanes.

Subject:: Applied Science; Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science; Space Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: Corporation for Public Broadcasting; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 09/22/2010

The Effects of Global Warming in Alaska

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The Effects of Global Warming in Alaska

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In this media-rich lesson, students learn how global warming is changing the Alaskan environment and examine the consequences of climate change on the region's human and wildlife inhabitants.

Subject:: Applied Science; Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science; Space Science
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 11/04/2008

Einstein's Cosmic Speed Limit

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Einstein's Cosmic Speed Limit

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This video, adapted from NASA, presents rare experimental evidence from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope supporting Einstein's prediction that space-time is smooth.

Subject:: Chemistry; Geoscience; Physical Science; Physics; Space Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: NASA; WGBH Educational Foundation; WNET
Date Added:: 10/28/2011

Electric Circuits

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Electric Circuits

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Students model, build, and draw diagrams of electric circuits and test the conductivity of a variety of materials.

Subject:: Chemistry; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 01/29/2004

Electrophoresis and Gel Analysis

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Electrophoresis and Gel Analysis

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In this animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc., see how molecules of DNA are separated using gel electrophoresis, and how this process enables scientists to compare the molecular variations of two or more DNA samples.

Subject:: Applied Science; Chemistry; Engineering; Life Science; Physical Science; Physics; Technology
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: Amgen Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 08/05/2011

Endocrine Disruptor Hypothesis

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Endocrine Disruptor Hypothesis

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Scientists discuss whether or not endocrine disrupting chemicals, which may cause birth defects and other health concerns, should be controlled in the absence of conclusive proof, in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: Fooling with Nature.

Subject:: Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: NIEHS; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 03/02/2011

Energy Audit Technology

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Energy Audit Technology

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Watch students as they conduct an energy audit on a home and gain hands-on experience for a career in the green energy industry, in this video adapted from ATETV.

Subject:: Applied Science; Ecology; Engineering; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Life Science; Technology
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 07/07/2010

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Energy Flow

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This feature, adapted from Interactive NOVA: "Earth," follows the path of energy as it is transferred via the food chain from one type of organism to another.

Subject:: Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Interactive
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 09/26/2003

Energy Flow in the Coral Reef Ecosystem

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Energy Flow in the Coral Reef Ecosystem

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This video segment, adapted from NOVA, describes the energy flow in a coral reef, including its food web.

Subject:: Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
Author:: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 04/19/2007

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Energy Lab

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This online activity challenges students to design a renewable energy system for one of five different cities, each with different energy resource potential and budgets. Students can test their designs using real-time weather data in each city.

Subject:: Applied Science; Career and Technical Education; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: WGBH
Date Added:: 08/17/2018

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Energy Sources

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This short video surveys the different current and potential sources of energy - both non-renewable and renewable. It provides some discussion of the pros and cons of the different sources and explains how they are used to produce energy that people can use.

Subject:: Applied Science; Geoscience; Physical Science; Technology
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Teachers' Domain; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 02/16/2011

Energy Transfer in a Roller Coaster

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Energy Transfer in a Roller Coaster

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In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students examine energy forms in moving objects and discover how changes from one form to another move cars through a roller coaster ride.

Subject:: Chemistry; English Language Arts; Language, Grammar and Vocabulary; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: WGBH Educational Foundation; Walmart Foundation
Date Added:: 09/28/2011