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Helium Is Boring

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In this video adapted from the National Science Center, observe a demonstration to discover how helium gas is inert and hydrogen gas is reactive.

Subject:: Chemistry; Physical Science; Physics
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:: 08/09/2007

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A Hole in the Sky

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This video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA profiles two scientists who were surprised in 1984 to discover a hole in our atmosphere's ozone layer as big as the United States.

Subject:: Applied Science; Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science; Space Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
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

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Homo Sapiens Versus Neanderthals

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This video segment, adapted from NOVA, explores reasons why Homo sapiens had an advantage over Neanderthals in the pursuit of territory and natural resources.

Subject:: Anthropology; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science; Social 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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Hoover Dam and Hydroelectric Power

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This video segment is adapted from Building Big, a PBS series hosted by David Macaulay. It explores Hoover Dam's hydroelectric capabilities by explaining how it is able to harness the potential energy stored in the reservoir and convert it to electricity. It also discusses environmental impacts of the dam and others like it.

Subject:: Career and Technical Education; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Diagram/Illustration; Reading
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:: 05/15/2012

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A House for Teddy Bear

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In this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World, children experiment with cardboard and build a house for their stuffed animals.

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

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How DNA Replicates

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This narrated animation from Interactive NOVA: "The Secret of Life" illustrates DNA replication.

Subject:: Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
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

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How Did Life Emerge Here?

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This video segment adapted from NOVA describes the emergence of life on the islands of Hawaii from a barren volcanic platform under the ocean waves to the rich explosion of life that covers the many climate zones of the islands today.

Subject:: Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science; Space Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
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

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How Do Avalanches Form?

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In this video segment adapted from NOVA, dramatic footage of avalanches and animations of ice crystals illustrate how a layer of weakly-bonded snow can contribute to a devastating avalanche.

Subject:: Applied Science; Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science; Space Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
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:: 10/21/2005

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How Do Tornadoes Form?

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In this video segment adapted from NOVA, scientists use computer simulations to explore the question of how supercell thunderstorms produce tornadoes.

Subject:: Applied Science; Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science; Space Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
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

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How Do You Keep Lemonade Cool?

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This video segment adapted from FETCH! shows contestants experimenting with different materials to see which is the best insulator and thus best able to keep the lemonade at their stand cool for customers.

Subject:: Applied Science; Education; Engineering; Physical Science; Physics; 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

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How Effective Is Your Sunscreen?

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Aaron and Justin investigate which sunscreen best keeps out harmful ultraviolet rays from the Sun, in this video from DragonflyTV.

Subject:: Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science; Space Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: NIEHS; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 08/26/2010

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How Is a Radio Wave Emitted?

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This illustrated essay from A Science Odyssey Web site explains the science behind radio waves, including the role of electrons and electromagnetic fields.

Subject:: Applied Science; Chemistry; Computer Science; Computing and Information; Engineering; Physical Science; Physics; Technology
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:: 01/29/2004

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How Light Travels

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In this video segment adapted from Shedding Light on Science, observe demonstrations of the fundamental idea that light travels in straight lines.

Subject:: Chemistry; Physical Science; Physics
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:: 08/09/2007

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How Would You Turn a Bolt in Space?

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In this fast-paced NASA Brain Bites_íěÖ video, an astronaut demonstrates the impact of microgravity on the use of tools in space.

Subject:: Applied Science; Chemistry; Engineering; Physical Science; Physics; Technology
Material Type:: Lecture
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

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How the Body Responds to Exercise

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In this video segment adapted from NOVA, follow novice runners as they train for a marathon, and discover how quickly the body responds to regular aerobic exercise.

Subject:: Education; Life 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:: 08/26/2008

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How the Inner Solar System Formed

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In this video segment adapted from NOVA, explore the theory that small bits of gas and dust combined to form protoplanets billions of years ago, which in turn collided to create the four rocky planets of the inner solar system.

Subject:: Astronomy; Geoscience; Physical Science; Space Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: NASA; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 01/23/2012

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How to Conquer a Genetic Disease

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In Blazing a Genetic Trail, by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, follow this three-step approach to treating genetic diseases.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering; Life Science
Material Type:: Reading
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

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Hubble Telescope: Looking Deep

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This video segment adapted from the Space Telescope Science Institute shows what the Hubble telescope found when it stared at a single, nearly empty spot in the sky for 10 days in 1995. The unexpected result was a picture of a multitude of galaxies stretching into the distance.

Subject:: Applied Science; Astronomy; Chemistry; Education; 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

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Human Body Regulation

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Students learn how the human body self-regulates to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in the external environment.

Subject:: Life 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:: 09/26/2003

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Human Chromosome 2

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In this video segment adapted from NOVA: Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial, learn how modern genetics and molecular biology offer compelling support for evolution. The video features an interview with biologist Ken Miller.

Subject:: Anthropology; Genetics; Life Science; Social Science
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
Author:: Vulcan Productions, Inc.; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 11/01/2007

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