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- 9th - 12th
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Students use various primary source recordings of speeches, advertisements and period music to produce a radio show that is set in Britain during WWII. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students explore how radio functioned as "the television of a generation". They also know what goes into making a radio play. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students see how radio began the modern consumer society, shaped societal views on peoples and cultures and changed family home life forever. Radio shrank the world by bringing far-away places, events, and individuals into peoples living rooms. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the controversy over the recent FCC vote to loosen restrictions on media ownership. After researching the background and position of local radio stations, students evaluate and make recommendations about free speech. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider the purpose of talk radio and examine its importance in the new democratic Iraq. They enact mock talk shows based on current events and reflect on the value of free speech and the role audience members play in radio programs. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the growth and effects of radio and its role in the diffusion of popular culture. They consider how technology has changed the standard of living in the US. They write a script for a 1930's radio broadcast. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine types of sounds and observe differences in vibrations, volume and travel. They conduct experiments with sound and music and consider the history and roles of radio. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students describe and interpret the science of optical and radio telescopes, space probes and remote sensing technologies (Unit E) They explain the role of radio and optical telescopes in determining characteristics of stars and star systems (Unit E) and identify and correct practical problems in the way a prototype or constructed device functions (Unit D) Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students experience the creativity required to make old time radio shows. They listen to radio shows, assess the sounds and determine what objects are responsible for them. For homework, they experiment with sounds that household objects can make Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students grasp the fundamentals of radio/sound communication technology. They research why the size of radios has gotten smaller through advances of technology...from large radio tubes through transistors through microchips. Students also identify how important and influential radio was in peoples' lives from 1920 through 1950, and follow changes in the styles and shapes of radios through the last 100 years. Full Review »
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