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Pbs Learning Media: The Impact of Technology: Society

9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey considers modern technology's impact on society. [2:39]
Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: Horned Lizard

9th - 10th
In this video from Outdoor Nevada, learn about the habitat, diet, and defense mechanisms of horned lizards. [4:32]
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Pbs Learning Media: Making Recycled Paper

3rd - 8th
In this adapted ZOOM video segment, cast members get hands-on in the recycling process by using old newspapers to make new paper.
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Pbs Learning Media: Rosa Parks

9th - 10th
In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, legendary civil rights activist Rosa Parks recalls her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. [5:59]
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Pbs Learning Media: Earthquakes: Los Angeles

9th - 10th
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.5m 15s
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Pbs Learning Media: The Great Flood of 1993

9th - 10th
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, a meteorologist explains how an unusual weather pattern led to one of the most devastating floods of this century. 3m 35s
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Pbs Learning Media: Observe Precipitation

Pre-K - 1st
In this video segment produced for Teachers' Domain, observe different types of precipitation, including rain, hail, and snow. [1:00]
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Pbs Learning Media: Investigating a Suspension Bridge

3rd - 8th
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast builds a suspension bridge from a couple of chairs, some cardboard, and rope. [2:52]
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Pbs Learning Media: Kid Inventor: Newspaper Crank

Pre-K - 1st
In this video segment from ZOOM, Andrew demonstrates how his invention helps him get ready for his paper route. [1:30]
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Pbs Learning Media: Mendez v Westminster, Desegregating California's Schools

9th - 10th
Sylvia Mendez recalls the conditions that led Mexican Americans to sue for desegregation in the 1940s in this segment from Mendez vs. Westminster: For All the Children, from KOCE-TV. [8:37]
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Pbs Learning Media: Nuclear Reaction: Fission

9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at nuclear fission as an energy source that can be used to generate electricity. [2:49]
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Pbs Learning Media: Monster Black Hole in Galaxy M84

9th - 10th
This animation by Thomas Goertel of the Space Telescope Science Institute is an artist's conception of a spiral galaxy harboring a super-massive black hole. Observe how the material rotates faster the closer it is to the nucleus.
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Pbs Learning Media: Warmer Oceans Affect Food Web

9th - 10th
In this video adapted from KTOO, scientists discuss how ocean warming may be responsible for the decline in the seabird, seal, and sea lion populations of Prince William Sound, Alaska.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Grand Canyon: Conservation and Development

9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from NOVA explores the effects of the Glen Canyon Dam on the beaches, wildlife, and vegetation of the Colorado River.
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Pbs Learning Media: Designing a Roller Coaster

3rd - 5th
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast is challenged to design and test a roller coaster with loops, hills, and U-turns. [4:21]
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Pbs Learning Media: Chasing Tornadoes

9th - 10th
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, scientists are on the hunt for tornadoes. Using Doppler radar, they gather data in the hopes of solving the mystery of how tornadoes form. [5:21]
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Pbs Learning Media: Beavers

Pre-K - 1st
This video segment explores the world of the beaver, including the biology of the species and, more importantly, its ability to transform an ecosystem for its own benefit. [4:42]
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Pbs Learning Media: What Is the Engineering Design Process?

9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from "Building Big" outlines the step-by-step design process used by engineers. Includes background reading, discussion questions, and teaching tips. [4:50]
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Pbs Learning Media: Alaska Native Teens Help Researchers

9th - 10th
In this video adapted from KUAC-TV and the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska Native students contribute to research on how their environment is changing as a result of global warming.
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Pbs Learning Media: 1964 Alaska Earthquake

9th - 10th
This video adapted from the Valdez Museum & Historical Archive, explores what happened during the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 through original footage, first-person accounts, and animations illustrating plate tectonics.
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Pbs Learning Media: Melting Permafrost

9th - 10th
In this video adapted from the International Institute for Sustainable Development, see melting permafrost and hear Alaska Native peoples and Western scientists discuss its impact on Inuit culture and resources.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Spirit of Subsistence Living

9th - 10th
In this video adapted from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska Native people of Chevak teach visitors about the beauty of Cup'ik culture and the spirit of the earth, sea, and animals.
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Pbs Learning Media: Sharing Water Between Dams

Pre-K - 1st
In this video segment from WGBH, children figure out how to control the flow of water so it supplies two dams. [1:28]
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Pbs Learning Media: Engineering Career Options

9th - 10th
It's a profession that can take you from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space, from within the microscopic structures of the human cell to the top of the tallest skyscrapers. Learn about some of the most popular...