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Pbs: Japan's Secret Garden, Animal Transformations
Japan's Secret Garden presents 5 video clips of different animal transformations & metamorphoses.
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Pbs: Bioterror
An interactive and comprehensive site that tracks bioterrorism from its beginnings to modern-day threats. Includes a global guide to bioweapons, possible defenses against bioterrorism, and an interactive tutorial on the making of viral...
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Pbs: The Botany of Desire
In this interesting documentary based on a book by Michael Pollan, we explore our relationship with domesticated plants and whether they control us rather than vice versa. The author looks at four basic human desires for beauty,...
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Pbs Nova: What Darwin Never Knew
Darwin figured out a lot, there is no doubt about that! But, what didn't he know? How does evolution work? What are the missing links? What makes us human? Here is a fascinating video on just that. Includes the full video as well as...
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Nova: Arctic Dinosaurs
Watch this great video from NOVA online or read the transcript about the many dinosaur species and hundreds of specimens paleontologists discovered buried in the Arctic permafrost. One of their methods of excavation was novel, and not...
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Pbs: Nova: Body and Brain: How Memory Works
Video of scientists working to uncover details of how memory works. [10:15]
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Pbs Nova: Smartest Machine on Earth
Watson, an IBM computing system takes on human contestants on a TV game show.
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Pbs: Rx for Child Survival: A Global Health Challenge
The Rx for Child Survival project is a campaign to promote global child health by raising people's consciousness about the issues and encouraging donations and volunteer work. Read the 'About the Project' section for a comprehensive...
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Pbs Nova: Balloon Race: The Science of Ballooning
Explore the science behind hot air balloons. Learn what makes them fly. Read about the history of ballooning. Engage in an interview with Steve Fossett, hot air balloon pilot. There is also a virtual flight which requires Shockwave.
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Pbs: Nova: Descent Into the Ice
PBS offers a rare opportunity to explore the glaciers on France's Mt. Blanc in this engaging interactive site. Fun activities for students include following the process a snowflake takes to become a glacier.
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Nova: Fastest Glacier
PBS site provides links to understanding how glacier movement can reveal the effects of global warming. Contains links to view satellite images of glaciers from space, a video clip and slide show about a science expedition to a glacier...
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Nova: T. Rex
PBS site explores the T. rex and its enormous size. Contains links to a video broadcast segment, a section on "Growing Up T. Rex," "Name That Sound" as well as a section on "Ask the Expert."
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Nova: World in the Balance: Human Population and Global Trends
A companion site to Nova's film that examines "human populations and environments." Find some fascinating facts in the interactive slide shows "Human Numbers Through Time," and "Global Trends Quiz."
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Cambodia: Pol Pot's Shadow
A reporter hits the roads of Cambodia in search of memories of the Killing Fields. Site documents her findings: interviews with victims and war criminals alike.
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Pbs: Nova: Secrets of the Lost Empire Easter Island
Explore the mysterious Easter Island as a team of archaeologists attempts to recreate the process used to construct the monolithic Moai statues.
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Pbs News Hour: Gifted Education
Video report from NewsHour on No Child Left Behind and its impact on gifted children. Very in-depth and shows both sides of the argument. Excellent report.
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Pbs News Hour: Reading, Writing, and Politics
News report from NewsHour in 2004, discusses No Child Left Behind and its impact on states, schools and funding. Transcript, audio and video segments are all available. Interesting debate between two government officials may be viewed.
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Pbs News Hour: Testing Matthew
NewsHour report from 2004 discussing No Child Left Behind and its implications on testing and special education students. Transcript, audio and video of report available. A must see if researching NCLB.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Half Past Autumn
Transcript of an interview with Gordon Parks in which he discusses his life, career, and works in a variety of art forms.
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Pbs News Hour: No Child Left Behind: School Rules
Report from 2004 on the federal government's decision to relax some of the rules in NCLB. Transcripts, audio and video of news report and discussion are available
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Pbs: Nova Labs: The Sun's Energy
Find out how the sun was born, and what types of elements and reactions are necessary to keep it burning today. [2:06]
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Frontline: On Our Watch (Crisis in Darfur)
Great site to learn about the Darfur and the killings, raping, and terrible treatment that is happening there. View an entire Frontline Program and choose from discussions, interviews, or investigations to learn more about Darfur.
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Pbs Frontline: Return of the Czar
PBS's Frontline examines the failures of U.S. policy and Boris Yeltsin's leadership during Russia's tumultuous 1990's Post-Soviet transformation. Content includes interviews, photographs, video excerpts, and more.