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Frontline: The Last Abortion Clinic

9th - 10th
This lesson plan from the PBS series Frontline forces students to consider whether abortion is a a federal or state issue. Downloadable materials are available.
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Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Tutankhamen

9th - 10th
Tutankhamen, boy-pharaoh, was famous not for his rule, which was short, but for the findings in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Click on the pictures for more information and be sure to watch the PBS video. Requires RealPlayer.
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Frontline: Secrets of an Independent Counsel

9th - 10th
Read a brief history of the founding and need for the institution of the independent counsel. Learn who the "father of independent counsel law" is, and what was happening in American history which warranted the creation of this special...
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Frontline: The Wounded Platoon

9th - 10th
The documentary, The Wounded Platoon, follows the lives of American soldiers from Third Platoon after they complete their tour of duty in Iraq. Many of them suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and many had difficulties...
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Pbs: Gunning for Saddam

9th - 10th
This 2001 site provides background information about Saddam Hussein. Allows the user to join a discussion group and ask experts questions about Saddam Hussien and the Iraq conflict.
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Pbs: Frontline: The Age of Aids Documentary

9th - 10th
This documentary was created 25 years after the first AIDs diagnosis. It looks back at the scientific and medical challenges of the HIV/AIDS crisis, and the political battles engendered by the crisis. This resource also includes...
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The Legacy of Rodney King

9th - 10th
The 1991 beating of Rodney King has had ramifications to this very day. PBS interviews people that were totally involved in the case for their thoughts on the legacy of this incident.
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Pbs News Hour: Newsmaker: Donald Rumsfeld

9th - 10th
Jim Lehrer's interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld from December 8, 2005, a week before the free elections in Iraq. This site has a transcript, audio and video of the interview that discusses the war in Iraq, media coverage...
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Pbs Newshour Extra: Youth Remember 9/11

9th - 10th
Click on the quilt of videos to hear the various impressions about 9/11 that young people express. They talk about remembering that day, the emotion they felt around them, and how 9/11 has ultimately affected them. Written pieces from...
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Pbs News Hour Extra: Sun in a Bottle

9th - 10th
This video and follow up questions shares the scientific discovery of man-made fusion. [6:36]
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Pbs News Hour Extra: African Americans Facing Higher Unemployment

9th - 10th
African Americans are being especially hard hit by the 2009 economic crisis. In St. Louis, Missouri, thirty percent of them are unemployed. After watching this news video, teachers can refer to the accompanying questions to lead a...
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Pbs News Hour Extra: Kids Recruited as Citizen Scientists in Bug Hunt

3rd - 8th
Teams of citizen scientists help collect various species of ladybugs to contribute data for a nationwide scientific study of the decline in the species. [4:25]
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Pbs: This Emotional Life: Depression

9th - 10th
A resource on depression. Explains what it is, the physical symptoms, misconceptions about it, whom it affects, types of depression, treatment options, and how to help someone who is depressed.
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Pbs Frontline: The Lost American

9th - 10th
FRONTLINE takes a long look at the disappearance of Fred Cuny (1944-1995), a maverick who worked to change the system and helped millions of people in the process. Content includes excerpts of documents from Cuny's laptop, informative...
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Pbs: Survival of Saddam Tariq Aziz

9th - 10th
This web-article is an interview given to PBS from Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's main foreign policy advisor. He explains how he got involved in politics, his relation to Saddam Hussein, Iraq, and relations between Iraq & U.S. and the...
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Pbs Frontline: Terror and Tehran

9th - 10th
After being called one of the countries in the Axis of Evil, how is Iran doing with its reform movement? This site tracks Iran's political system and the state of its reform. Read interesting interviews from key people in Iran as well as...
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Pbs Frontline: Who Is Putin?

9th - 10th
FRONTLINE, a program on PBS, offers a detailed exploration into the Russia's president, Vladimir Putin. Content includes an in-depth interview with Putin and other U.S. and Russian policymakers, a treatise written by Putin in December...
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Pbs: Private Warriors

9th - 10th
Rebuilding Iraq has taxed government and the private sector as well. Frontline looks at the contractors who have cast their lot with Iraq. Authors look at their challenges and the advantages and disadvantages of working in Iraq. Program...
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Pbs Frontline:the Jesus Factor

9th - 10th
PBS examines President George W. Bush's religious faith and spirituality and how it has effected his political career and presidency.
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Frontline: The Choice 2000

9th - 10th
Impressive and interactive site from Frontline that has a plethora of information, activities, photos, video and other resources on the 2000 election. This site concentrates on the candidates and issues preceding the actual election....
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Pbs Frontline: The Meth Epidemic

9th - 10th
PBS Frontline investigates how the use of meth has become the biggest drug abuse problem in America today and what we are doing to fight it. Find out why so many are using it, how it destroys the body and its effects. Features a map...
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Pbs: Campaign Against Terror

9th - 10th
An interactive look into the war in Afghanistan. Provides a discussion page, extra links for information about their research, and a chronology of events. (11 September-22 December 2001)
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Pbs Frontline: Al Qaeda's New Front

9th - 10th
From the PBS series Frontline this site offers a detailed lesson plan examining Al Qaeda's efforts in Europe with the objectives of understanding the relationship between ethnic integration, religious tolerance and national security....
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Pbs: The Karzai Question

9th - 10th
This site looks at President Karzai's government and how it is being run. (28 October 2008)