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The Awesome Power of Citizen Science
You don't have to be a professional scientist to make a contribution to our collective knowledge. Today, we look at several projects that have benefitted from the power of citizen science!
Science360
Catalyzing smart and connected communities across America
America's communities are facing an unending array of challenges, but researchers supported by the National Science Foundation are racing to find solutions in collaboration with these communities.
Curated Video
Apache Spark 3 for Data Engineering and Analytics with Python - Challenge - XYZ Research Part 1
In this session, we will address part one of the challenge that we discussed in our previous lesson. Let's look at how many research projects were initiated in the three-year period. This clip is from the chapter "RDD Crash Course" of...
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Pbs Learning Media: I Farm
Learn about a California pistachio farmer who developed an iPad app to improve irrigation. [4:59]
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Pbs: End of Track: Rock Springs Massacre
Learn details about the 1885 Rock Springs Massacre of immigrant Chinese miners by white immigrant miners. Included is a link to the full documentary and classroom discussion questions. Sensitive: This resource contains material that may...
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Pbs: End of Track: Fort Laramie Treaty
The U.S. Government wanted Native American tribes to agree to let the Union Pacific railroad be built across their land. This resulted in the Fort Laramie Treaty. Included is a link to the full documentary and discussion questions to be...
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Pbs: End of Track: Evanston Last Transcontinental Union Town
This video explores the last Transcontinental Union town of Evanston that was established in 1869. Links to the full documentary and discussion questions for the classroom are included. [3:14]
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Pbs: End of Track: Dale Creek Gorge
This video explores Dale Creek Gorge which was an obstacle for railroad construction. The graters had to cut through granite to build a bridge to cross the canyon. The bridge was considered an engineering marvel but caused safety...
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Pbs: End of Track: Credit Mobilier Scandal
This video explores the 1864 Credit Mobilier Scandal, which occurred during the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. Links to the full documentary and discussion questions to use in the classroom are included. [3:28]
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Pbs: End of Track: Laramie
This clip from a documentary explores how the town of Laramie was formed after the construction of the railroad. Included are discussion questions for use in the classroom. [3:40]
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Pbs: Wyoming's Native Americans: Who Are the Northern Arapaho?
Students will gain an understanding of the Northern Arapaho people located on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. In the accompanying lessons plans (found in the Support Materials), students will learn how the Northern Arapaho came to...