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TED-Ed

Don't Misrepresent Africa

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
"We can sharpen our insights. It is not always war, insurrection, and disease." Leslie Dodson enlightens us to the impact that photographs have on our perception of a situation, and urges her audience to review our "ethics of...
Instructional Video1:57
Curated OER

What Makes a Champion

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Jorja and Jonita simulate a sports newscast to broadcast what it takes to become an athletic champion. Colorful animations throughout this video make it creatively entertaining.
Instructional Video4:38
TED-Ed

Can Plants Talk to Each Other?

For Students 6th - 8th
Can plants communicate with each other? Sure. And if we examine the chemical signals they broadcast, we can tune into their language. Check out this introduction to plant communication.
Instructional Video10:22
Crash Course

Television Production

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
The final episode in a film production playlist looks at the way television has influenced and changed the film industry. The narrator contrasts broadcast and cable channels, scripted and non-scripted shows, streaming services and...
Instructional Video6:04
PBS

Career Connections | Radio Host

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Want to be a Daddy-O of the radio? A modern-day Edward R. Murrow? Cleveland radio host Tony Ganzer talks about the skills that enabled him to become an NPR radio host.
Instructional Video3:40
Veritasium

Sparks from Falling Water: Kelvin's Thunderstorm

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Need a resource that illustrates the creation of electrical charge? The odds will ever be in your favor with a video from the Veritasium playlist! Science sleuths watch sparks fly from Lord Kelvin's rain shower experiment, where current...
Instructional Video1:38
MinutePhysics

GPS, Relativity, and Nuclear Detection

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
When will we need to know Einstein's Theory of Relativity in real life? Every single time you use a cell phone, GPS, or watch satellite TV. When a satellite is sent into space without accounting for relativity, problems immediately arise...
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Other

News Lab: Elements of Great Storytelling

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a great site for broadcast journalists; it focuses on the elements that make a story great. You can find tips on writing from some of the top people in the industry.
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Other

Fed Net Broadcast Coverage of the u.s. Congress

For Students 9th - 10th
This page allows the student to get up to the minute information as well as use video to watch actual events as they occur in Congress.
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Other

E Gfi: No Toppling This Tower

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and learn about Tokyo's 2080-foot Sky Tree, the world's largest broadcast tower built to sustain earthquakes. The information and photo are provided, but the video is no longer available.
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Other

Museum of Broadcast Communications: Golden Age of Television Drama

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an article on the Golden Age of television drama (1949-1960). Discusses the different shows that were on in that era and why it is called "the golden age of television."
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Other

Texas Agri Life: Broadcast Application of Fire Ant Bait

For Students 9th - 10th
This video focuses on how to get rid of fire ants in small areas, such as yards or small fields.
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Other

Newswriting: Resource for Journalists: 100 Worst Groaners

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A fun site filled with "groaners," or cliches, that you hear over and over again on the evening news.
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A&E Television

History.com: 8 Moments When Radio Helped Bring Americans Together

For Students 9th - 10th
These are just a few of the historic radio broadcasts that seemed to have the whole nation listening. This article discusses eight of the most seminal moments in radio -- from KDKA's 's live nighttime Fireside Chats, the 'Fight of the...
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Other

Museum of Broadcast Communications: Ed Sullivan Show

For Students 9th - 10th
An article discussing the history of the Ed Sullivan show.
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Other

Museum of Broadcast Communications: Ed Sullivan

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides a very thorough review of the life of variety show host Ed Sullivan (1902-1974 CE).
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Science Show: Eight Fingered Fish Fossil

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides a 1998 transcript of a science radio broadcast about a eight-fingered fossil fish find. Narrated by Robin Williams.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Day by Day With Lewis & Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
Series of hundreds of audio episodes broadcast the day by day explorations of Lewis and Clark.
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PBS

Nova: T. Rex

For Students 9th - 10th
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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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Poetry: John Milton, 400 Years of 'Justifying God to Man'

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article or broadcast both in text and in audio formats of a tribute to John Milton for his 400th birthday. It discusses John Milton's most famous work Paradise Lost, a story about the fall of man. It offers audio readings from...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: The News Hour

For Students 9th - 10th
This online version of the PBS television broadcast covers national and international news. Includes political coverage and a teacher resource section with videos categorized by curriculum area.
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Watching America: What the World Thinks About America

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of articles from foreign newspapers about America and American policies, translated into English from their languages of origin. These articles give readers a view of America from abroad. Site includes both English...
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Crash Course

Crash Course Film Production #15: Television Production

For Students 9th - 10th
In our final episode of Crash Course Film Production, it's time to take a look at television production and how it differs from feature film production. It's subtle but it has a lot to do with how television shows make money for their...
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 587: Alexander Graham Bell

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the life and achievements of Canadian inventor, Alexander Graham Bell. Focuses on the two fascinations that marked Bell's whole life: his concern for the deaf and for flight, and the inventions that resulted. This is a...

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