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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: City Landscape by Joan Mitchell

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing City Landscape, a painting by Joan Mitchell from the Art Institute of Chicago. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Standing Bodhisattva

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing a standing bodhisattva made in the Gandhara region of ancient Pakistan and now found in the Kimbell Art Museum. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated....
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Oceanic Bis Poles

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing bis poles made by the Asmat people of New Guinea from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: American Gothic by Grant Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing American Gothic, a painting by Grant Wood from the Art Institute of Chicago. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the art...
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Pbs: The Question of God

For Students 9th - 10th
Website providing information and additional resources for a four-hour series called The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life, by Dr. Armand Nicholi. Includes facts about and works...
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Pbs: Nova Online: Find Your Longitude

For Students 9th - 10th
Using Greenwich, England time and longitude of 0 degrees, students determine longitude in this interactive game. Both Shockwave and non-Shockwave versions are available.
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Pbs: On Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual lab exploring the topic of combustion. Students will work through the equation of combustion by looking at the molecules involved. Students will also complete a flame experiment,
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Lee De Forest, American Inventor: The Complete Lee De Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive site covering all aspects of Lee de Forest, his inventions, writings, and personal life. Find drawings and pictures of his audion tube and find out about his legacy, especially in the world of electronics.
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School Tv: Techniques to Improve Your Newscasts

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the importance of white balance, camera level and microphones in TV production.
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Pbs Newshour Extra: Student Reporting Labs

For Students 9th - 10th
Think. Create. Inform. You become the reporter. PBS connects high school students to local PBS Stations and news professionals to produce original, student-generated news video reports. Get involved and learn how to report, problem-solve...
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Nabj: National Association of Black Journalists

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From the largest media organization for people of color, this imaginative site is graphically clever with content to support it. Interesting reading for all journalists, as well as a great teaching tool for anyone interested in effective...
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American Public Media: Prairie Home Companion

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from American Public Media offers the opportunity to listen to "A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor" shows and also presents trivia about the show, writings by Keillor, and other related materials.
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Pbs Ready to Learn: Abcd Eat Right! [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Workshop lesson plan to help children understand the importance of healthy eating. Geared to both teachers and parents, this plan provides activities, book titles that are relevant, and charts and pictures to print out.
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Pbs News Hour Extra: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A lesson where students examine documentary photographs, the events that were taking place when they were taken, and where they fit into American history. They will also look at the effect a photograph can have on people's emotions, and...
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Al Jazeera: Live Tv and Archived Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to Al Jazeera watch or listen to live TV, TV schedules, and some archived materials.
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Bbc News: Afrique

For Students 9th - 10th
This French-language section of the BBC Web site includes all of the site's information about Africa: up-to-the-minute newes, radio feeds and in-depth country coverage. Duplicated in French, English, Arabic, Hausa, Portuguese, Somali and...
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Bbc: Animated Guide: Volcanoes

For Students 6th - 8th
An animated guide to volcanoes. Learn how they are formed, where they are found and the different types with this interactive slideshow.
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The Princeton Review: Career Television Reporter

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of a television reporter, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and the future outlook for jobs. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
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Center for Democracy and Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
A public interest organization working for public policies that advance civil liberties and democratic values in information technologies. Contains links to information on free speech, data privacy, wiretapping, and cryptography.
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Klass Kids Foundation: Amber Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explores the Amber Plan by state. Learn what the Amber plan is, how the plan works, and what the initial criteria are to put the plan in action. Content also includes a state-by-state analysis of the Amber plan in each area.
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Pbs News and Views

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit PBS News and Views and read, watch, or listen to current news topics of the day.
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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Amber Alerts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the AMBER Alert plan. Content takes a look at what it is, why it was created, how it works, success stories, and much more.
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The Working Reporter: A Resource for Journalists

For Students 9th - 10th
A great all-in-one news site, the Working Reporter provides national and international news, updated constantly with a running ticker so you can add to your own Web page for free.
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Annenberg Learner: Amusement Park Physics: Roller Coaster

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Newton's Laws of Physics, g-force, the causes of motion sickness, and more by reading about different rides at an amusement park.

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