Lesson Plan
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Comparing the Satellite and Broadcast Radio Landscapes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the development of satellite technology over the last 50 years students explain how the enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 changed the rules for corporate ownership of multiple media outlets.
Lesson Plan
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Cloud in the Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the relationship between animals and humans. For this biology lesson, students research about the history of horses in America. They present a mock news broadcast about their research.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Ancient Whale Broke All the Rules

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Stephen Pincock's article covers the discovery of a 25 million year old fossil of a whale skull found on a beach in southern Australia.
Unit Plan
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: The Age of Reptiles

For Students 4th - 8th
In this interactive you will discover the history of ancient reptiles. Click your mouse on the dinosaur you wish to explore and learn all about its history. Learn about Pterosaurs, Nanatius, the Sauropod, Minmi paravertebral and many...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Early Amphibians Bit First, Walked Later

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Will Dunham's article explores the evolutionary history of eating habits within the realms of amphibians. It specifically refers to the ancient amphibians use of biting food rather than sucking it.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Shark Has Virgin Birth

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article covers results from a recent study in which a female bonnethead shark was able to reproduce without the presence of a male shark.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Volcano Blasts Once Super Heated Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Julie Steenhuysen's article explores the results of ancient volcanic eruptions that caused a warming effect on the Earth and possibly caused the death of certain species.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: T Rex Thigh Shows Chicken Family Ties

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Julie Steenhuysen's article explores the evolutionary link between the ancient Tyrannosaurus rex (T-Rex) and the modern chicken.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Violent Storm Rages on Saturn

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Irene Klotz's article discusses the first storm in the history of the solar system (with the exclusion of storms on Earth) to develop a hurricane-like eye.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Humans Have a Bit of Shark in Them

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article explores an ancient link between humans and sharks which leads to discoveries in the possibilities of sharks being distant cousins of humans.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Mars as You've Never Seen It Before

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article charts findings of the Rosetta ("Europe's comet-chasing spacecraft") as it took photographs of Mars from a close-up perspective.