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Pbs Learning Media: Earning 100 Snelfus

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad figures out how to earn 100 snelfus in 11 days.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Fourteenth Amendment Part Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from The Supreme Court, learn about the 1883 Supreme Court decision that marked the end of federal protections for individuals in states and the beginning of Jim Crow segregation.
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Pbs Learning Media: Cats Yesterday and Today

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Nature, discover the various roles the cat has played in our history. [6:54]
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Pbs Learning Media: Wolong's Pandas

For Students 9th - 10th
Wild pandas are treated at the Wolong Conservation Center in this video segment from Nature.
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Pbs Learning Media: Taking a Stand

For Students 9th - 10th
The Baka are a semi-nomadic forest people who live in the republic of Cameroon in central Africa. In this video from Africa, the Baka men meet with a government official for help to protect their forest.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Invasion of the Modern World

For Students 9th - 10th
Loggers steal trees from the rainforest of Cameroon, one of Earth's oldest living ecosystems, in this video segment from Africa.
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Pbs Learning Media: Social and Cultural Perspectives of Dogs

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Nature, learn about the role of dogs in the lives of humans.
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Pbs Learning Media: Operation: Heart Transplant

For Students 9th - 10th
Perform a virtual heart transplant in nineteen easy steps with this interactive feature from the NOVA: "Electric Heart" Web site. This interactive feature provides an in depth and realistic look at this procedure.
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Pbs Learning Media: Sock Seeds

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this ZOOMSci experiment, you're invited to walk through a grassy or weedy field in your stocking feet, then plant a sock and see what grows.
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Pbs Learning Media: Map of the Human Heart

For Students 3rd - 8th
See how the human heart moves blood through the body in this animated feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" Web site.
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Pbs Learning Media: Migration of the Monarch

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores the migratorial exploits of monarch butterflies. [4:39]
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Pbs Learning Media: Teri and Jairus: Biome Buddies

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This video segment from ZOOM compares and contrasts the habitat and life forms found in Death Valley with those found in the temperate rain forest of the Pacific Northwest. [3:46]
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Pbs Learning Media: Bee Navigation

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores honeybee communication and navigation. [4:45]
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Pbs Learning Media: Seahorse Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
This diagram from the NOVA: "Kingdom of the Seahorse" Web site reveals some of the more remarkable traits of this enigmatic creature.
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Pbs Learning Media: Centripetal Force: Roller Coaster Loops

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment explains centripetal force and illustrates how roller coasters rely on it to give you a thrilling ride. Includes background reading material and discussion questions. [4:40]
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Pbs Learning Media: Build a Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
Survey potential bridge sites, research bridge design, and select the right bridge for the right location in this interactive activity from the NOVA: "Super Bridge" Web site.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Red Queen

For Students 9th - 10th
An example of the Red Queen hypothesis, the sexual population of Mexican Poeciliid fish is able to keep up with a changing environment, while the asexual populations are not as successful. From Evolution: "Why Sex?" Video length: 4 min....
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Pbs Learning Media: Animal and Plant Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Think you can tell a yam from a yak? Examine these still images of typical plant and animal cells from Biology by Kenneth R. Miller and Joseph Levine. What similarities and differences can you find?
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Pbs Learning Media: Virtual Pendulum

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive activity from ZOOM offers a chance to experiment with a virtual pendulum and to see how it can be influenced by a variety of factors.
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Pbs Learning Media: What Happens When an Oil Spill Occurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity from McDougal Littell/TERC visualizes the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, factors that influence oil spill behavior and impact, and techniques used to contain and clean up oil spills at sea.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pulsars: Little Green Men

For Students 9th - 10th
The story behind Jocelyn Bell's role in the discovery of pulsars is told in this colorful, comic-book-style resource from A Science Odyssey Web site.
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Pbs Learning Media: Coastal Geological Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service describes the many forces that affect shorelines, including tides, weathering, erosion, and deposition. Includes background reading handout and discussion questions.
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Pbs Learning Media: Coastal Geological Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service describes the different kinds of sediments that make up coastlines, with a focus on the variety in color, size, and sorting.
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Pbs Learning Media: How Is a Radio Wave Emitted?

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated essay from A Science Odyssey Web site explains the science behind radio waves, including the role of electrons and electromagnetic fields.