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Pbs: Nature: Interactive Game: Toki's Survival Challenge

For Students Pre-K - 1st
As part of the larger Nature site that follows orphaned cheetahs, this interactive game lets you see what it is like to hunt like a cheetah. You'll find that it is not easy to catch an impala.
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Pbs: Nature: Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic: Dogsledding 101

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find information about dogs and dog sledding with this interactive site.
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Pbs: Nature: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about America's national symbol, the bald eagle, through this full-length documentary.
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Pbs: Nature: The Joy of Pigs

For Students 9th - 10th
Pinks are sometimes dubbed as dirty and unrefined, however these are often misunderstandings. This site attempts to clarify these misconceptions and sheds some light on the true nature of pigs.
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Pbs: Nature: Encountering Sea Monsters

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive amount of information is featured in this PBS site on Cephalopods. Images, videos, books, and web links are just a few of the items that can be found here.
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Pbs: Nature: The World of Penguins

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What do you know about the world of penguins? This PBS site features information about these flightless birds. Come and check out this extraordinary resource.
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Pbs: American Masters: Lesson 2: Truman Capote: Other Voices, Other Rooms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan is based on the PBS episode of American Masters about Truman Capote. Students will read and analyze how Truman Capote develops characters as they record their findings on worksheets included with this instructional...
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Pbs: American Masters: Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald is featured on this PBS site. Find out about her life and musical career. Be sure to check out the interactive career timeline as well.
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Frontier House: The Extermination of the American Buffalo

For Students 9th - 10th
The reign of the buffalo across the plains ended in great slaughter by the end of the 19th century. This companion essay to the PBS series, Frontier House, recounts how the decimation of the buffalo occurred, hastened by both white and...
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of American novelist Mark Twain, including information on his life, travels, and history of his work.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Edith Wharton

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography American author Edith Wharton.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Eudora Welty

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief information about the life and works of American novelist and short story author Eudora Welty.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Robert Penn Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief information about the life and works of American novelist and poet Robert Penn Warren.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Novels: 1903: The Call of the Wild

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief introduction to Jack London's The Call of the Wild. Highlights the novel's important themes and setting.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Novels: 1826: Last of the Mohicans

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief introduction to The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, highlighting the novel's themes, setting, and main characters.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Ayn Rand

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of American author and social critic Ann Rand, including personal history and information on her literary career.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Novels: 1851: Moby Dick

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief introduction to Moby Dick, highlighting the novel's setting, main characters, and important themes.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Sinclair Lewis

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Nobel Prize winning author Sinclair Lewis, including personal information and history of important works.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Jack Kerouac

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Biography of American author Jack Kerouac, including a brief personal history and mention of important writings.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Saul Bellow

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of American author and Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow.
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Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Ernest Hemingway

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of author Ernest Hemingway, including personal background and history of important works.
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Pbs Need to Know: Florida Ex Felon Voting Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that one in ten adults in Florida is currently not eligible to vote due to having been convicted of a felony? Find out how African Americans in particular are disproportionately affected. Article has particular emphasis on...
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Nature: Cheetah

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What are some of the cheetah's distinctive characteristics? Come and check out this resource featuring fun facts and information about the cheetah.
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Pbs Nature: Elephants

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that the elephant is the largest animal in the world? Discover more about where they live, what they eat and how they socialize when you visit this site.