| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Inventing / Inventions / Televisions |
| Title: | The American Experience: Big Dream Small Screen |
| Description: | Reveals the little-known story of the Utah farm boy who, at age 14, came up the idea of television. Includes a timeline of TV milestones. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/technology/bigdream/index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Machines / Aircraft |
| Title: | Scientific American Frontiers: Flying Free |
| Description: | Timeline of flying history, see if planes will ever fly over Mars, learn about designing planes, and learn how to make a paper airplane. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/saf/1109/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Machines / Aircraft |
| Title: | NOVA Online - Faster Than Sound |
| Description: | Information about breaking the sound barrier, sonic booms, recent attempts to beat speed records on land, water, and in the air. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/barrier/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Machines / Aircraft |
| Title: | Supersonic Dream |
| Description: | Public television program NOVA tells the story of the Concorde and other innovative aircraft. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/concorde/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Machines / Aircraft / Blimps |
| Title: | Secrets of the Dead |
| Description: | Includes facts about the Hindenburg, find out about the new theory, and read an interview with a NASA scientist. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Machines / Boats |
| Title: | Warship |
| Description: | Information on old warships, big guns, submarines and aircraft carriers that are used in war. Includes historical information, pictures, and a game called Battleship Blitz. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/warship// |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Machines / Boats |
| Title: | Greatest American Fourth of July |
| Description: | Name ships, learn about the science of sailing, and take a virtual tour inside the ship Amistad and the USS Philadelphia. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/julyfourth/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Machines / Boats |
| Title: | Deep-Sea Machines |
| Description: | Includes facts and photos of old and new "submarines" that scientists use to explore oceans around the world. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/frontier/deepsea.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Machines / Cars_and_Trucks |
| Title: | Taxi Dreams |
| Description: | Learn about the history of taxis in the U.S., and read accounts by five immigrant taxi drivers. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/taxidreams/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Machines / Robots |
| Title: | NOVA Online - Bomb Squad |
| Description: | Find out about how robots are being used to find and defuse bombs, as well as to handle other hazardous tasks. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/robots/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Transportation |
| Title: | Divided Highways |
| Description: | A PBS documentary about the Interstate Highways and their impact on American life. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/weta/dividedhighways/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Transportation / Trains |
| Title: | The American Experience: Riding the Rails |
| Description: | At the height of the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America. This site tells the stories of ten of them -- from the reasons they left home to what they experienced. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Transportation / Trains |
| Title: | American Experience- Streamliners |
| Description: | Learn about these trains and how they helped shape train travel in the 1930's. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/streamliners/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Technology / Transportation / Trains |
| Title: | The Orphan Trains |
| Description: | They were designed to take their passengers to a better place, a fresh start. Features pictures and story of orphans from the cities sent out west. PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/orphan/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Geology / Earthquakes |
| Title: | Savage Earth: Restless Planet |
| Description: | Sections on learning from earthquakes, predicting quakes, and engineering quake-resistant buildings. Uses Flash animation and Quicktime video. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/earthquakes/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Geology / Glaciers_and_Ice_Ages |
| Title: | Cracking the Ice Age |
| Description: | Web site related to the NOVA television program about the big sweep and panorama of the Ice Age. Links to other resources. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ice/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Geology / Tsunamis |
| Title: | Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction |
| Description: | Highlights include animated illustrations, articles, an "Ask the Experts" section, photographs, and video downloads. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/tsunami/index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Geology / Tsunamis |
| Title: | Wave That Shook the World |
| Description: | Answers questions about the Indian Ocean tsunami and also describes how these huge waves are formed and where they have happened in the past. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tsunami/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Geology / Volcanoes |
| Title: | NOVA: Volcano's Deadly Warning |
| Description: | Companion Web site to the NOVA program. An interview with seismologist Bernard Chouet, who has come up with a new method for predicting volcanic eruptions. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/volcano/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Geology / Volcanoes |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius |
| Description: | Talks about the Volcanic Explosivity Index. Talks about predicting volcanic activity and disaster planning. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vesuvius/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Geology / Volcanoes |
| Title: | Volcano Under the City |
| Description: | Explore some of the worst volcanic disasters of the past four centuries, find out what features make an unquiet volcano tick, and learn if it is possible to forecast volcanic eruptions. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/volcanocity/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Natural_Disasters_and_Hazards / Avalanches |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Elements of a Slide |
| Description: | Explains why avalanches are difficult to predict, and illustrates the different ways they can form. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/avalanche/elements.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Natural_Disasters_and_Hazards / Floods |
| Title: | Hot Science: The River's Gift |
| Description: | Questions and photographs show how flooding rivers can be a benefit to the surrounding land. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flood/gifts.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Natural_Disasters_and_Hazards / Floods |
| Title: | Dealing with the Deluge |
| Description: | Shows how efforts to control the flooding of the major rivers of the world is not always successful. Includes photographs and diagrams of what happens. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flood/deluge.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Natural_Disasters_and_Hazards / Floods |
| Title: | Flood! |
| Description: | A downloadable instruction sheet for making a classroom model of a floodplain, using levees to control the water. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/pdf/2307_flood.pdf |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Natural_Disasters_and_Hazards / Floods |
| Title: | Real Stories From All Over the World |
| Description: | Students from several countries describe what it was like to experience a flood. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/floods/stories.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Natural_Disasters_and_Hazards / Floods |
| Title: | Pet Rescues: Who Takes Care of the Animals |
| Description: | Emergency workers explain how they try to look after people's pets during floods. Includes advice for pet owners. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/floods/pets.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Oceanography / Tides |
| Title: | NOVA: Sinking City of Venice |
| Description: | Program about the threat that Venice is under from rising tides. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venice/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Prehistoric_Times / Animals / Dinosaurs |
| Title: | NOVA Online/Curse of T. rex |
| Description: | Essay on the dinosaurs' companions and a Hot Science exercise about finding dinosaurs. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/trex/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / Prehistoric_Times / People |
| Title: | Neanderthals on Trial |
| Description: | Website is companion to NOVA documentary which explores the ancestral roots of humans. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/neanderthals/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / The_Atmosphere / Climate |
| Title: | What's Up With the Weather? |
| Description: | NOVA and Frontline report that examines the science and politics of global warming and what climatologists really know about the greenhouse effect. Includes interactive tutorials. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / The_Atmosphere / Climate / El_Niño_and_La_Niña |
| Title: | Tracking of El Niño |
| Description: | Contains information on the anatomy of the phenomenon, how it's predicted and how it affects the whole globe. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elnino/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / The_Atmosphere / Weather / Extreme_Weather |
| Title: | Storms of the Century |
| Description: | Themed around the savage planet, find out about extratropical storms. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageplanet/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / The_Atmosphere / Weather / Extreme_Weather / Hurricanes,_Typhoons,_and_Tropical_Cyclones |
| Title: | NOVA Hurricanes |
| Description: | Contains a hurricane quiz and information on the power of hurricanes. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3204/02.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / The_Atmosphere / Weather / Extreme_Weather / Hurricanes,_Typhoons,_and_Tropical_Cyclones / Specific_Storms |
| Title: | American Experience: The Hurricane of '38 |
| Description: | Information on the film, a timeline, and a map of where the storm went. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/hurricane38/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / The_Atmosphere / Weather / Extreme_Weather / Monsoons |
| Title: | Nature: Monsoon |
| Description: | Describes the weather differences during a monsoon on the Indian subcontinent. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/monsoon/html/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / The_Atmosphere / Weather / Mountain_Weather |
| Title: | NOVA: Volcano Above the Clouds |
| Description: | Find out how mountains create their own distinct weather patterns, often causing wet weather on one side and a dry, clear climate on the other. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kilimanjaro/weather.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / The_Atmosphere / Weather / Wind / Jet_Stream |
| Title: | Frequently Asked Questions About The Jet Stream |
| Description: | Includes how high the jet stream is, how fast it's moving, and how it affects weather. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/balloon/science/jetstream.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / The_Earth / The_Atmosphere / Weather / Wind / Jet_Stream |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Inside the Jet Stream |
| Description: | Contains frequently asked questions, and answers what generates the jet stream. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vanished/jetstream.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / Archaeology |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Lost City of Arabia |
| Description: | Join a team of archaeologists as they search for Ubar, the lost city of Arabia, and see how they apply the technology of remote sensing to "see" the site without actually excavating it. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ubar/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / Archaeology / Mummies |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Mummies 101 |
| Description: | Photographs and descriptions of remains found in Europe, China, Egypt and South America. Includes an explanation of both intentional and accidental mummification. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/chinamum/mummies101.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / Archaeology / Mummies |
| Title: | NOVA Online: The Takla Makan Mummies |
| Description: | Features illustrated details of these 3000-year-old bodies found in a remote Chinese desert. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/chinamum/taklamakan.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / Archaeology / Mummies |
| Title: | Ice Mummies |
| Description: | Archaeological expedition in search of frozen sacrifices on the summit of Sara Sara in Peru. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/icemummies/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / Economics |
| Title: | In the Mix |
| Description: | Online companion to the PBS special "Financial Literacy: On The Money" includes resources, activities, information, advice, video clips, and polls. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/money_index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / Economics / Money |
| Title: | PBS: Electric Money |
| Description: | Explores how computers have revolutionized the financial world. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/opb/electricmoney// |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / Economics / Money / Currency / United_States |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Secrets of Making Money |
| Description: | Takes a look at the new U.S. currency, with interactive exploration of both new and old features. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/moolah/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / Geography |
| Title: | World in the Balance |
| Description: | Based on the NOVA educational TV program. Articles cover topics such as human consumption, sustainable population rate, and the impact of the average age within a country. Page includes people counter, photos, quizzes, and maps. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / Geography / Polar_Regions / Antarctic |
| Title: | Antarctica: The End Of The Earth |
| Description: | PBS site offers a glimpse into life in the land of powerful winds and massive icebergs. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/antarctica/index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / Geography / Polar_Regions / Antarctic |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Warnings from the Ice |
| Description: | Offers information about Antarctica and tells how ice cores provide a record of the past. Discusses how the world's coastlines would recede if some or all of the Antarctic ice were to melt. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / Geography / Polar_Regions / Antarctic |
| Title: | NOVA: Mountain of Ice |
| Description: | Read an interview with explorer Jon Krakauer who climbed Antarctica's highest mountain, find out what it was like to film the journey, see what coastlines around the world would look like if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed, and explore the life cycle of a glacier. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vinson/ |
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