| Directory: | Health / Reproductive_Health / Birth_Control / Hormonal_Contraceptives / Oral |
| Title: | PBS American Experience Online "The Pill" |
| Description: | Includes a gallery featuring samples of early pill packaging, and information about the unregulated clinical trials held in Puerto Rico. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/ |
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| Directory: | Health / Specific_Substances / Tobacco / Effects / By_Source_of_Exposure / Cigarette_Smoking |
| Title: | Search for a Safe Cigarette |
| Description: | Chronicles the tobacco industry's attempts to create a "safer" cigarette. Companion Web site to a NOVA (PBS) television show broadcast on October 2, 2001. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/cigarette/ |
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| Directory: | Health / Specific_Substances / Tobacco / Effects / Cardiovascular_System / Secondhand_Smoke |
| Title: | Online NewsHour: Second Hand Smoke |
| Description: | Interview with researcher on effect of secondhand smoke on heart health. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/may97/smoking_5-20.html |
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| Directory: | Health / Specific_Substances / Tobacco / Resources |
| Title: | The Dope on Nicotine |
| Description: | NOVA episode on nicotine, addiction, and tobacco products. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/cigarette/nicotine.html |
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| Directory: | Health / Teen_Health / Fitness_and_Nutrition |
| Title: | In the Mix: |
| Description: | The online companion to the PBS broadcast, with resources and information for teens and educators on sports participation. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/sports_index.html |
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| Directory: | Home / Cooking / Chefs / Child,_Julia |
| Title: | Julia Child: Lessons with Master Chefs |
| Description: | Official site from PBS including techniques, recipes, and tips. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/juliachild/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Cooking / Chefs / Waters,_Alice |
| Title: | American Masters : Alice Waters |
| Description: | Companion site to the PBS documentary on Alice Waters. Includes articles, recipes, and footage. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/waters_a.html |
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| Directory: | Home / Cooking / Meat / Sausage |
| Title: | Lucanian Sausages |
| Description: | Ancient Roman and modern Lucanian recipes. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/sausages.html |
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| Directory: | Home / Cooking / Soups_and_Stews / Chilled / Cucumber |
| Title: | Ernest Hemingway's Cold Cucumber Soup |
| Description: | From The Nineteenth Century Women's Club Historical Centennial Cookbook. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/hemingwayadventure/recipe1_02.html |
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| Directory: | Home / Cooking / World_Cuisines / Historic |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Real Roman Recipes |
| Description: | Real Roman recipes for a day at the baths. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/recipes.html |
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| Directory: | Home / Family / Adoption / International / Regional / Asia / Vietnam |
| Title: | Precious Cargo |
| Description: | Companion website to the PBS documentary which follows the bittersweet journey of a group of Vietnamese youth adopted by American families at the end of the Vietnam War, who travel back to their homeland in search of their personal history. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/itvs/preciouscargo/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Family / Multiple_Births / Conjoined_Twins / Headley,_Dao_and_Duan |
| Title: | NOVA Transcripts: Siamese Twins |
| Description: | Transcript of the Emmy winning documentary about Thai twins Dao and Duan, brought to the US for separation in 1993, and adopted. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2205siam.html |
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| Directory: | Home / Gardening / Plants / Orchids |
| Title: | NOVA: The Orchid Hunter |
| Description: | Site about a PBS program about the quest to discover orchids. Includes a small gallery of orchid photos and descriptions, and the transscript of the program. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/orchid/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Gardening / Plants / Shaping / Espalier |
| Title: | The Victory Garden: Starting an Espalier |
| Description: | Illustrated article about the technique, with tips on starting an espalier project with a fruit tree sapling. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/victorygarden/grow/primers_projects/espalier/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Personal_Finance / Money_Management |
| Title: | Fortune - Why Johnny can't save for retirement |
| Description: | Brain research is revealing how human urges and impulses can overrule logical thought when it comes to making decisions about saving vs. buying now. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wsw/news/fortunearticle_20050308_01.html |
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| Directory: | Home / Personal_Finance / Money_Management / Credit / Debit_and_Credit_Cards |
| Title: | Frontline: Secret History of the Credit Card |
| Description: | FRONTLINE and The New York Times examine how the credit card industry has become so pervasive, lucrative and politically powerful. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/credit/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Design |
| Title: | Building Big |
| Description: | Learn about bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams and tunnels. Find out the facts about large structures around the world and how they are built. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Music / Musicians / Composers / Walker,_George_Theophilus |
| Title: | Online NewsHour - Composer George Walker |
| Description: | Transcripts of an interview by Jim Lerher. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/pulitzer_music_4-11.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Music / Musicians / Vocalists |
| Title: | Vaughan, Sarah |
| Description: | Called the most important singer to emerge from the bop era. Offers biography, list of major works and links to sites for connected artists. From the PBS series American Masters. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/vaughan_s.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Music / Styles / Opera |
| Title: | Aida's Brothers and Sisters: Black Voices in Opera |
| Description: | Tells the story of African-Americans in opera from the times of the legendary Paul Robeson. Includes in-depth look at the life of Marian Andersen as well as an interview with Shirley Verrett. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/aidas/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Music / Styles / World_Cultures |
| Title: | The Mississippi: River of Song |
| Description: | PBS's Smithsonian Institution series explores contemporary music along the Mississippi, using local bands and artists as case studies. Includes online teacher's guide. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Music / Styles / World_Cultures |
| Title: | Thomas Hampson: I Hear America Singing |
| Description: | An exploration of American concert song with information about influential composers, poets, writers, artists, ideas and events. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Photography / Photographers / Adams,_Ansel |
| Title: | Ansel Adams on PBS |
| Description: | Explores the extraordinary photography and life of Ansel Adams. Companion website to the PBS documentary film. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ansel/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Photography / Photographers / Galleries |
| Title: | The Camera Goes to War: Civil War Photographers |
| Description: | Brief profiles of three men who captured the Civil War on film. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/atwar/es_camera.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Sculpture / Sculptors / Lewis,_Edmonia |
| Title: | Online NewsHour: Edmonia Lewis |
| Description: | A look at the life and works of the nineteenth century sculptor. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/edmonia_8-5.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Theater_and_Drama |
| Title: | Changing Stages |
| Description: | Learn about this PBS series that explores the influences, inspirations, and conflicts that have shaped the course of theatre. Site includes biographies of significant people, timeline of important theatre events, and links to other theatre resources. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/changingstages/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Theater_and_Drama |
| Title: | Masterpiece Theatre |
| Description: | Official site for the series with broadcast schedule, complete history of the series, timelines, and learning resources. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Entertainment / Television / Animals |
| Title: | Kratts' Creatures |
| Description: | PBS home of the popular series about the world of creatures featuring Chris and Martin Kratt. |
| Location: | http://pbs.org/kratts/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Entertainment / Television / Documentary |
| Title: | The :30 Second Candidate |
| Description: | A media-savvy documentary showing how politicians are packaged for thirty-second commercials. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/30secondcandidate/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Entertainment / Television / Educational |
| Title: | Africans in America |
| Description: | Website is a companion to WGBH produced Africans in America, a six-hour public television series. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Entertainment / Television / Educational |
| Title: | Standard Deviants TV |
| Description: | Features learning adventures on topics ranking from Astronomy to Shakespeare to Spanish to the Internet. Includes screen saver downloads and quizzes. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/standarddeviantstv/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Entertainment / Television / Educational |
| Title: | Lost on Everest |
| Description: | Public television program NOVA features information about the 1999 expedition to find George Mallory as well as details on surviving Everest, the effect of high altitude on humans, the mountain's history, and climbing routes. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Entertainment / Television / Educational / Science |
| Title: | Scientific American Frontiers |
| Description: | From alien invasions to the bionic body, the PBS series with host Alan Alda explores science with a fun perspective. Site has a TV schedule, details and past and future shows. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/saf/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Entertainment / Television / Educational / Science |
| Title: | Nova |
| Description: | This weekly documentary series probes the far reaches of earth, sea and stars ... from ants to aliens. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Entertainment / Television / Educational / Science |
| Title: | Life's Greatest Miracle |
| Description: | NOVA uses stunning inside-the-body photography and state-of-the-art computer animation to show the making of a human life from conception to birth. Also learn about how cells divide and how the sex of an egg is determined. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/miracle/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Entertainment / Television / News |
| Title: | PBS NewsHour Extra |
| Description: | Interactive reports and news stories from host Jim Lehrer written for students and based on the nightly news broadcast. Includes video plus links to transcripts and additional resources. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Entertainment / Television / Reality_Shows |
| Title: | Senior Year |
| Description: | A 13-part series that follows 15 teens through their last year at Fairfax High, Los Angeles. Stories, music, show details and a reach out section. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/kcet/senioryear/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Entertainment / Television / Reality_Shows |
| Title: | American High |
| Description: | A backstage pass to the acclaimed PBS series American High. Meet the students, drop in for chats and make a face in the Interactive Yearbook. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/americanhigh/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Games / Word_Play |
| Title: | NOVA: Decoding Nazi Secrets |
| Description: | Crack the ciphers, send a coded message, and find out what goes on in the minds of code-breakers. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/decoding/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Conditions_and_Diseases / Cancer |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Cancer Warrior |
| Description: | Tells the story of Dr. Judah Folkman, a researcher who has spent the past 30 years trying to find a way to curb cancer. Includes interview clips, interactive feature that traces the growth of a malignant tumor, and an hour-long PBS feature in QuickTime and RealVideo formats. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/cancer/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Conditions_and_Diseases / Deafness |
| Title: | Sound and Fury |
| Description: | Explores deaf culture and examines cochlear implants, controversial devices that can stimulate hearing. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Conditions_and_Diseases / HIV_and_AIDS |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Surviving AIDS |
| Description: | Interactive activities show how the human immune system works, while QuickTime video clips trace the progression of the AIDS virus. Also looks at the worldwide impact of the disease, as well as the researchers who are searching for a cure. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/aids/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Conditions_and_Diseases / HIV_and_AIDS |
| Title: | Dying Young: The Fight Against Aids |
| Description: | Article explores why so many young people are falling victim to this fatal but preventable disease. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec02/aids.htm |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Emotional_Health_and_Wellbeing |
| Title: | What's Normal?: Overcoming Obstacles and Stereotypes |
| Description: | Companion to the PBS broadcast explores the meaning of "normal" by introducing stories of teens who live with social or physical challenges and work to defy stereotypes. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/whatsnormal_index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Fitness |
| Title: | In the Mix |
| Description: | Online companion to the PBS broadcast, with resources and information for teens and educators on sports participation. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/sports_index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Nutrition |
| Title: | The Brain Eater |
| Description: | About the scientific research that linked "mad cow disease" to a related brain disease in humans. With food safety tips and a debate about the existence of prions, a possible new type of infectious agent. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/madcow/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Substance_Abuse |
| Title: | In the Mix - Altered States |
| Description: | PBS documentary gives personal accounts about drugs, their effects, and the physical, mental, and legal consequences of using. Includes statistics, messages from teens, marijuana poll, get or give advice, resources, and US hotline numbers. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/shows/show_drug_abuse.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Substance_Abuse / Alcohol |
| Title: | In the Mix: Alcohol Abuse |
| Description: | The online companion to the PBS broadcast, with information and resources for teens and educators on alcohol abuse. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/alcohol_index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Substance_Abuse / Tobacco |
| Title: | In the Mix - Smoking: The Truth Unfiltered |
| Description: | PBS show shows smoking damage to your health right now and in the near future, not just 40 years down the line. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/shows/show_smoking.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / News / Magazines_and_E-zines |
| Title: | PBS NewsHour Extra |
| Description: | World news and reports written for students from PBS Kids. Includes resources for teachers and educators as well as students to improve analytical skills. There are links to video and transcripts. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/ |
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