| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / People_and_Society / Holidays_and_Special_Days / Labor_Day |
| Title: | PBS Online NewsHour: Origins of Labor Day |
| Description: | Explores how late 19th century labor unrest and fledgling unions contributed to the rise of this holiday. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/september96/labor_day_9-2.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / People_and_Society / Holidays_and_Special_Days / Thanksgiving / Around_the_World / Ch_usok |
| Title: | PBS Online: Hidden Korea/Ch'usok |
| Description: | Offers concise explanation of the holiday, Korean burial traditions and the ways in which contemporary families honor their ancestors. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/hiddenkorea/chusok.htm |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / People_and_Society / Psychology |
| Title: | Frontline: What Jennifer Saw |
| Description: | Interview with Elizabeth Loftus, a forensic psychologist. Includes what happens to memory in a traumatic event, how juries are affected by eyewitness testimony, and why expert testimony is used in trials. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dna/interviews/loftus.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / People_and_Society / Religion_and_Spirituality / Buddhism |
| Title: | Basics of Buddhism |
| Description: | A simple introduction to the religion and the basic tenets of Buddhists. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/edens/thailand/buddhism.htm |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Foreign_Languages |
| Title: | Learn to Speak Swahili |
| Description: | Translates common words and phrases from English to Swahili. Pronunciation can be heard with the use of RealPlayer. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Episodes/Epi2/2_cult1a.htm |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Math / Mathematicians / Pythagoras |
| Title: | The Proof: Pythagorean Puzzle |
| Description: | A fun look at the man and one of his best-known equations. Includes Shockwave demonstration. From Nova Online. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/proof/puzzle/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science |
| Title: | A Science Odyssey |
| Description: | Presents the people and the discoveries of 20th century science and technology in a variety of accessible, and interactive Web features. Based on the PBS television series. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science |
| Title: | Kaboom! |
| Description: | Talks about how fireworks work, the different elements used in fireworks and how buildings are imploded. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kaboom/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Astronomy_and_Space |
| Title: | Life Beyond Earth |
| Description: | Think humans are alone? Follow space expert Timothy Ferris in the scientific search for extraterrestrial life. Also, write to an alien. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/lifebeyondearth/index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Astronomy_and_Space |
| Title: | Mysteries of Deep Space |
| Description: | Explores the secrets of the universe with an interactive timeline, classroom activities, and a trivia challenge. Ask the experts various questions as well. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/deepspace/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Astronomy_and_Space |
| Title: | NOVA Online | Runaway Universe |
| Description: | Tour the universe and find out a bit about the history of the universe. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/universe/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Astronomy_and_Space / Solar_System / Asteroids,_Comets,_and_Meteors / Comets |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Doomsday Asteroid |
| Description: | Transcript of the television broadcast, kitchen comet activity, general information on comets. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spacewatch/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Astronomy_and_Space / Solar_System / Asteroids,_Comets,_and_Meteors / Comets / Famous_Comets |
| Title: | Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake |
| Description: | A close look at two of the most famous comets. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spacewatch/comets.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Astronomy_and_Space / Time |
| Title: | Time Travel |
| Description: | Is time travel possible? See what Carl Sagan and Einstein had to say about time travel in this NOVA special. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/time/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Chemistry |
| Title: | Saving the National Treasures |
| Description: | NOVA television program explores the techniques used to preserve the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights of the United States. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/charters/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Chemistry / Chemists / Mendeleev,_Dimitri |
| Title: | Dimitri Mendeleev |
| Description: | Brief biography about Dimitri Mendeleev, the developer of the periodic table. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/cosmostar/html/cstars_mendel.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Chemistry / Elements |
| Title: | Atom Builder |
| Description: | A shockwave application that allows the user to add up and down quarks to a hydrogen nucleus to create a carbon nucleus. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/atom/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Environment / Biodiversity |
| Title: | Living Edens |
| Description: | Learn about this wildlife sanctuaries all over the work, including information on the animals. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/edens |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Environment / Global_Warming |
| Title: | The Global Warming Debate |
| Description: | In-depth coverage of global warming, related research and policy decisions. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/science/globalwarming/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Farming |
| Title: | Death of a Dream |
| Description: | Explores the rise and fall of Midwestern farmhouses, and the literature they inspired. Also examines the cost of advances in agriculture. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/ktca/farmhouses/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Farming |
| Title: | Harvest of Fear |
| Description: | Reports on the risks, benefits, hopes, and fears of genetically modified food crops. Includes interviews with scientists, food industry representatives, farmers, and critics. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds |
| Title: | The Life of Birds |
| Description: | From David Attenborough and PBS. Discusses behavior, evolution, parenthood, bird songs, champion birds, and provides links. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds / Raptors |
| Title: | PBS: Shadow Over the Sun |
| Description: | Explains what a raptor is, which birds are in the family, where they live, and how they fly. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/shadow/birdsofprey.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Fish / Saltwater / Seahorses |
| Title: | Kingdom of the Seahorse |
| Description: | Includes an interview with a seahorse biologist, basic facts and a photograph gallery of different species. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/seahorse/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Fish / Saltwater / Sharks / Blue |
| Title: | Blue Shark |
| Description: | Short description including size and natural history. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/oceanrealm/seadwellers/sharkdwellers/blue1.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Invertebrates / Insects |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Creepy Crawlies |
| Description: | Explores the kinds of bugs that live in your home and even on your body. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/hotscience.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Invertebrates / Insects |
| Title: | Nature: Alien Empire |
| Description: | Video clips and Flash animations give a first-hand look into the weird world of insects. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/alienempire/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Invertebrates / Insects / Bees |
| Title: | Tales from the Hive |
| Description: | Companion web site to the NOVA program. Includes a Quicktime clips of bee "dancing" and many facts about bees and the production of honey. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Invertebrates / Mollusks / Octopus_and_Squid |
| Title: | Nature: The Octopus Show |
| Description: | Describes the ingenuity of these magnificent creatures. Also how they live and how they are capable of disguising themselves. Includes video clips. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/octopus/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Invertebrates / Sea_Cucumber |
| Title: | Sea Cucumber |
| Description: | Contains a picture and short description of this animal. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/edens/palau/p_sea_b_9.htm |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Invertebrates / Sponges |
| Title: | The Shape of Life: Porifera |
| Description: | Introduction to the phylum, including photographs, classification, and habitat. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/animals/porifera.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Invertebrates / Starfish |
| Title: | The Shape of Life: Echinoderms |
| Description: | PBS site that describes these organisms, their habitat, and classification. Includes photographs. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/animals/echinoderms.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Cats |
| Title: | Nature: Extraordinary Cats |
| Description: | Includes interviews with some of the people who breed these furry animals, an in-depth look at the unique ability cats have to find their way home, and the ways in which they defend themselves and their offspring. From PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/excats/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Cheetahs |
| Title: | Nature: Cheetahs in a Hot Spot |
| Description: | Learn more about the world's fastest cat also known for their effective hunting skills. Puzzles and fun, videos, and resources. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/cheetahs/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Dolphins_and_Porpoises |
| Title: | Nature: Wisdom of the Wild - Dolphin Dichotomy |
| Description: | Find out how dolphins can actually help humans through the process of 'dolphin healing.' |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/wisdom/dolphin.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Elephants |
| Title: | Field Work in Africa |
| Description: | Introduces naturalist Cynthia Moss who has spent more than a quarter-century studying one elephant family. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/echo/html/body_intro.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Elephants / African |
| Title: | Nature: The Elephants of Africa |
| Description: | Puzzles and fun, contests, and information on the life of the elephant by PBS. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/elephants/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Elephants / Asian |
| Title: | PBS Online: Anamalai |
| Description: | Introduces the wildlife sanctuary where Asian elephants live in safety. Also provides information on the elephants and explains why this creature is considered sacred by many of the Indian people. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/edens/anamalai/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Horses |
| Title: | Horses |
| Description: | Public Broadcasting System (PBS) Nature program on what a horse is, how some handicapped riders have succeeded, and how horsepower has helped civilization develop. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/horses/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Horses |
| Title: | Wild Horses of Mongolia |
| Description: | PBS Nature program narrated by Julia Roberts about the wild horses in Mongolia through the ages and as they are now. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/mongolia/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Humans / Circulatory_System |
| Title: | NOVA Online: Electric Heart |
| Description: | This is the story of a handful of brilliant, obsessed surgeons and researchers who pursued the target of a practical artificial heart for decades. Includes heart facts, an overview of a heart transplant, and artificial heart technology. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Humans / Circulatory_System |
| Title: | To Heal A Heart |
| Description: | A PBS program about preventing heart disease. Includes frequently asked questions, an overview of heart disease, risk factors, pet scans, lesson plans, and a bibliography. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/healaheart/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Humans / Nervous_System |
| Title: | Secrets of the Mind |
| Description: | From NOVA, an overview of the studies of neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran to discover how the brain works. Includes games, personal stories, and interactive experiments. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mind/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Humans / Nervous_System |
| Title: | Changing Your Mind |
| Description: | From the PBS show, Scientific American Frontiers, users can learn of new evidence of the brains' ability to grow and change. Includes a look at dreams, the sense of touch, and a scientist profile. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/saf/1101/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Humans / Nervous_System |
| Title: | The Secret Life of the Brain |
| Description: | PBS show, offering a history of the brain, anatomy, illusions, brain scanning, and development from child through adult. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Humans / Nervous_System |
| Title: | Probe the Brain |
| Description: | An interactive simulation of how the motor cortex was mapped by scientists. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/brain/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Humans / Reproductive_System |
| Title: | NOVA: Life's Greatest Miracle |
| Description: | 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 / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Jackals |
| Title: | Nature: Jackals of the African Crater |
| Description: | Provides information on a jackal's life in Tanzania. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/jackals/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Kangaroos |
| Title: | Red Kangaroo |
| Description: | Contains information about the red kangaroo such as habitat, description, and hopping distances. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/aust/kangaroo/index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Mammals / Leopards / Snow_Leopards |
| Title: | Snow Leopard |
| Description: | Contains information about the snow leopard. Information includes habitat, description, and food sources. |
| Location: | http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/eurasia/leopard/index.html |
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