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Gravity at Earth's Center
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In this video segment from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about the effects of gravity as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson falls through a virtual hole through Earth's center.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physics
Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:
08/26/2008
Homo Sapiens Versus Neanderthals
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This video segment, adapted from NOVA, explores reasons why Homo sapiens had an advantage over Neanderthals in the pursuit of territory and natural resources.

Subject:
Life Science
Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:
04/19/2007
Horned Lizard
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In this video from Outdoor Nevada, learn about the habitat, diet, and defense mechanisms of horned lizards.

Subject:
Life Science
Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:
Vegas PBS
Author:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
VegasPBS
Date Added:
09/08/2008
How The Ohio River Was Formed
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This video segment adapted from KET's Where the River Bends demonstrates how climate change and glacier movement during the Ice Ages destroyed the old Teays River and created the Ohio River, Kentucky's northern border.

Subject:
Environmental Science
Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:
Kentucky Educational Television
Author:
KET
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Date Added:
08/22/2008
How the Body Responds to Exercise
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In this video segment adapted from NOVA, follow novice runners as they train for a marathon, and discover how quickly the body responds to regular aerobic exercise.

Subject:
Life Science
Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:
08/26/2008
Inverse Square Law
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This animation from KET's distance learning physics course demonstrates the mathematical formula for a scientific law as it applies to light.

Subject:
Algebra
Chemistry
Functions
Mathematics
Physics
Science
Material Type:
Interactive
Reading
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:
Kentucky Educational Television
Author:
KET
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Date Added:
08/25/2008
Investigating Kinetic and Potential Energy
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Students use media resources and an in-class investigation to explore the types of energy within different types of systems. They also use the formulas for kinetic and potential energy to examine the path of a projectile.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physics
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:
04/19/2007
Making Electricity at a Coal-Burning Plant
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This video from KET traces the energy transformations that occur when coal is burned to produce electricity. Some of the mechanical processes are also described.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Chemistry
Engineering
Manufacturing
Physics
Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
KET
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Date Added:
08/19/2009
Mirror Neurons
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This video segment, adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, introduces the latest research on a system of neurons that plays a part in how people relate to each other.

Subject:
Life Science
Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:
04/19/2007
A Nanotube Space Elevator
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In this video adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, find out about the discovery of a new building material, the carbon nanotube, whose physical properties could theoretically enable the creation of a 22,000-mile elevator to space.

Subject:
Chemistry
Engineering
Physics
Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:
08/26/2008
A Night in the Coral Reef
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Coral reefs are often portrayed as brightly lit, bustling underwater marvels full of colorful creatures. This video segment, adapted from NOVA, paints a different picture as it explores the nocturnal behavior of organisms in the reef.

Subject:
Life Science
Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:
04/19/2007
Peregrine Falcon
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In this video from Outdoor Nevada, Brian Wignall speaks with an ornithologist about the peregrine falcon, a majestic and endangered species that is one of the fastest animals in the world.

Subject:
Life Science
Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:
Vegas PBS
Author:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
VegasPBS
Date Added:
09/08/2008
Points of Origin
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This KET animation illustrates positive and negative measurement on a straight line and on a flat plane using a point of origin.

Subject:
Geometry
Mathematics
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
KET
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Date Added:
08/27/2009
Primitive Insects of the Congaree Swamp
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In this video segment from NatureScene, observe dragonflies and mayflies near Cedar Creek at Congaree Swamp National Park.

Subject:
Life Science
Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:
South Carolina ETV
Author:
SCETV
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Date Added:
08/20/2008
Programming a Robot
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In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad breaks down an action into a series of steps in order to program a robot to do what they need it to do.

Subject:
Computer Science
Engineering
Geometry
Mathematics
Physics
Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
WNET
Date Added:
08/29/2008
Reading a Thermometer
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In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad learns how to read a thermometer as they try to keep their chocolate sculpture from melting.

Subject:
Algebra
Functions
Mathematics
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
WNET
Date Added:
08/29/2008