PBS Teachers Newsletter: June 10 - 16, 2007

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PBS Teachers Newsletter: June 10 - 16, 2007
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PBS IN EDUCATION
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Celebration of Teaching and Learning Speeches Now Available Online
Online
K-2 / 3-5 / 6-8 / 9-12

The annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning hosted by Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21 in March gave educators the chance to hear many high-caliber speakers. The speaking roster included education leaders such as U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, Alan November and Mel Levine as well as Meet thePress moderator Tim Russert and Sesame Street's Elmo. More than five hours of free video from the conference, which also features a number of other speakers and panel discussions with some of the nation's foremost education experts and producers from public broadcasting, are now online.

http://www.thirteencelebration.org


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THE ARTS
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Rhythm of My Soul: Kentucky Roots Music
On-Air
9-12
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
10 - 11:00 pm

This film tells the story of country, gospel, mountain and bluegrass -- Kentucky roots music. With rare and historic film clips of Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn and Ricky Skaggs, the film documents the music by featuring the people who live it. (CC, Stereo, 10-day fair use)


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HEALTH AND FITNESS
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NOVA
Body Needs
Interactive/Online Activity
6-8 / 9-12

Find out what the human body needs to function at its best, and why.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/needs.html

Arthur
Supermarket Adventure
Interactive/Online Activity
PreK / K-2

Categorize food items by specific criteria in this interactive game. Help D.W. fill her shopping cart by identifying foods with added sugar, that need to be cooked, that are stored in a cupboard or that share other sorting attributes.

http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/supermarket/


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MATH
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Mathline
Math in the Park or City
Offline Activity/Project
6-8

Apply mathematics to buildings and landmarks around you. Explore patterns and shapes of bricks, calculate the volume and weight of water in a fountain and figure out how to tell the height of a building from the length of its shadow.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/mathline/concepts/neighborhoodmath/activity2.shtm


PBS Parents Guide to Early Math
Tickets Please
Interactive/Online Activity
PreK / K-2

Explore different number combinations that add up to the same number.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/earlymath/grades_games_tickets.html


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READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS
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Do You Speak American?
Communicative Choices and Linguistic Style
Lesson Plan
9-12

Investigate how different types of situations encourage the use of particular speech styles, and explore the benefits of abiding by or consequences for violating these norms. Develop an understanding of the relationship between language and culture.

http://www.pbs.org/speak/education/curriculum/high/style


The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl
Writing a Diary Entry in Person
Lesson Plan
K-2 / 3-5

Explore writing "a persona" by creating a diary entry as if you were Captain Huggy Face, telling about a day in his life and how he feels about it.

http://pbskids.org/wordgirl/parentsandteachers/pt_lessonplans.html


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SCIENCE AND TECH
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Nature
Pale Male
On-Air & Online
9-12
Sunday, June 10, 2007
8 - 9:00 pm

This program tells the remarkable story of the bold and daring red-tailed hawk that took up residence in the heart of Manhattan in the early 1990s. Defying the odds, he mated and established a family of hawks whose presence remains one of the modern-day wonders of the Big Apple. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Download our screensaver and watch Pale Male swoop across your desktop.

http://www.pbs.org/nature/palemale


NOVA
Jewel of the Earth
On-Air & Online
9-12
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
8 - 9:00 pm

Join host David Attenborough for an exploration of the remarkable time capsule of ancient life preserved in fossilized tree resin or amber. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Download our teacher's guide in which students set sticky traps to collect organisms and then identify and classify the organisms they find.

http://www.pbs.org/nova/jewel


Secrets of the Dead
Killer Flu
On-Air & Online
9-12
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
8 - 9:00 pm

This program follows scientists, led by Jeffrey Taubenberger, who have been seeking to learn where the 1918 flu virus came from and what made it so deadly. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

Learn the details about the culprit behind the killer flu of 1918 and why it may become a new threat. Explore our interactive "Caught the Flu?" to find out what a virus is and how viral infections can be so easily spread.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_killerflu


NOVA scienceNOW
Online
9-12

NOVA would love your feedback. Please take our online survery and answer a few questions about your work as a science educator and about the series NOVA scienceNOW.

http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB226GS39VXFK


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SOCIAL STUDIES
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America at a Crossroads
Kansas to Kandahar
On-Air & Online
9-12
Monday, June 11, 2007
9 - 10:30 pm

This film explores the experiences and emotions of a Chinook helicopter unit from suburban Kansas City in their one-year deployment as they first serve in Pakistan -- providing humanitarian relief following the devastating 2005 earthquake -- and then as they travel to the war zone in Afghanistan. (CC,Stereo, DVI, in perpetuity)

Explore the events that shaped the modern middle-east using our online interactive timeline map.

http://www.pbs.org/crossroads


Frontline
The Lost Year in Iraq
On-Air & Online
9-12
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
9 - 10:00 pm

In the aftermath of Saddam Hussein's fall, a group of Americans, led by Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III, set off to Baghdad to build a new nation. One year later, they left behind lawlessness, insurgency, economic collapse, death and destruction. This program follows the early efforts of this group -- and how along the way they became hardened to the realities of post-war Iraq. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Download our lesson plan in which students analyze a series of political cartoons about Paul Bremer and the reconstruction of Iraq.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/


State Legislature
On-Air
9-12
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
9:00 pm - 12:45 am

This film by Fred Wiseman reveals the inner workings of the Idaho State Legislature. Tune in for a look at how this western state with a relatively small population raises and allocates funds and determines policies for the police, prisons, courts, schools, welfare system and all other services the state provides for its citizens. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)


NOW
On-Air & Online
9-12
Friday, June 15, 2007
8:30 - 9:00 pm

Through documentary segments and interviews with original thinkers, "NOW" goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle and gives you the context to explore your relationship with the larger world. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

Tell us what you think in our online weekly poll; how worried are you about a disease outbreak or other public health emergency?

http://www.pbs.org/now


Bill Moyers Journal
On-Air & Online
9-12
Friday, June 15, 2007
9 - 10:00 pm

This weekly public affairs series features interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen, asks you to share your thoughts about the corrupting influence of big-money congressional lobbyists.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers


Online NewsHour EXTRA
President Pressures Sudan with Sanctions
Online
6-8 / 9-12

Demanding that Sudan stop the genocide in the troubled Darfur region, President Bush rolled out new sanctions against the African country.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june07/sudan_5-31.html


WHYY
Radio Times on TV with Marty Moss-Coane
Station
9-12

WHYY-FM's "Radio Times," one of the most respected weekday interview programs on regional radio, is now a television program -- "Radio Times on TV with Marty Moss-Coane." You can listen to the show online at the companion Web site.

http://www.whyy.org/tv12/radiotimestv.html


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PBS BLOGS
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Media Infusion
Mathematical Problem Solving: A Journey toward Meaning
Online
K-2 / 3-5 / 6-8 / 9-12

Elementary school math teacher Cindy Newton offers up numerous multimedia resources that will help students go beyond simple memorization and understand the real-world applications of math.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/mediainfusion


Learning.now with Andy Carvin
Olivia's Letters
Online
3-5 / 6-8 / 9-12

News coverage about a middle school student victimized by online and offline bullying has prompted a grassroots solidarity campaign. She's received over 1,400 letters of support so far and it's serving as a teachable moment that no school should ignore.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now/2007/06/olivias_letters_1.html


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PBS PARENTS
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What are Teens and Tweens Doing Online?
Online
PreK / K-2

Anastasia Goldstein, author of "Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens are REALLY Doing Online" is taking your questions on the online habits of tweens and teens.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/experts/


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