Video
NOVA: Hunting the Elements
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
Where do nature's building blocks, called the elements, come from? They are the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. To unlock their secrets, David Pogue spins viewers through the world of weird, extreme chemistry: the strongest acids, the deadliest poisons, the most abundant elements in the universe, and the rarest of the rare--substances cooked up in atom smashers.
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Interactive
Arc Length
Grade Range: 9-12
This interactive from PBS LearningMedia starts with examples of an arc of a circle. Students are asked to discover examples of their own. The definition of a circular arc and the method used to find its length are provided along with completed examples of solutions to problems and plenty of practice problems.
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Multimedia
Coping with Climate Change
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
As global temperatures increase and weather patterns shift, the PBS NewsHour will explore how American communities are dealing with climate change. On its new "Coping with Climate Change" page, you will be able to find video reports, blog posts, slide shows, and interactive features that explore many angles on the subject.
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Video
Dissecting Prose and Squid with Biologist/Poet Kate Larson
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
Using her career as a molecular biologist as a starting point, Katherine Larson shapes her poems with descriptions of squid, suction cups and branchial hearts. She won last year's Yale Series of Younger Poets competition and was recognized as a poet of "genuine promise" with the Kate Tufts Discovery Award last month.
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Video
American Experience: The Panama Canal
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signaling America's emergence as a global superpower. American ingenuity and innovation had succeeded where, just a few years earlier, the French had failed disastrously. however, the U.S. paid a price for victory. Learn the history, science, and full story behind the Panama Canal.
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Video Biodegradation
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5
In this animated video from PBS LearningMedia, a student is quizzed about a "secret weapon" that is virtually indestructible and made of a high-tech composite impervious to heat and light. Brad is surprised to learn that the "weapon" is an ordinary juice box. Brad then learns that one billion juice boxes are thrown out every year, which prompts his decision to use a reusable water bottle instead.
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