Educational News and Resources from Iowa Public Television

Resources for Literacy, Languages, and the Arts MARCH 6 - 13

Featured Resource
Student Reporting Labs

PBS NewHour Extra: News for Students and Resources for Teachers

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

PBS NewsHour Extra provides unique current events resources for teachers: news stories, pictures, maps, video, in-depth lesson plans, stories written by students, and much more. The site is cross-curricular and offers something for every type of teacher.

The Student Voices section offers editorials and essays written by students with unique perspectives on issues and news events. In fact, students from Shenandoah, IA have shared their experiences covering the 2012 Republican caucuses.

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A Full Performance of Macbeth

Grade Range: 9-12

Director Rupert Goold's gripping stage production of Macbeth, set in a nameless 20th-century militaristic society and starring Sir Patrick Stewart in his Tony-nominated performance as the ambitious general, and Kate Fleetwood as his coldly scheming wife, has been rethought in vivid film terms.

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Frontline: Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

In the desperate hours and days after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the fate of thousands of Japanese citizens fell into the hands of a small corps of engineers, firefighters and soldiers who risked their lives to prevent the Daiichi nuclear complex from complete meltdown. This is their story, with rare footage from inside the plant and eyewitness testimony from the people on the frontlines.

Register today for these ICN sessions, at no charge to you or your school, to network your students with other learners throughout the state.

Mandatory Reporter Training: Suspected Child and Dependent Adult Abuse (Educator Session)
Amazing Reptiles (K-5): Join conservationists to learn more about these misunderstood animals.
Engaging Early Learners and Families with Math Content (Educator Session): Learn some easy ways to engage kids in math and literacy.

Can't make it to any of these sessions? Take a look at IPTV's ICN events calendar to schedule your next opportunity.

Interactive
Classroom Connection

The Detective's Notebook Game

Grade Range: K-5

Get your students to think about what they are reading. This interactive has students access an amateur detective's notebook to find clues, make inferences, and predict through logical thinking.

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American Experience: The Amish

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

An intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life, this film examines how such a closed and communal culture has thrived within one of the most open, individualistic societies on earth. What does the future hold for a community whose existence is so rooted in the past? And what does our fascination with the Amish say about deep American values?

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The Oldest Mammal on Earth

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

Analysis of one amino acid in Bowhead Whales' tissue is revealing astonishing information about their age. There are some estimates that the whales could be over 200 years old, making them one of the oldest animals on the planet.

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