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November 20 - November 26, 2013

Find the latest educational resources from Iowa Public Television.

Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan Face Desperate Conditions
Grades: 7-12

Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan are returning to flattened communities with no food, water or sanitation, as officials struggle to provide relief.

The Three Rivers

Grade Range: 7-12

Students engage in a scientific mystery that they solve by exploring interactive panoramic images of Columbia, SC and picking up clues along the way. Along the waterways they study the history, geography, ecology, plants and wildlife of this region and also learn how rivers were instrumental in forming this historic city.

Centripetal Force: Pulling Cs and Gs
Grade Range: 3-8

This interactive activity from NOVA explains centripetal force, the force that keeps your car from driving off the road when rounding a corner. The activity also reveals how much force a fighter pilot's body can withstand before he or she loses consciousness.

Decomposers
Grade Range: K-5

We've all been victimized by decomposers: Lettuce rots; bread becomes moldy. Bacteria and fungi often consume our food before we have a chance to. However, if we stop to consider the important work that decomposers do, we may be a little less disgruntled by their presence. This video segment from Interactive NOVA: "Earth" describes the role of decomposers in the living world.

Designing a Poster to Communicate Information: Yellowstone National Park
Grade Range: 3-6

Using notes they have taken while watching a video, students work as part of a group to create an interesting and informative poster with pictures and facts about Yellowstone National Park.

Compare and Contrast - City Pigeons and City Parrots
Grade Range: 4-8

Students watch two segments about city birds to identify the similarities and differences between them. While viewing the segments, students take notes using a T-chart. Finally, students construct a Venn diagram to show they are able to compare and contrast the characteristics of the two types of birds

Reading Charts and Tables - Garden Spider
Grade Range: 3-5

After watching a video segment about garden spiders students read a chart that reflects information about the spiders in the segment and answer a series of questions using the chart.

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