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STEM DECEMBER 4 - 11, 2012

Iowa Public Television is pleased to bring you our weekly e-newsletter that highlights some of the latest and best educational resources from IPTV and other public media institutions.

Video

Building Curiosity: Rover Rocks Rocker-Bogie

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

This video provides a behind-the-scenes view of how NASA engineers designed Curiosity to be sturdy, light, highly maneuverable, and stable.

Video/Interactive

Math in Special Effects

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

Jeremy Chernick from J&M Special Effects discusses how he ended up creating effects as a career, then introduces a challenge about the algebra behind lighting high-speed effects like explosions.

Lesson Plan

Decimal Numbers and a Common Error

Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8

Students are asked to calculate sums of decimals that total more than one by carefully lining up decimal places.

Video

Secret Life: Food Technologist

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

In this short from Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers, meet Tom Yang, a food technologist for the US Army's Food Processing, Engineering, and Technology Team. In his off-hours, Tom makes like his idols, Elvis Presley and Mick Jagger, and sings his heart out karaoke-style.

Interactive

How Shocking

Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Ben Franklin achieved worldwide fame as a scientist through a series of groundbreaking experiments with electricity. From a simple glass rod to an invention that still saves lives, explore some of Franklin's electrifying discoveries.

Video

Iowa's One-Room Schoolhouses

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

Glance through the windows, walk in the doors, and relive the charm of Iowa's one-room schoolhouses with these video clips.

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