Social Studies
JANUARY 22 - 29, 2013 |
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Find the latest educational resources from Iowa Public Television.
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Freedom Riders Resource Collection
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 Learn about the Freedom Riders, a courageous band of African American and white civil rights activists who in 1961 rode together on buses throughout the American South to challenge segregation. These video segments document the events and accomplishments of the Freedom Riders, and introduce you to the real human stories of those who helped change our history.
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American Experience: Henry Ford
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 The absorbing life story of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century. Henry Ford offers an incisive look at the birth of the American auto industry with its long history of struggles between labor and management, and a thought-provoking reminder of how Ford's automobile forever changed the way we work, where we live, and our ideas about individuality, freedom, and possibility.
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Environmental Public Health
Grade Range: 3-6, 6-8
 The medical and technological advances of the past few centuries have helped improve human life on Earth, but technology has also had some unintended, harmful effects on human health and the health of other living things in our environment. This collection highlights these issues, examines how we are identifying the causes and effects of these health problems, and how public health works to improve conditions.
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From the Top
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 Meet America's most extraordinary young musicians aged 8 to 18, and witness the excitement of their debut performances at Carnegie Hall. Based on the popular NPR program and hosted by acclaimed pianist Christopher O'Riley, From the Top at Carnegie Hall is a production of WGBH Boston and From the Top.
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Energy Lab
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 For something we use every day, energy is a pretty mysterious concept. This NOVA Lab investigates what energy is, how it can be converted into useful forms, and why some sources are running low. In our Research Challenge, you'll use scientific data to design renewable energy systems for cities across the U.S., and compete with others to see whose designs can produce the most power.
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Wisdom of Crowds
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 In the early 1900s, British scientist Sir Francis Galton thought he was proving the ignorance of the masses when he noted that no one got the right answer at a country fair competition in which entrants were asked to guess the exact weight of an ox. What Galton failed to realize was that the median of all the guesses produced close to the right answer and showed the "wisdom of the crowd."
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