Elementary
JANUARY 22 - 29, 2013 |
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Find the latest educational resources from Iowa Public Television.
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Elementary Resource Roundup
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
Find summaries of programs and online resources that revolve around science, technology, engineering, and math for elementary students. We hope these will help you get acquainted with our free educational content, use it in your teaching, and share it with colleagues.
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Chuck Vanderchuck's Explosion: Classical Music
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5
 Chuck, Ramona, and Zeppelin guide you through the cultured world of Classical music: the lyrics, the rhythms, the instruments, plus a performance by the band starring YOU!
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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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The Science of Burgers
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 What's the difference between hamburger meat from the store, and meat you grind at home? Both are composed of short muscle fibers and sticky proteins, but home ground beef allows you control over fat, flavor, and texture. It's the secret to the perfect burger.
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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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