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 Not only can you connect with IPTV through our online presence with Facebook, Twitter, and email, but you can also connect with us through conferences and professional development sessions. This month, you can find IPTV at the ICSS Social Studies Conference, ISTS Science Conference, IAEYC, ITEC, and more. We can also come out to your school to provide you and your colleagues with ways to search for and access free public media resources. Contact us at educational_resources@iptv.org. |
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Video
Lightning!
Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
It's an awe-inspiring display of nature: A storm cloud builds, dark and ominous, then releases energy in fiery bolts of lightning and raucous waves of thunder. This video segment, adapted from NOVA, goes beyond the visual and sonic thrill of lightning strikes to illustrate and describe the physics behind electrical storms.
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Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
The waterway's ecosystems come to life inside these massive aquariums. Whether it's the enormous catfish in the freshwater tank, or the sharks and rays inside the two-story saltwater aquarium, the aquarium is a lesson in environmental science that anyone can appreciate.
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The Dust Bowl: What Have We Learned?
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
What lessons have we learned after the Dust Bowl? This video clip explores this question and focuses on America's future.
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Interactive
Surface Area of a Sphere
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
In this interactive, students learn how to calculate the surface area of a sphere and apply the formula in different practice problems.
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ICN Session
Meet an Astronaut!
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Born and raised near Mt. Ayr, Iowa, Dr. Peggy Whitson completed two six-month tours of duty aboard the International Space Station and was the first female commander of the orbiting science laboratory. Meet her this Friday via the ICN, but be sure to sign up soon, registration closes Wednesday.
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10ths and Decimals Grade Range: 3-5
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Hacker has ripped out a piece of train track, and the Cybersquad must use what they know about fractions, measurement, and decimals to find a way to repair the track. Students will learn numbers and operations in base ten sequences and understand the place value system.
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