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Iowa Public Television is pleased to bring you our weekly eNewsletter that highlights some of our many high-quality media resources. Whether you're broadening your students' vocabularies or encouraging them to express their thoughts clearly and creatively, these public media resources will help you engage your students.

A Trip Through Space Time 

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

Join Albert Einstein with this NOVA interactive to learn why space and time are truly in the eye of the beholder. 
 
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Teaching Channel 

Professional Development

Everyone has a story about a remarkable teacher.The Teaching Channel has several. Teaching Channel is a professional development site where teachers can watch some of the country's best educators do what they do best. You can find lesson plans, support materials, and join an online community.   

 

 


Can I Eat That? 

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

In this new episode of NOVA ScienceNOW learn about the neuroscience of taste, why we cook our food, what makes a Thanksgiving turkey savory, and more. Airs October 31, at 9 p.m. on IPTV.

 

 


Football High

Grade Range: 7-12

Corporate sponsorships, nationally televised games, minute-by-minute coverage on sports websites -- for players, parents and coaches, high school football has never been bigger. But is enough being done to ensure players' safety as the intensity of the sport grows? In Football High, FRONTLINE investigates the new face of high school football.

 

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Decimal Numbers 

Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8

This Cyberchase activity is motivated by two video clips in which the characters calculate sums involving decimals, but in each case there is an error in the decimal point placement, once by right-justifying a whole number, and the second by ignoring the decimal place.

 

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No More Traffic Jams 

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

Is traffic a contemporary urban phenomenon or can we trace its roots back to ancient times? How can congestion be alleviated? Using this video which examines the solutions to the problem of congestion in New York City's Times Square, teach a dynamic problem-solution lesson that supports your STEM curriculum.

 

 


Travel the Panama Canal 

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

Take a ride through the Panama Canal in this time-lapse video. Learn how locks work, find photo galleries, maps, and more through American Experience

 

Lego Art  
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

LEGO blocks are one of the most beloved toys in the world. For some creators, LEGO has evolved from a toy to a art form.  In this episode of Off Book, learn how three artists are making beautiful mosaics, amazing stop-motion videos, and thoughtful sculptures. These artists are turning tiny bricks into a true artistic medium. 
 
 

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