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Resources Showcased in Wapello
Story time and adventure night on March 31 at the Wapello Elementary School was a big hit for kids and adults alike. They participated in a story led by IPTV KIDS Clubhouse host Dan Wardell, then explored apps on mobile devices in the school library. Adults were able to download apps to their own devices as well such, as the free iPhone app Fetch! Lunch Rush. Check out all the apps available from PBS here.
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This Week's Featured Resources:
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2-D and 3-D Shapes
Grades PreK-K
Use these teaching tips from the PBS Kids LAB to help children draw 2-D shapes, recognize shapes in different orientations, identify basic shapes within a larger more complex shape, combine shapes to form larger and different shapes; differentiate between 2-D and 3-D shapes, and name and describe the attributes of 2-D and 3-D shapes. Together with a collection of fun games and activities featuring PBS KIDS characters from PEG + CAT, these resources make elementary math more fun in and out of the classroom!
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Slavery and the Making of America
Grades K-12
Find a wonderful set of fictitious essays, stories and letters from slaves and slave owners portrayed in Slavery and the Making of America.
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Proper Case of Pronouns
Grades 2-6
Pronoun case is determined by how we use the pronoun in a sentence. There are three ways: subjective, when the pronoun does something; objective, when something is done to our pronoun; and possessive, when our pronoun possesses something. Use the provided video and support materials to teach students all about pronouns!
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The Germinator
Grades 2-7
Create an attractive, reusable, seed germinator that allows students to easily collect data on root and shoot growth. View roots growing, create graphs, do experiments, and enjoy the "magic" of seeing dry seeds change into living plants!
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Making a Humanoid Robot
Grades 6-12
In this video excerpt from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about some of the crucial components of DARwin-OP, a humanoid robot that walks on two legs. The act of walking involves senses as well as movement. Correspondent and
New York Times
technology columnist David Pogue explores how the creators of DARwin-OP took inspiration from humans to make the robot, using metal microchips, a webcam, sensors and actuators.
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Basketball and Functional Relationships
Grade 8
Watch three demonstrations that highlight the functional relationships between a ball's height and distance traveled in this media gallery. In the accompanying classroom activity, students create graphs to show the trajectory of a basketball as players pass it in different ways: with a linear chest pass, a U-shaped (parabolic) pass and a V-shaped bounce pass. They then interpret a set of basketball-related graphs. To get the most from the activity, students should have experience graphing linear and nonlinear relationships on a coordinate grid.
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America in World War I
Grades 9-12
John Green teaches you about American involvement in World War I, which at the time was called the Great War. The United States stayed out of World War I at first, because Americans were in an isolationist mood in the early 20th century. That didn't last though, as the affronts piled up and drew the U.S. into the war. You'll learn the war's effects on the home front, some of President Woodrow Wilson's XIV Points and just how the war ended up expanding the power of the government in Americans' lives.
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First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty
Grades 7-12
This program is the human story of how the Founding Fathers viewed faith, and how they radically broke with the Western tradition of religion-by-law to create a nation in which belief in God is a matter of choice.
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How are you using IPTV and PBS resources as a teaching and learning tool? Email one of our Educational Outreach Specialists with examples of how your students are benefiting from them. We may feature you in a future newsletter or on social media!
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