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The Daily Athenian: A Greek Newspaper Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to gather information from the internet and print sources about the Ancient Greeks. They discover what everyday life was like in Ancient Greece. They develop a newspaper to share the information they gathered.
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Math with Jake: Ratios and Fractions

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
And the beat goes on. The installment of the Math at the Core: Ratios series introduces time signatures in music. A musician shows the relationship between different types of musical beats. Working in pairs, classmates create beat...
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Pbs: American Experience: Around the World in 72 Days

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS site follows undercover journalist Nellie Bly (1864-1922) on her 72-day journey in 1889 around the world.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Shoshone Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
The amazing story of the meeting between the Lemhi Shoshones and the Corps of Discovery. Read the part Sacagawea played in the success of the encounter. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Teton Sioux Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the hostile encounter between the Teton Sioux and the men of the Corps of Discovery on their voyage up the Missouri River in 1804. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Tillamook Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the encounter the Corps of Discovery had with the Tillamook Indians and a whale. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Walla Walla Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
What good hosts the Walla Walla Indians were to the Corps of Discovery. Read about the gifts exchanged and the celebrations held when Lewis, Clark, and their men stopped by for a visit. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Wishram Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at a little-known tribe, the Wishram Indians, encountered by the Corps of Discovery on their return trip up the Columbia River. Read about the importance of trade networks to the Indians. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Yankton Sioux Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about what the Yankton Sioux wanted from Lewis and Clark and why they were disappointed when they met the Corps of Discovery on its journey up the Missouri River. From PBS.
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Pbs News Hour: India Pakistan Dispute

For Students 9th - 10th
An archive of the most recent events in the ongoing Pakistan - India dispute from the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Provides links to recent stories, maps and a timeline. (12 July 2006)
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Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: New Year Reflections

For Students K - 1st
Look back on last year and set goals for next with this New Year reflections worksheet from PBS KIDS!
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Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Pictures

For Students K - 1st
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of Plum Landing episodes. Students will view pictures from other "earthlings" and then draw their own picture of scenes in nature.
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Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Backyard With Brad

For Students K - 1st
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode that features outdoor investigations. Students will draw an online picture of what Brad, character in Plum Landing, will discover and observe in his backyard.
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Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Animal Inspector

For Students K - 1st
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring animals. Students will use the online tools to draw an animal that they might see in their neighborhood.
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Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Tree Inspector

For Students K - 1st
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring trees. Students will use the online tools to draw a tree that they closely observe.
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Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: The Kangaroo

For Students 1st - 3rd
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring Australia and its kangaroos. Using the online tools, students will draw pictures of trees that would shade kangaroos.
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Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Eagle Eye

For Students 1st - 3rd
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring crested hawk eagle in the jungle. Using the online tools, students will draw a crested hawk eagle swooping down to grab its prey.
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Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Do It: Grow a Crystal

For Students 3rd - 8th
This PBS Kids site teaches students about crystals and includes an activity that shows how to make sparkling gems at home.
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Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Do It: Leaf Me Alone!

For Students 3rd - 8th
How do leaves breathe? PBS site explores how plants breathe and sustain life.
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Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Know How? Cutting a Rock

For Students 3rd - 8th
How can you cut a rock without a saw? Is it possible? PBS site invites you to come along with Mike and Victor to find out.
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Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Beautiful Butterfly

For Students 1st - 3rd
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring the canopy. Using the online tools, students will draw a picture of birdwing butterflies, living things that live in the canopy.
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Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: The Show: Trees

For Students 3rd - 8th
How much do you think you know about trees? PBS site offers a video and description of the life cycle of trees and their leaves.
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Pbs Kids: Conduction Countdown

For Students 3rd - 8th
PBS offers an experiment that kids can do at home to learn more about heat conduction and how it works.
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Pbs: History Detectives: Investigations: Black Star Line [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS had a series called "History Detectives." The video is no longer available for this episode, but this transcript of the video is. Read about the Black Star Line, envisioned by Marcus Garvey as a shipping company in which African...