Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Sports Screeners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine how physical activity and sports are depicted in movies and on television. Hypothesize how images of physical activity and sports depictions in entertainment can influence young people's attitudes and behaviors.
Handout
Other

University of North Alabama: Politics and Media: Televised Presidential Debates

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about the format, advantages, disadvantages, and importance of televised Presidential debates. The importance of the visual image on television as opposed to the true message is discussed.
Graphic
National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

Ingenious: Science and Technology Images

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of images from Ingenious combines the collections of several museums - Science Museum, the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, the National Railway Museum, the Science & Society Picture Library and...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: These Appalling Images Exposed Child Labor in America

For Students 9th - 10th
The Industrial Revolution brought not only new job opportunities but new laborers to the workforce: children. By 1900, 18 percent of all American workers were under the age of 16. 1904, the National Child Labor Committee formed in the...
Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: The Big Picture

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever wondered how your TV produces those images on the screen? You can use the explanations and the interactive applets on these pages to find out how a cathode ray tube allows you to watch your favorite show!
Interactive
PBS

Idaho Public Television: Birds of Prey Facts

For Students 1st - 9th
Dialogue for Kids, a program on Idaho Public Television, offers facts, information, and images of birds of prey. Learn what makes a bird a raptor, what raptors look like in the sky, threats that face these birds, and more! Classroom...
Unit Plan
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Temperature and Absolute Zero

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough, multipage discussion of color and color television sets that explains how an image is formed on the television using red, green, and blue light. Understandable discussion, excellent graphics, and many interactive Java applets.
Activity
Optical Society

Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Watch Tv Upside Down

For Students 1st - 5th
An experiment to invert a television image using a magnifying lens. Accompanied by an explanation of what's happening.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: What's the Right Weight for Me?

For Students 3rd - 5th
It is easy to compare yourself with the celebrities and models you see every day on TV and in magazines. These pictures sometimes help shape our body image and we begin to think that we should look like these people. The truth is that...
Website
Other

Berkshire Television: Erie Canal 175 Years

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains some brief information on the history of the Erie Canal and the impact it had on the United States. There is also a photo gallery of historic images.
Article
Other

Rader Programs: Media and Eating Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Advertisements, television, and magazines often boast beautiful individuals that make a particular product seem as attractive as the model. This trend has caused many individuals to question their body image and attempt to change it in...
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Curated OER

Saddam Hussein Makes a Statement on Tv After Us Bombs Fall on Baghdad

For Students 9th - 10th
A slide show that shows images of Saddam Hussein throughout his life. Gives a brief description about each of the pictures.
Activity
PBS

Idaho Public Television: Wetland Facts

For Students 3rd - 5th
Dialogue for Kids, a program on Idaho Public Television, offers facts, information, and images of wetlands. Learn what a wetland is, where they are located, the future of wetlands, the effect people have on wetlands, and more! Classroom...
Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Analyzing a Letter to Congress About Bloody Sunday

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will focus on a letter written to Congress about Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. Students will determine that, due to television coverage, the author, Mrs. Jackson, was very aware of the events that day even...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Phreak Out!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to modern applications of mathematics, namely espionage. Through this lesson, students will learn of Van Eck Phreaking, in which electromagnetic radiation...
Lesson Plan
South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Careers in Advertising

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Do you enjoy seeing a clever commercial on tv, on a billboard, or online? If you enjoy creativity using images and wordplay, you may be suited to a career in advertising.
Handout
Other

Utah History to Go: Philo T. Farnsworth's Invention

For Students 9th - 10th
The state of Utah provides us with biographical information on Philo T. Farnsworth who developed an idea for an "image dissector" in high school thus becoming the first to conceive of the basic technology of television.
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Douglas Squirrel (Pine Squirrel)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource created by NatureWorks focuses on the Douglas Squirrel. The site includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, diet, life cycle, and behavior.
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Eastern Chipmunk

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know the Eastern Chipmunk has white fur on its stomach and reddish-brown fur on its back? Come and explore this educational resource to learn more about this creature's diet, habitat, life cycle and more.
Activity
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Sculpture Critic: Peplos Kore

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the ancient Greek sculpture Peplos Kore. Includes an image of the sculpture, a suggested art activity in text and audio as well as a link to "Do More", a place to save or print reflections on the sculpture.
Activity
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Sculpture Critic: Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the sculpture Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson. Includes an image of the sculpture, a suggested art activity in text and audio, links for more information about the artist as well as a link to "Do More", a place to save or...
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: The Great Horned Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the great horned owl through this clear and concise site. This resource features information on the characteristics, habitat, food, reproduction and more of the great horned owl.
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Canvasback

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource created by Nature Works focuses on the Canvasback duck. Content includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, food, reproduction, and behavior.
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Cinnamon Teal

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Cinnamon Teal through this educational resource created by NatureWorks. This site features information on characteristics, diet, habitat, range, reproduction, and behavior.