Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Making Stuff: Cleaner

9th - 10th
Explore materials science as it pertains to developing alternative ways to create clean energy. Subject matter is geared toward creating a sustainable future with a zero-waste world. [53:00]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Permafrost

9th - 10th
Thawing permafrost can have devastating effects for a region. It can lead to the ground becoming unstable, landslides, and sinking. This video shows some effects of thawing permafrost in Fairbanks, Alaska, and provides a glimpse of what...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Doomsday Volcanoes Clues Inside a Volcano

9th - 10th
Are three seemingly separate volcanoes in Iceland actually connected to each other? For the first time, scientists can study a volcano from the inside and find out that these volcanoes are actually connected. Find out how in this video...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Treasures of the Earth When Did Plate Tectonics Begin?

6th - 8th
When you hear the word "diamonds" what comes to mind? Rings, necklaces, earrings? How about plate tectonics? Believe it or not, the minerals in diamond inclusions have helped scientists understand when the process of plate tectonics...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Himalayan Megaquake Future Earthquake Potential

6th - 8th
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the Gorkha region killed more than 8,000 people in 2015. Learn how historical records and GPS technology can predict earthquakes in the future in the Himalayan region. Additional resources, a background...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Arctic Passage: My Life as an Explorer

9th - 10th
Read an excerpt from Roald Amundsen's book, "My Life as an Explorer" where he describes his passage through the Northwest Passage. Learn what he learned from the Inuit people that helped him in future explorations.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Arctic Passage: The Note in the Cairn

9th - 10th
On this site you can see a note left by a member of the ill-fated Franklin expedition and read a transcript of it.
Instructional Video
PBS

Nova: America's Stone Age Explorers: Making a Stone Age Weapon

9th - 10th
By clicking on "Making a Stone Age Weapon," you will be able to watch the way a Clovis point was probably made. Requires QuickTime, RealVideo, or Windows Media.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Mt. St. Helens: Back From the Dead

9th - 10th
Mount Saint Helens erupted in 1980 destroying over 200 square miles of forest. This film [01:00:00] examines the renewal of what had become a wasteland. Witness the process trough stunning cinematography and time lapse photography....
Instructional Video
PBS

Nova: Intelligent Design on Trial

9th - 10th
The resource discusses the intelligent design. Some topics included are defining science, evolution, Darwin's prediction, and the Wedge strategy. The activity includes video and audio extras consisting of an interview with Judge Jones...
Instructional Video
PBS

Nova: Life and Death in the War Zone

9th - 10th
Excellent site from Nova delves into the life and death issues faced by doctors in a war zone. Interactive slide shows provide information on how doctors decide who to treat, "Images from the Field," and "Military Medicine through Time."...
Instructional Video
PBS

Nova: Cracking the Code of Life

9th - 10th
This 2 hour special on the Human Genome Project is offered by NOVA in 16 segments. It can be viewed with both QuickTime and realvideo. Each video is accompanied by a brief description.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Forgotten Genius: Percy Julian

9th - 10th
The tutorial examines the chemist Percy Julian and his accomplishments. The activity includes an online video.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land

9th - 10th
PBS Nova Online explores a revolt for religious freedom that took place in the year 132. Travel to the Israeli desert to learn more about the people who lived in the "Cave of Letters". This cave that was discovered in 1960 sheds new...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: What Darwin Never Knew

9th - 10th
This documentary film [02:00:00] examines Darwin's insights and discusses how new breakthroughs in science are unlocking answers to riddles that Darwin couldn't answer. (29 December 2009)
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova Online: Einstein's Big Idea

9th - 10th
A many-faceted investigation into Albert Einstein. Includes, a Timeline, Light Stuff, Genius among Geniuses, Time Traveler, Relativity and the Cosmos, and much more. Also, Einstein Links and a Teacher's Guide are provided.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Rat Attack

3rd - 8th
Every forty-eight years, a species of bamboo in India produces its seeds en masse, causing a major disruption in the ecosystem, which precipitates a mass influx of rats. This video explores this phenomenon and the repercussions. A...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Mind Over Money

9th - 10th
This film [01:00:00] explores the financial crash of 2008 and asks the question, "Why did so few of the brightest minds in finance not only fail to predict the crash but also argue that it was impossible?"
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Hubble's Amazing Rescue

9th - 10th
This film [56:00] follows the 2009, Hubble 12 day, mission to repair the Space Telescope. Go behind the scenes with the teams of astronauts and engineers as they work to save the "orbiting observatory".
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Becoming Human, Part 1

9th - 10th
"Where did we come from? What makes us human?" Becoming Human is a three-part comprehensive examination of the latest research on our hominid relatives. Part 1 takes a critical look at what set us on the path from ape to human. The...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Becoming Human Part 2: Birth of Humanity

9th - 10th
Part 2 of a 3 part report on becoming human, the program examines theories that early humans developed crucial survival tactics and hunting strategies that allowed us to thrive.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Becoming Human Part 1: First Steps

9th - 10th
NOVA examines what set Homo sapiens apart from our ancestral cousins like the Neanderthals, the Hobbits, and others. We lived and thrived, why? Also, are we still evolving even today?
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing

9th - 10th
Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing, examines the fate of the last of the Neanderthals during the Ice Age. The question of "How did modern humans take over the world?", is explored. [01:20:00]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Extreme Cave Diving

9th - 10th
Follow a team of scientists as they explore underwater caves, in the Bahamas, that formed during the last Ice Age. They are one of the least explored and most dangerous places on earth. [01:23:00] (9 February 2010)