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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: A Newscast on Nigerian Women

For Students 9th - 10th
Equal rights for education, jobs and protection are not standard in all countries. Examine the roles of women in Nigeria. This activity provides resources to allow students the opportunity to identify Nigerian women in their communities...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Bali Confessions

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative site about the Bali Bombing that contains bios of the bombing suspects, a chronology of the key events in the bombing, and thirteen reasons Samudra gave for choosing Bali as a target. A reporter traces the bombers' movements...
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PBS

Public Broadcasting Service: Latin Music Usa

For Students 9th - 10th
A website for the Latin Music USA series shown on PBS. Includes links to episodes of the show, music, and online resources.
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Other

Museum of Broadcast Communications: Andy Griffith

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography on the North Carolina native, Andy Griffith. Presents his television roles as well as his other accomplishments.
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Other

The Broadcasting Training Program Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about a training program in radio/tv broadcasting for minority college graduates. Lots of useful information and links for anyone interested in broadcasting or announcing as a career.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Why Oceans?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, gives an article on the importance of the ocean. Everyone on earth depends upon the oceans. Learn why oceans are important and what Australia is doing to help...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Training Seals at Taronga Zoo

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, gives information on training seals. How do you train seals? What do they use their whiskers for? How do they walk? Click on this site and find out the answers...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Monsters of the Deep

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation explains the uses and effects of an octopus's poison. The information that is presented is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Turf Farming Proves to Be a Winner

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation shows an article about a farmer who thrived using the method of turf farming.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students begin this lesson by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of the "War of the...
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Other

News Lab: Elements of Great Storytelling

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a great site for broadcast journalists; it focuses on the elements that make a story great. You can find tips on writing from some of the top people in the industry.
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CNN

Cnn: You Be the Producer

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a great learning tool for producing and writing for television news. You have the opportuntity to judge stories and see if they would make it to the newscast.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Newscast on the Battles of the Ironclad Ships

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson is on the ironclad ships and the battles that took place during the Civil War. Students will use the information from previous lessons to create a simulated newscast that takes place during an actual battle between ironclad...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Whale Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
You can click on whale spotting in Australia, types of whales, global whale sanctuary and whale songs. View maps and diagrams that can help you spot whales.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Menopause

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a valuable informational resource on the topic of menopause, including information on history, myths, and therapy. Also includes a message board and FAQ section.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hermann Goering's Broadcast Excerpts

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided from ibiblio.org are excerpts of a speech that Field Marshal Hermann Goering gave to the German people to rally support for the war effort on October 4, 1942.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Ophthalmosaurus

For Students 9th - 10th
Read information about the dolphin-shaped opthalmosaurus, and learn what fossil evidence tells us about this marine dinosaur's hunting, anatomy, and young. View a listing of quick facts about the opthalmosaurus' size and diet, and launch...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Peteinosaurus

For Students 9th - 10th
Peteinosaurus was a flying reptile from the Late Triassic period, and the fossils left behind tell us much about its anatomy, prey, and flight. This resource provides simple facts as well as several images and a video that let you see...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Anurognathus

For Students 9th - 10th
Anurognathus, from the Late Jurassic period, was a "tiny pterosaur and a cousin of the dinosaurs." Learn what the one fossil of this prehistoric animal, found in Bavaria, tells us about its diet, anatomy, and size. This resource includes...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Tapejara

For Students 9th - 10th
Tapejara was a flying reptile from the Early Cretaceous period. Learn what its fossil tells us about this animal's anatomy and diet, and view photos to see various views of its skin and body parts.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Ornithocheirus

For Students 9th - 10th
Ornithocheirus was a reptile from the Early Cretaceous period, and this resource highlights some of the facts revealed by this large pterosaur's fossilized remains. View a video and several images showing close-ups of its body parts, and...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Rhamphorhynchus

For Students 9th - 10th
Rhamphorhynchus, a flying reptile from the Late Jurrasic period, had wings up to a meter long. Learn other facts about this prehistoric animal, revealed to us through its fossils, and view a variety of images.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Plateosaurus

For Students 9th - 10th
Plateosaurus was one of the first "giant dinosaur herbivores" and evolved during the Late Triassic period. Learn what fossils teach us about this dinosaur's size, diet, migration habits, and anatomy.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Diplodocus

For Students 9th - 10th
Diplodocus, a sauropod, "was the longest of the land animals" and its fossilized remains tell us much about its body type, weight, and diet. Read facts about this dinosaur and view several images showing what it looked like while alive.

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