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PBS

Kqed Quest: A Different Kind of Science and Nature Adventure

For Students 9th - 10th
A multimedia offering for teachers and learners to explore the latest science, nature, and environment stories.
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National Academies: Science in the Headlines

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about science and technology through the day's top news stories. The resource consists of current articles and archived articles. In addition links to related information and activities are included.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra for Students and Teachers

For Students 9th - 10th
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer offers specialized news resources for students and teachers. Content includes background information for the top stories of the week, full multimedia packages (video, audio, graphics, and text) which explore...
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PBS

Kqed: Quest: Education: Media Making Toolkit [For the Science Classroom]

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide to integrating media-making into a science classroom provides an engaging way for students to demonstrate knowledge and build 21st-century learning skills. Supplies tools for teachers to make science-based media,...
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PBS

Kqed: Quest: Education: Media Making Toolkit [For the Science Classroom]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide to integrating media-making into a science classroom provides an engaging way for students to demonstrate knowledge and build 21st-century learning skills. Supplies tools for teachers to make science-based media,...
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Learn Out Loud

Learn Out Loud: Free Audios and Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
Over 3000 free audio and video texts are available in the following categories: Arts and Entertainment, Biography, Business, Education and Professional, History, Languages, Literature, Philosophy, Politics, Religion and Spirituality,...
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Institute and Museum of the History of Science

Museo Galileo: Multimedia: Video: Astronomical Use of the Plane Astrolabe

For Students 9th - 10th
Invented in ancient Egypt, the plane astrolabe is a tool used by astronomers and navigators to determine time and identifying positions of the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets. Read text or view the video to understand the details of its...
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NASA

Nasa: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
This is NASA's home page, with daily updates and links to the countless NASA sites. The multimedia gallery is of particular interest, containing a wealth of photos, videos, audio clips, and more.
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Eduscapes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The creators of eduscapes have designed this website to share their love of learning and teaching with others. The site aims at effectively integrating technology into the classroom in a fun and seamless way. Use the site to get lesson...
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Altec: Project Based Learning Checklist

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A project-based learning checklist and rubric generator helps keep students on track and allows them to take responsibility for their own learning through peer- and self-evaluation. Create checklists for writing and science projects,...
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Optical Society

Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Exploring the Science of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of information on the science of light and optics. Features a wide variety of resources: key events in history, reference materials, multimedia links, optical illusion activities, glossary of optics terms, and information on...
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Yahoo! Japan: Multimedia Zukan Encyclopedia

For Students 3rd - 5th
Japanese content! Includes search and browse function to research animals, insects, plants, and birds by names and glossary. Video and audio available as well.
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Centre for Atmospheric Science: Ozone Hole Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Deals with ozone hole and related atmospheric issues and research. Has a multimedia tour of the ozone hole and many related links.
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Reuters: World News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get the latest world news from the world's largest international multimedia news agency, Reuters. There is also coverage on the latest entertainment, technology, sports, science, and political headlines.
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National Park Service: Mammoth Cave National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website for Mammoth Cave offers a wealth of information for curious about the history, culture, and science of this cave system. Contains photos and multimedia presentations, stories about the primitive miner, explorers, and...
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NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Middle School Curriculum Overview [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The Estuaries 101 Middle School Curriculum is a multimedia curriculum focused on the theme "Estuaries & You." It includes a series of online activities for middle school students that highlight our nation's living laboratories, all...
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Greenpeace

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home site for the non-profit organization Greenpeace. Greenpeace is an organization whose primary concern are threats to the planet's biodiversity and environment. The site provides links to news about the organization, a...
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NASA

Nasa: Mars Exploration Rover Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
Both historic and up-to-the-minute news regarding the Mars Rover mission. There are activities for children, student projects and other classroom resources. From the "more videos" link you can find a series of animations will take you...
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Webucate: Free Multimedia Resources for Education

For Students 9th - 10th
A labor of love created by a school in Great Britain. This is a well-organized image gallery with photos and other resources presented by topic, e.g., animals, places in the US, science, sports, etc. Though nothing to compare with a...
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Curated OER

Webucate: Free Multimedia Resources for Education

For Students 9th - 10th
A labor of love created by a school in Great Britain. This is a well-organized image gallery with photos and other resources presented by topic, e.g., animals, places in the US, science, sports, etc. Though nothing to compare with a...
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Isaac Asimov's Foundations Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers art work centered around the futuristic world created by Asimov (1920-1992 CE) and continued by several other sci-fi writers.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teachers' Domain

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Teachers' Domain is a multimedia digital library for the classroom that provides learning experiences in ways no textbook can. This ever-expanding library currently includes collections on: Science: Life Science, Physical Science,...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Impacto, Influencia, Cambio

For Students 9th - 10th
This multimedia resource provides information about science, technology and invention in Latin America.
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Rubi Star: Create Rubrics for Your Project Based Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
RubiStar is a tool that helps teachers develop rubrics. After students have done the project and the rubric has been used to grade it, you can enter the data into RubiStar to determine which items are problematic for the class as well.