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Rock A Lingua

La Tierra, Lugares y Animales (Places and Wild Animals)

K - 8th
¡Esta tierra está enferma! Beginning Spanish learners learn more about the ways pollution affects rivers, forests, oceans, and the animals that live in these habitats with a catchy and informative song.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Great Salt Lake Is No 'Dead Sea'

9th - 10th
Biologist Bonnie Baxter explains how Great Salt Lake was formed, and what it is like today. One half of the lake is much saltier, yet still supports microbes. These microbes, called halophiles, promise to give us insights into how to...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Physics for Future Presidents

9th - 10th
A conversation with Richard Muller, author of Physics for Future Presidents. He believes that (then) President-elect Obama cannot rely solely on physics advisors to help him make important decisions as they see issues solely through the...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Tall Buildings a Cut Above the Rest

9th - 10th
Architect Antony Wood discusses what makes a skyscraper great. Innovations include features that adapt to the environment, enrich the lives of their inhabitants, are sustainable, and are beautiful to look at. Aired June 22, 2012 [8:49min]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: The Call for a Science Debate

9th - 10th
Should the presidential candidates participate in a debate focusing on science, technology, and the environment? A group of voters has started a petition movement calling for a science debate.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Science Book Picks for 2007

9th - 10th
In this segment, Ira and guests discuss notable books about science, medicine, and the environment that were published in the last year. Call in with your own suggestions!
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Science and Technology Tourism Destinations

9th - 10th
Made your summer vacation plans yet? We'll help pick out science, technology, and environment related destinations that you might want to add to your list.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: From Atlantis to Antarctica

9th - 10th
In this segment, we'll listen in on a phone call from Atlantis to Antarctica, to check in with researchers studying organisms that live in extreme environments: one group of scientists is working with the submersible Alvin, studying...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Small and Unsafe? Concerns About Nanotechnology

9th - 10th
A former EPA administrator talks with Ira about why he thinks the agency is not prepared to protect the environment from any hazards that nanotechnology might produce.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Ocean Priorities

9th - 10th
Ira talks with Peter Seligmann, chairman of Conservation International, and with Philippe Cousteau Jr. about the connections between ocean policy, the environment, and the economy.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: What I Did on My Summer Vacation

9th - 10th
What things related to science, technology, or the environment did YOU do this summer? Call in and tell us what you did on your summer vacation, and how you did it.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Nasa Craft to Sniff Moondust, Test Laser Broadband

9th - 10th
The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer will suck up dust and gas above the Moon.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Persuasive Technologies

9th - 10th Standards
How can devices, environments, or computer programs be designed to change how people behave? We'll talk about the field of 'persuasive technology.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Time to Stop Picking on Weeds and Non Natives?

9th - 10th
Many weeds and non-native species are actually beneficial to humans--and the environment.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: A Community of Ancient Bacteria

9th - 10th
We'll talk with researcher studying a community of bacteria that has been isolated from the surface for millions of years. They describe some of the biochemical processes that have allowed the bacteria to survive below glacier ice, and...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Obama Environmental Appointments

9th - 10th
A conversation about the expected appointments by then President-elect Obama for important environmental positions, including the Secretary of State and the director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Aired Dec. 12, 2008 [12:27 min]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Mount Everest Still Holds Mysteries for Scientists

9th - 10th
Hear about several scientists' quest to re-measure the altitude of Mount Everest's peak, a statistic still under dispute.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Earth Day and the Environment

9th - 10th
Next week marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Has it made a difference? [23 mins. 46]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Plumbing the Depths of Aquarium Science

9th - 10th
Learn how to properly make a coral reef aquarium. Joseph Yaiullo, co-founder of Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead, N.Y. and the curator of the aquarium's 20,000-gallon tank, shares salt water tank tips.
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National Institutes of Health

Niehs Kid's Pages: Songs

Pre-K - 1st
Find tunes and lyrics for popular, holiday, patriotic or movie theme songs that help children learn about health, science, and the environment.
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Backstory Radio

Back Story Radio: The Departed: Extinction in America

9th - 10th
Audio [52:02] from BackStory Radio discussing the rate of plant and animal extinction, what it means for our ecosystem and how Americans grapple with the idea of species loss. The American History Guys ask pertinent questions linking...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Jeffrey Sachs: Common Wealth

9th - 10th
In this segment, Ira talks with Jeffrey Sachs, author of the new book "Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet."
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Lester Brown Plan B 3.0

9th - 10th
Ira talks with Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute about the environmental problems facing the globe, and what can be done to take action to fix them.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Paper or Plastic? Packaging Goes Green

9th - 10th
If you trade in your paper and plastic bags and your bottles for biodegradable packaging, how eco-friendly will you really be?

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