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Pbs Learning Media: The Leaning Tower: Where It Stands Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Will the Leaning Tower of Pisa give way to gravity? In this interview from the NOVA Web site, engineer John Burland relates the difficult job of saving the tower.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pilotless Flight: Timeline of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this NOVA: "Spies That Fly" interactive timeline and discover the many technological innovations in the history of unmanned flight, from hot-air balloons to miniature flying robots.
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Pbs Learning Media: Chalk Sculpture

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Art in the 21st Century: Paradox, two artists create a public art piece using giant pieces of chalk.
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Pbs Learning Media: Dance Theatre of Harlem

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Dance Theatre of Harlem is this segment from A Walk Through Harlem.
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Pbs Learning Media: Ancestors Talk Through Drums

For Students 9th - 10th
In this segment from EGG:the arts show, meet Camilo Gaetan who is becoming a master drummer.
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Pbs Learning Media: Maya Lin

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from New York Voices features Chinese American architect Maya Lin.
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Pbs Learning Media: Classroom Tips

For Students Pre-K - 1st
From managing the technology to tips for transporting video files, this resource offers practical advice and strategies for video use.
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Pbs Learning Media: Botswana Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the achievements and national problems of the African nation of Botswana in this video segment from Wide Angle.
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Pbs Learning Media: Labor Disputes

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video, view a case study of the mediation of a disagreement between an employee and his former employer in China's courts.
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Pbs Learning Media: Widows in Israel

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video, meet the widowed women of a village in the Galilee who overcame societal expectations and started their own business.
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Pbs Learning Media: Transformed Workplaces

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video, learn about the transformation of the Indian workplace due to a new influx of young, mostly female workers into India's outsourcing industries.
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Pbs Learning Media: Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
Dance shows a tribal dance and accopmanying music and asks the student to answer the question What would happen if you expressed yourself this way in our society?
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Pbs Learning Media: Hot Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Hot Air shows a brief segment of someone blowing glass and asks students to describe what object they would create if they were a glass blower.
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Pbs Learning Media: Career Gates: Logistics

For Students 9th - 10th
This video highlights various careers in logistics that are available in and around the Lehigh Valley. Paul Davis from Nestle discusses how Nestle owns their own trucks and that his division manages using those trucks to deliver products...
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Pbs Learning Media: Career Gates: Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Career Gates: Technology highlghts various employees from a variety of employers talking about how technology has impacted their careers and increased work efficiency, accuracy, and productivity in their various fields. WLVT PBS 39, The...
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Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Co Chief Executive Officer

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Ross Born, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Just Born Candy in Bethlehem, PA. Ross indicates he loves his job and wouldn't trade it for anything else. You have to do what you enjoy and the most important thing is...
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Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Communications Manager

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features, Gene Nichols, Communications Manager at Good Shepherd. He is responsible for dealing with the media, especially newspapers and television programs. His best advice is to develop multiple skills and never...
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Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompt: Director of Manufacturing

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Fred Everitt, Director of Manufacturing Support Services at C.F. Martin Guitar Co. in Nazareth, PA. Fred says his career advice is to treat others with respect and dignity. "It's not just what you get done, it's...
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Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Prompts: Infrastructure Manager

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Carlo Caiati. Carlo discusses his responsibilities for technology in the corporate environment and on the plant floor of Just Born Candy in Bethlehem, PA. Carlo's career advice is to finish school and to...
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Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Logistics Manager

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Philip Stockdale, Logistics Manager at DSC Logistics. The facility that Philip works in is a 1.2 million square foot facility with 150 employees and what he enjoys the most is that everyday is different. Philip...
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Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Ot Assistant

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Rachel Houch, Occupational Therapy Assistant at Good Shepherd in Allentown, PA. She loves to help people and loves the fact that she can be creative in how she accomplishes the tasks of her day. She feels you...
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Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Physician Extender

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Kerry Demeritt, a Physician Extender at Coordinated Health Systems. She spends most of her day doing casting. The best career advice she received was to try different things and especially use the activities and...
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Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Prompts: Plant Management/financial Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Frank Sabernowski, Plant Management/Financial Affairs staff member at Bosch-Rexroth Corporation. Frank discusses teamwork and why understanding others is important in producing a successful final product.
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Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Production Manager

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Tonya Dean, Production Manager at the Lehigh Valley Syrup Plant for Coca-Cola. She is responsible for ensuring that the operations run smoothly and that all the customer's orders get completed. Her best advice...