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America's Largest Classroom Grows
IPTV is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new multimedia resource for teachers and students. It's called PBS LearningMedia, and it contains a massive collection of of digital content from public broadcast stations from around the country.
In addition to the high quality media content teachers have come to expect from PBS, the new service offers resources from other publicly funded organizations, including the National Archives, the Library of Congress, NPR, NASA, the National Science Foundation, the US Dept. of Education, and many others that total well over 14,000 resources including videos, documents, lesson plans and interactives.
Learn More at PBS LearningMedia.
Connections with Japan Videos
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Connections with Japan: Sushi
Sachiko Murphy explains types of sushi, it's origins, and it's cultural connections. Then she shows her student, Carin, how to make sushi, discusses the ingredients involved, and explains the Japanese idiom "packed like sushi."
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Connections with Japan: Sumou
Sachiko Murphy covers aspects of sumou wrestling, sumou's cultural significance, and how matches are conducted. Then she shows two students how to make origami sumou wrestlers, name their wrestlers and carry out a match.
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Connections with Japan: Manga
Sachiko Murphy talks about the art of manga, its history, and styles of manga animation.
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Connections with Japan: Kabuki
Sachiko Murphy talks about the history of kabuki theater, then two of her students prepare for a kabuki performance. Sachiko Murphy also demonstrates how to dress someone in a kimono and shows examples of kabuki theater.
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Kristen Constant provides students with ways they can experiment at home or school with light with only a flashlight and everyday materials. She explains that they can think like an engineer when they use problem solving. This video is targeted at students in grades 3-5.
Engineer, Martha Garcia-Wegener, introduces her role in as an engineer in an environmental effects testing lab. This video is targeted at students in grades 6-8.
The role she plays in designing new components for avionic equipment. This video is targeted at students in grades 6-8.
Author and naturalist, Cindy Blobaum, teaches students about geology and minerals through a demonstration using cookies. This video is targeted at students in grades 3-6.
Naturalist, Heidi Anderson, teaches students about her job as a naturalist, what taxonomy is, and how to use a use a dichotomous tree key to identify a deciduous and conifer tree. This video is targeted at students in grades 6-8.